Here is a report from https://www.statista.com , very informative, it looks at life from a different angle.
When it comes to living sustainably, the world is only about halfway
there. Today marks Earth Overshoot Day, the date when the world's
citizens have collectively used up their allotment of natural resources
for the year. After a brief breather in the pandemic year, Earth
Overshoot Day returns to its 2019 date - July 29 - in 2021.
If the citizens of the world lived like those of the United States,
the resources of five full planets would be needed to satisfy the global
need for resources every year.
This data is highlighted annually by the NGO Global Footprint Network,
which also publicizes the date on which all humans on Earth have
collectively used up more natural resources than mother nature can
reproduce in a year. The so-called Earth Overshoot Day happened later
than usual last year - on August 22, 2020 - due to the coronavirus
pandemic. In 2021, it falls on July 29, the same day as in 2019. Before,
it had moved forward gradually from August 18 in 2009.
Industrialized
nations have the biggest share in pushing the date forward. Qatar,
Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates are actually even bigger
offenders than the U.S. The lifestyle in these countries would use up
between 5.5 and 9.1 Earths if the whole world lived it but because of
the small size of their populations, they actually have less of an
influence on global resource depletion than bigger developed countries
like the U.S.
Other industrialized nations in Europe and Asia
would use between four and 2.5 Earths if their lifestyle was universal.
Chinese living standards meant 2.3 Earths would be used up. Indonesians,
with a local Earth Overshoot Day on Dec 18, 2021, were about on track
of using up exactly the resources allotted to Earth citizens.
People
in several countries also used up less than their allotment of
resources, for example in India, where the equivalent of 0.7 Earths were
used in 2019.
Emissions, but also the use of resources like wood, fish and land for crops are among the things counted in when calculating Earth Overshoot Day.
Also, try this site out!
https://www.overshootday.org/
Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s
demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds
what Earth can regenerate in that year. In 2021, it falls on July 29.
We know it can be overwhelming to think about the various impacts of
global ecological overshoot such as climate change, biodiversity loss,
and extreme weather events (to name a few). However, thriving lives
within the means of our planet are not out of reach.
For 100 Days of Possibility, we’re
highlighting ways for each country, city, or business to ready
themselves for a world increasingly defined by overshoot. These
responses also #MoveTheDate of Earth Overshoot Day. Check out the
solution-of-the-day, or explore solutions from 100 Days of
Possibility that have already been unveiled
We are entering a ‘storm’ of climate change and resource
constraints. The earlier we start preparing ourselves for this
predictable future, the better positioned we will be.
Fighting the climate and resource crisis will be easier with
international cooperation. Without it, the need for companies, cities,
and countries to prepare themselves for the future becomes even more
existential.
For 100 days, from Earth Overshoot Day 2021 to COP 26, we’re
showcasing many ways we can use existing technology to displace business
as usual practices we can no longer afford.
If we reduce our Footprint from driving
by 50% around the world and assume one-third of car miles are replaced
by public transportation and the rest by biking and walking, Earth
Overshoot Day would move back 13 days.
Nordbahntrasse, Northern Railway Line
What is the solution?
23 km of a railroad line, which was closed to rail transit in
1999, were converted into a walking, cycling and inline path. 7 tunnels,
23 bridges and viaducts, as well as more than 200 supporting structures
were rehabilitated with €23.75 million in funding from the EU, federal
and state governments.
How does it #MoveTheDate?
The proportion of cyclists in Wuppertal has risen from 2 to 8
percent of commuters in the last 10 years. This is largely due to the
expansion of the Nordbahn route, which runs right through the city.
How is it scalable?“Since the route has been in place, children in Wuppertal have
been learning to ride bicycles,” is the local moto. A connecting path in
the direction of Langerfeld was developed and opened at the end of
2020. This extension has connected additional neighborhoods with about
50,000 citizens to the Nordbahntrasse and other leisure routes.
What a very good site, it is full of ideas which are in place all over the world!
The blog song for today is: "I´m a believer" by the Monkees
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