Earth Overshoot Day 2024 Upscaler. Geneva, switzerland — august 1 st marks earth overshoot day, the date when humanity has used up nature’s resource budget for the entire year, according to global footprint network, an international sustainability. Learn about earth overshoot day, why it falls on august 1st in 2024, and its significance in highlighting our unsustainable consumption patterns.

The day of the year on which humanity’s demand on nature exceeds the earth’s annual biological capacity to regenerate. This date signifies the point when humanity’s annual consumption exceeds the earth’s ability to regenerate those.