Since April 28, Poles Have Been Living on Ecological Credit
Ecological Debt Day, the date by which we have consumed all the resources that Earth can provide in a year, falls on April 28 this year in Poland, a few days earlier than last year. The annual acceleration of this date signals that we are drawing excessively from natural systems, not allowing them time to regenerate.
"Polish society is becoming increasingly consumerist, buying and discarding more and more. But we also truly lack an effective tool to prevent this," Filip Piotrowski, an expert on circular economy from UNEP/GRID-Warsaw, assessed.
"It seems that, unfortunately, in Poland, the care for Earth's resources is not at the highest level. We still have problems with wasting resources, with the fact that these valuable resources are often simply thrown away. Therefore, our ecological debt is increasing," Filip Piotrowski emphasized.
Ecological Debt Day is calculated by the Global Footprint Network (GFN) depending on the rate of resource exploitation. This date, which changes year to year, shows how long into the year Earth's resources last for humanity. The date for the Global Ecological Debt Day for 2024 will be officially announced during World Environment Day on June 5. Last year, it fell on August 2, while for comparison, in 1971 – during the first edition – it was December 25.
(Newseria)
