Ecological footprint: Do we fit on our planet?

In this whiteboard animation, I explain what our ecological footprint is. Comparing our footprint (natural resources we need and waste we create) and our biocapacity (what the Earth can provide), we can better understand how we fit our planet or not and how to transition to a sustainable development.
▶ In 2020, the world is actually using 1.7 planets ◀

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A related concept is Earth Overshoot Day: the day when we have used all the resources the earth can produce in that year. There is another explainer video for this here:    • Earth Overshoot Day 2018 falls on Aug...  

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Ecological footprint for countries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_...

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Global Footprint Network: http://www.footprintnetwork.org
Living planet report: http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/...
Music: Huma-Huma
Thank you to our subtitles volunteer:
Spanish & Catalan: Josep Simona