Humans are using more resources than the planet can restore

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Humans are using more resources than the planet can restore

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Environment@beehaw.org · 2 months ago

Humans are using more resources than the planet can restore – DW – 07/23/2025

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Little more than half a year into 2025, mankind has already hit Earth Overshoot Day, consuming resources at a rate that far outpaces the capacity to restore them. Are there ways to slow things down?

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