🌿 Environment Jul 28, 2025 · Paige Bennett

Earth Overshoot Day Reaches Record for Earliest Date

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Earth Overshoot Day Reaches Record for Earliest Date
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Earth Overshoot Day is the point in the year when human demand for materials obtained from nature exceeds what the Earth can naturally regenerate in one year. For 2025, Earth Overshoot Day fell on July 24, the earliest it has been since the event was first calculated in 2006.



The Earth Overshoot Day was first launched in 2006 by Andrew Simms, an author, political economist and campaigner, in collaboration with Global Footprint Network, as reported by Sustainability Magazine. Since then, Earth

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