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Earth's Overdraft Notice: On August 21st, We Exceeded Nature's Budget

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"It has taken humanity less than nine months to exhaust its ecological budget for the year, according to data from Global Footprint Network"

"If you spent your entire annual income in nine months, you would probably be extremely concerned," said Global Footprint Network President Mathis Wackernagel. "The situation is no less dire when it comes to our ecological budget. Climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation, water and food shortages - these are all clear signs that we can no longer finance our consumption on credit. Nature is foreclosing."

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Según Global Footprint Network, hasta agosto 21 -en nueves meses- demandamos del planeta todos los servicios ecológicos del año. En sólo nueve meses nos consumimos la capacidad de la naturaleza de filtrar el aire de CO2, de producir materias primas y de generar alimentos.

De allí en más, viviremos (vivimos) con un sobregiro. O como dice Mathis Wakernagel -de Global Footprint Network-, nosotros mismos (nos) ejecutamos la hipoteca... en contra.