Earth Overshoot Day home - #MoveTheDate (original) (raw)
Earth Overshoot Day 2025 falls on July 24th
Overshoot Day has moved over time
Power of Possibility
We know that thinking about overshoot can be overwhelming—we’re right there with you. First, we should mention that we’re not ecological resource- or climate-“doom-and-gloom” people. We’re also not over-optimistic, “change-your-lightbulbs-and-we’ll-be-OK” types, either. We assess honestly, with open eyes what is, so we can identify the most effective possibilities.
There is no downside to better understanding what shapes our future, whether you are a country, a city, a company or just a household.
Individuals have the power to better their homes and communities. The greatest potential for large-scale impact lies with governments and businesses who align their policies and strategies with the reality of our finite planet.
More precisely, immense #PowerOfPossibility can be found in the countless existing solutions that can be implemented at scale. They make us more resilient in a time of overshoot. They also improve the situation for everyone else as they #MoveTheDate of Earth Overshoot Day.
Explore effective responses to overshoot!
rePLANET
Food waste prevention legislation
Plant-based meals in school canteens
Interzero
Circular Companies: Recycling and Refurbishing
Rural Solar Power and Microgrids
Atmos Financial
Financing Decarbonization
Land Stewardship for Low Impact Beef Production
Improved Emissions Standards for Trucks
Past Overshoot Days
Earth Overshoot Day is computed by dividing the planet’s biocapacity (the amount of ecological resources Earth is able to generate that year), by humanity’s Ecological Footprint (humanity’s demand for that year), and multiplying by 365, the number of days in a year.
How does this year’s date compare to that of previous years?
Explore Solutions to #MoveTheDate
Thriving lives within the means of our planet are not out of reach. Plenty of solutions exist in five major areas
for improving sustainability: planet, cities, energy, food, and population.
Planet
How we help nature thrive
Cities
How we design and manage cities
Energy
How we power ourselves
Food
How we produce, distribute, and consume food
Population
How many of us there are
Can we live in balance with the Earth?
The #MoveTheDate Solutions map is your go-to place to post and browse relevant information about active projects (“solutions”) that contribute to bringing human activity in balance with Earth’s ecological budget. This means moving the date of Earth Overshoot Day to December 31 or later.
Explore the map to find solutions that have been implemented in your country, or create an account and add a solution that you love.
Earth Overshoot Day By the Numbers
3800
million years ago life first evident on Earth
121
increase in world population since 1970
-73
decline in average population size of vertebrate species since 1970
62
of humanity’s Ecological Footprint is fossil carbon
Meet our partners
Earth Overshoot Day is an initiative of Global Footprint Network, an international research organization that is changing the way the world measures and manages its natural resources. The date of Earth Overshoot Day is calculated with National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts data, available for free at data.footprintnetwork.org.