Switzerland has exhausted its budget of natural resources such as energy, arable land, forests and pastures. Since Friday, she has been living on credit until the end of the year.
If the entire world population lived like Switzerland, it would take three planets, recalls the WWF in a statement released Friday on the occasion of Swiss Overshoot Day.
Qatar, Canada, the United Arab Emirates or Australia have already exhausted their resources in February or March, indicates the association. Conversely, in Cuba, Indonesia, Ecuador or Jamaica, the overshoot day only occurs in November or December.
Reduce the ecological footprint
For the WWF, these countries prove that it is possible to do otherwise. And to give advice on how to reduce your ecological footprint: fly less often, reduce your meat consumption, replace oil or gas heaters with photovoltaic systems, heat pumps or wood heaters, use public transport public rather than by car.
“Our planet, climate and biodiversity do not need a single perfectionist person. On the other hand, if thousands of citizens act, even imperfectly, they can have a considerable impact”, concludes the environmental organization.
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