Ecological footprint: India
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Ecological footprint
1961, 2014
August 22, 2018: The Times of India
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The Ecological footprint of India, China and other countries in 1961, 2014
Humans have already used up all the natural resources the Earth can produce this year. The Earth Overshoot Day is the day every year beyond which the planet’s limited resources will be used unsustainably for the rest of the year. In 1970, the overshoot date was December 29; in 2018 it was August 1. A look at the pressure on resources, how that spells trouble and what the impact would be for this planet if we lived like they do in Qatar...