Living on (ecological) credit began this week
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World Environmental Debt Day came to a close this week. Thursday, July 28, marks the caesura from which we already live on credit – to future generations who will have to face the consequences of our climate choices.
Ecological Debt Day is a symbolic date. According to information that the Global Footprint Network collects and analyzes, at the moment humanity is consuming as many resources as not one Earth, but as much as 1.75 of our planet could "produce." Hence, as of this part of the year, we are already using resources that the Earth is not able to supply and reproduce for us in a year.
In addition, on the scale of Poland alone, Ecological Debt Day came even earlier, on May 2. This is due to the fact that Poland is a developed country – our lifestyle is more consumerist than in developing economies. On top of that, our energy industry relies on fossil fuels, the consumption of which leaves a huge footprint.
The worst news? Every year, World Environmental Debt Day falls earlier and earlier in the year.
