Editing Resource depletion (section)

== Resource depletion and the future ==

=== Earth Overshoot Day ===
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Earth Overshoot Day (EOD) is the date when humanity's demand for ecological resources exceeds Earth's ability to regenerate these resources in a given year. EOD is calculated by the Global Footprint Network, and organization that develops annual impact reports, based on data bout resource use in the previous year. EOD is announced each year on June 5, which is World Environment Day, and continues to get earlier each year. For example, Earth Overshoot Day 2023 was August 2, compared to in 2010 where it fell on August 10 and in 2000 where it fell on September 17.<ref name=":62">{{Cite web |title=About Earth Overshoot Day - #MoveTheDate of Earth Overshoot Day |url=https://overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/about-earth-overshoot-day/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Earth Overshoot Day |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412152119/https://overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/about-earth-overshoot-day/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Global Footprint Network calculates Earth Overshoot Day by dividing world biocapacity by world ecological footprint and multiplying that by 365 days (366 days during a leap year).<ref name=":62" /> World biocapacity refers to the total amount of natural resources that Earth can regenerate in a year.<ref>Wackernagel, M., & Beyers, B. (2019). ''Ecological footprint: Managing our biocapacity budget''. New Society Publishers.</ref> World ecological footprint refers to the total amount of resource that society consumes in a year, including things like energy, food, water, agricultural land, forest land, etc.<ref>Moore, D., Cranston, G., Reed, A., & Galli, A. (2012). Projecting future human demand on the Earth's regenerative capacity. ''Ecological Indicators'', ''16'', 3-10.</ref> Earth Overshoot Day can be calculated for Earth as a whole, but also for each country individually. For example, in a middle income country like Morocco, their 2023 country specific overshoot day was December 22, compared to a high income country like the United States of America which consumes a lot more resources, their 2023 country specific overshoot day was March 14.<ref name=":62" /> The goal is to push Earth Overshoot Day back far enough to where humanity would be living within Earth's ecological means and not surpassing what it can sustainably provide each year.<ref name=":62" />

=== The World Counts ===
According to The World Counts, a source which collects data from a number of organizations, research institutes, and news services, and produces statistical countdown clocks that illustrate the negative trends related to the environment and other global challenges, humanity is in trouble if current consumption patterns continue. At society's current consumption rate, approximately 1.8 Earths are needed in order to provide resources in a sustainable capacity, and there is just under 26 years until resources are depleted to a point where Earth's capacity to support life may collapse. It is also estimated that approximately 29% of all species on Earth are currently at risk of extinction. As well, 25 billion tons of resources have been extracted this year alone, this includes but is not limited to natural resources like fish, wood, metals, minerals, water, and energy. The World Counts shows that there is 15 years until Earth is exhausted of freshwater, and 23 years until there are no more fish in the oceans. They also estimate that 15 billion trees are cut down every year, while only 2 billion trees are planted every year, and that there is only 75 years until rainforests are completely gone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The World Counts |url=https://www.theworldcounts.com/challenges/state-of-the-planet/the-end-of-the-world |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=theworldcounts.com |archive-date=2023-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819024919/https://www.theworldcounts.com/challenges/state-of-the-planet/the-end-of-the-world |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kilgore |first=Georgette |date=2022-07-19 |title=How Many Trees Are Planted Each Year? Full List By Country, Type, Year |url=https://8billiontrees.com/trees/how-many-trees-are-planted-each-year/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=8 Billion Trees: Carbon Offset Projects & Ecological Footprint Calculators |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422061632/https://8billiontrees.com/trees/how-many-trees-are-planted-each-year/ |url-status=live }}</ref>