2015 13th August 地球透支日 Earth Overshoot Day

2015 13th August (地球透支日) Earth Overshoot Day

全球足跡網絡公布，今天8月13日是2015年的「地球透支日」。這表示人類已經在八個月間耗盡了地球全年可供消耗的生態資源，這日子比去年提前了六天。至於餘下的四個月，我們將會透支我們下一代的資源。
在過去30年間，香港的人口增長了36%，而我們產生的都市固體廢物卻增加了近80%。世界自然基金會的《香港生態足印報告2014》指出，如果全球人類以香港人的方式生活，我們需要3.1個地球方可滿足我們的生活需要。若我們依舊沿用這方式生活，情況定會變得更糟。
透過改變我們浪費的生活習慣以減少生態足印，是防止地球透支及管理地球資源的有效方法。讓我們於今年「地球透支日」開始， 共同承諾去實踐樂活（LOHAS）的生活模式。
了解更多酷生活資訊：http://www.foe.org.hk/treescooliving/c.html。

Global Footprint Network announced that, today 13th August is the 2015 Earth Overshoot Day. That means we have used up the Earth’s entire capacity for a year in 8 months, 6 days earlier than last year. For the remaining four months this year we will live by overspending the resources from our future generations.
For the past 30 years, Hong Kong’s population has grown by 36%, while our municipal solid waste has increased by almost 80%. WWF’s Hong Kong Ecological Footprint 2014 indicates that we need 3.1 Earths to meet our resource needs if people all over the world live the lifestyle Hong Kong people do. The situation will get worse under a business-as-usual scenario.
Changing the wasteful lifestyle to reduce the footprint is an effective way to manage the Earth’s resources and prevent the Earth Overshoot. This year on Earth Overshoot Day, let us pledge to lead a LOHAS (Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability) life.
To know more about Trees COOLiving: http://www.foe.org.hk/treescooliving/e.html.

YSWong

2015年8月13日