Earth’s natural resources used up

29 Sep 2008 | Author: Jeanette Wiemers, newsbriefs editor | Print version | Send to a friend

Think-tank says planet is now in ecological debt and living beyond its means

As of last Tuesday, September 23, the earth has used up all natural resources provided by the planet this year, according to New Economics Foundation, an independent think-tank based in the UK, and calculations from the Global Footprint Network. From this point until year’s end, says the Footprint Network’s executive director, the earth is dipping into its ecological reserves—in effect “borrowing from the future”—and we are using about 40% more natural resources than the earth can renewably supply.

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