We have used up all of Earth's natural resources for 2019 and it's only July.

A press release made by the Earth Overshoot Day organisation supports the statement.

A press release made by the Earth Overshoot Day organisation supports the statement.The Earth Overshoot Day is the date, marked according to calculations by the Global Footprint Network. The assigned date or day differs each year as it marks the usage of a year's worth of earth's resources by humankind faster than the planet produces it. The press release made on 23 July 2019 says that based on the organisation's research, 29 July has been marked as the year's Earth Overshoot Day. Fortune magazine has published an article covering this story.

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