🇵🇹 If all people lived like residents of #Portugal and #Netherlands, #EarthOvershootDay would land on May 5 and we'd need 2.56 and 3.99 Earths respectively. They’re not alone this early May: 🗓️ May 1 – 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🗓️ May 3 – 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇵🇱 Poland 🗓️ May 6 – 🇮🇹 Italy 🗓️ May 7 – 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan 🗓️ May 8 – 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇷🇸 Serbia 🗓️ May 9 – 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🗓️ May 10 – 🇸🇰 Slovakia We’re overshooting our planet, fast. Let’s #MoveTheDate and live within Earth’s limits. #EarthOvershootDay #EndOvershoot (fb)

The Netherlands’ demand from the Earth isn’t supportable; the Dutch hashtag#ecologicalfootprint highly exceeds the country’s regenerative ability. 🇳🇱 If all people lived like residents of the hashtag#Netherlands, hashtag#EarthOvershootDay would land on May 5. “We are running into planetary limits in our small country. That’s why the national government is transforming our economy towards a sustainable & circular economy. Our climate policy plays a central role in this, but it is important to have a broader view. It is crucial that we learn from mistakes of the fossil past and ensure that the conversion to this new economy is in line climate, nature, human rights and the environment.” Rob Jetten, Minister for Climate and Energy Policy from 2022 to 2024 (fb)