What if we could move the date of Earth Overshoot Day and help create a world where our economies are restorative and inclusive, not destructive?
You may have spotted that today (2 August) is Earth Overshoot Day - marking the date when our demand for ecological resources exceeds what Earth can regenerate this year. Troublingly, Earth Overshoot Day gets earlier and earlier every year.
As oil and gas companies like Shell report record profits and Rishi Sunak plans to max out UK fossil fuel reserves in the North Sea, it is clear that there is often too little regard for the impact this unsustainable demand has on people and planet.
It doesn’t have to be this way. When we are in right relationship with each other and with the Earth, there is more than enough for everyone. God’s economy is one of abundance. We just need to find the political and practical solutions to live within social and planetary boundaries.
As Katherine Trebeck and Jeremy Williams explore in their book The Economics of Arrival: ‘There are more than enough material and monetary resources. Yet most economies do not operate in a way that appreciates them or shares them very well.’
We need to make much better use of what we have and ensure it is distributed in a way that enables everyone to thrive. Locally and globally, we need a radical reimagining of how we live together and how we care for our common home.
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