1-The date when humanity has consumed all the resources the planet is capable of regenerating in a year.
mineral resources will be exhausted
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2026 2042 20542027 2044
iron nickelzinc copper
limited resources on the planet
World need for water will exceed by 40% the available quantities by 2030
The volume of urban waste will increase by 70% by 2050
Earth Overshoot Day1 earlier each year
2000 November 1
2010 August 21
2017 August 2
1990 December 7
growing global population and rampant urbanization
60% of the 8.5 billion people on earth will live in cities by 2030
41 mega-cities with more than 10 million inhabitants by 2030
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