140% too much

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In Finland, the average person hit Earth Overshoot Day in 2024 on March 12th. If everyone on this planet lived like the average Finnish person, we would need 3.5 planets to sustain that level of consumption. This always has struck me as improbable because compared to many other developed countries I have visited, Finland is not particularly rich, nor is our lifestyle particularly extravagant or consumption-oriented.However, according to the statistics, our consumption has always been up there with the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and other rich countries like Luxemburg and the United States. We are using more resources than many other well-off countries such as Sweden, Germany, or Switzerland. This year (2025), we did a bit better: we dropped from March 12 to April 6. Maybe it’s our new atomic power plant or the recession, but we are not damaging our planet with the same vigor as in previous years. My personal Earth Overshoot DayOthers do not always appreciate my frugal lifestyle, and to see whether I am truly exaggerating, I wanted to know on which date my personal Earth Overshoot Day falls. I took the test , and the result was a bummer: Despite

Energy Use on Michael’s Domain

140% too much