Finland hits 2018 sustainability limit, says conservation group

A picture of the Earth, taken by NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) in 2015. (NASA/Reuters)
WWF Finland has calculated that Wednesday April 11th is Earth Overshoot Day for the Finns – the point in each calendar year when the consumption of natural resources exceeds the earth’s ability to replace those resources for the current year.

Consumption of natural resources is well above the world average in Finland. If the entire population of the planet consumed natural resources at the same rate as the residents of Finland, we would need 3.6 earths to maintain a sustainable lifestyle.

In Finland, high levels of natural resources are consumed in generating energy, in transport and in food production.

Globally, Earth Overshoot Day this year will fall in early August.

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Canada: Even with its massive water resources, Canada is not immune to dramatic droughts, Radio Canada International

Finland: Finnish solar industry looks for boost from better storage, YLE News

Norway: Norway’s government goes green, keeps Lofoten Islands free of oil drilling, The Independent Barents Observer

Russia: Russia’s Arctic nuclear dump could become promising fishing area, The Independent Barents Observer

Sweden: Preserving biodiversity in Sweden’s shrinking natural forests, Radio Sweden

United States: Alaska Native Regional Corporations are responsible for pollution, too, Cryopolitics Blog

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