Earth Overshoot Day 2016

GLOBE EU hosted its annual flagship event marking Earth Overshoot Day on September 28 this year.

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s total demand on nature exceeds what the earth is able to regenerate in that same year. Based on calculations by the Global Footprint Network, Earth Overshoot Day has moved to August 8^th this year from early October in 2000.

The objective of this year’s conference was to examine the legal instruments available to citizens who want to take action against governments who fail to act to prevent climate change, loss of biodiversity, air pollution, and other threats to public health and the well-being of future generations.