Earth is living on credit, 2 August completes year's reserves

Tomorrow, August 2, Earth begins to live on loans. Or say otherwise beyond the capacity of what the planet can provide for its inhabitants. In just seven months to keep drinking, eating, warming, we have to destroy ecosystems and disrupt their regenerative ability.

This debt to the planet comes because we cut forests with greater growth than that of their growth, we take out more fish from the sea than they are born every year, we throw in more carbon atmospheres than sea and forest could absorb.

This day of “Passing land” (Eath overshot day-to-day Spasy.al) is calculated annually by Global Footprint network, a California-based think tank. According to 15 thousand statistical data he receives from the UN, he estimates the damage man does to the planet. Lapsy.al followed his frightening report and the numbers are alarming. According to them, today's consumption would have to be 1.7 times greater.

But evil is not just that. Looking at statistics over the years becomes even more disturbing.

The land was self - sufficient in 1961 with a quarter of its untapped rays. It began to become deficit in the 1970s. And the date of overcoming and living on her potential is approaching with frightening growth. It marked November 5th in 1985. October 1, 1998. August 20, 2009. To arrive on August 2nd tomorrow for this year.

This relentless loss of opportunity is like consistent deforestation, water shortages, destruction of biodiversity, but not all are aware of this disaster.

For example, the standard of living of Australians or Americans would take 5 planets to live in. Or if we look at it in the national race, Japan would need a 7 times greater surface to satisfy its needs. By making another comparison, rich countries do five times as much damage as poor countries.

Although a highly respected and referenced institute for these global studies, it has also been criticised for its way of counting and collecting numbers. Pen.al