People on our planet are using almost double Earth’s resources – a number known as ‘biocapacity’ – and it is worsening inequality, new research has shown. A paper published in Nature argues that ...

Global Footprint Network said overshoot reduction efforts are still far too slow Only 51 countries have the biocapacity to sustain the population's ecological footprint Overshoot is calculated by ...

A researcher says Canada's ecological footprint needs to be reigned in as the Earth struggles to provide resources.

The United States is one of the world’s biggest consumers, and U.S. policies can have global environmental effects. As of 2013, the world’s population would need 1.7 Earths to support its demands on ...

Humans are using nearly 73 percent more natural resources than the Earth produces in a year, a study has found. A new report looks at the deficit in the world's 'biocapacity' – the ability of the ...

The U.S. has abundant natural resources, but they’re still not enough to meet our huge appetites for energy, food, clothing, and other goods and services. According to a new report, we use up about ...

About 2.8 planets would be needed if rest of world followed suit, biocapacity data shows Europe is using up natural resources so quickly that the planet’s ability to replenish itself over the year ...