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Earth Overshoot Day Lands on July 24, Launching Five Months of Ecological Debt

Experts warn that this year’s shift reflects humanity’s pattern of depleting resources faster than they regenerate, fueling biodiversity loss, climate risks, food insecurity, deforestation, conflicts.

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«Un crédit écologique» qui s’aggrave : à titre d’exemple, en 1970, le jour du dépassement était le 29 décembre.
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Overview

  • Earth Overshoot Day 2025 falls on July 24, eight days earlier than in 2024 and marking the earliest breach of the planet’s annual resource budget since 1970.
  • Humanity is consuming natural resources at a rate 80% faster than ecosystems can regenerate, equivalent to needing 1.8 Earths to sustain current consumption levels.
  • Following Overshoot Day, the planet effectively operates on ecological credit for the remaining five months of the year.
  • Country-specific overshoot dates highlight stark disparities: Qatar reached its threshold on February 6, Luxembourg on February 17 and France on April 19.
  • The Global Footprint Network and experts call for immediate policy changes and shifts in consumer behaviour to bring resource use back within Earth’s biocapacity.