Uploaded August 2015 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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With our current global consumption habits, we’re using way more resources than we have land to sustainably produce it — 1.6 Earths’ worth of resources, to be exact. According to calculations from Global Footprint Network, from this day to the end of 2015, we’re borrowing everything we use this year — be it fish or fossil fuels — from the future.

Research + script: Eve Andrews
Production: Daniel Penner
Stats: Global Footprint Network
Media:
Nils – CC by 3.0
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Lennart Hüper – CC by 3.0
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Stefano Armanini – CC by 3.0
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Semester at Sea – CC by 3.0
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Craig Shimala – CC by 3.0
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Music: "New Juno" by Wistia

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