Beyond Overshoot Newsletter

Dear Friend,

Welcome! Your continued interest gives us juice to keep engaging the world around us.?You don’t have to wait for our newsletters—plenty of

web-based tools?are already ready for you to explore!?In today's newsletter below, we offer you even more, including a podcast, the calendar for Country Overshoot Days, and plenty more.

Enjoy,

Your Global Footprint Network team

?? I love Paris in the summer… ??

We are pretty sure you remember this romantic song Cole Porter wrote 1953. It may also remind you of the U.S. pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement. In our view, the latter is an economically self-defeating strategy, as we explain in our blog post.

Shall Switzerland live within planetary boundaries?

On February 9th, this question is on the ballot, for Swiss citizens to choose. Unfortunately, the proposition is framed in a way that makes it unlikely to pass. Taking lessons from the past can help us shape such initiatives more effectively.

Read more here...? ? ?

We were the inaugural guests on the Overshoot Podcast

Our co-founder joins Nandita Bajaj from Population Balance on her?podcast, the first one under its new name: OVERSHOOT | shrink toward abundance. The podcast delves into the far-reaching influences of patriarchy and pronatalism, the harms caused by endless economic growth, and the inadequacy of technological solutions to address the problems caused by technology.?

In this episode, Mathis Wackernagel argues that ecological overshoot is humanity's second-largest risk—while the largest one is the failure to address it. He explains why shrinking our ecological footprint is not a sacrifice but an opportunity to strengthen resource security. He then emphasizes that we benefit from ending overshoot through deliberate design rather than disastrous disruption.

Country Overshoot Days

Every year,?Country Overshoot Days?mark the dates when the planet’s annual biocapacity budget would be used up if everyone on Earth lived at the same level of consumption as the residents of that particular country.?

In December, we updated and?published?the dates for 2025. On the site, you will find a calendar, an illustration, and explanations. It is an invitation for all of you to use these tools.

We have also provided the dates of?Country Deficit Days, which refer to the dates by which the residents of a country begin to demand more than their country’s ecosystems can provide in the entire year.?Find out?more.

Keeping Global Footprint Network?strong

Donations are the?lifeblood?that keeps us going! Show your love and be part of ending #overshoot by design, not disaster. Your contribution is essential. Every donation made through the?Foundation for a Sustainable Future?will be matched, meaning your gift will double its impact!

We’d also love to hear from you. Please share any comments, feedback, or just some encouragement via?our?contact page!

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