#MoveTheDate
3
Days
Using lending libraries to reduce the consumption of durable household goods by ⅓ would move Earth Overshoot Day by 3 days.
What is the solution?
Using lending libraries to rent tools, appliances, outdoor and sports equipment, and other types of portable, long-lasting products.
This solution improves our resource security in the cities category.
How does it #MoveTheDate?
Lending libraries allow a single product to satisfy the needs of many households. This leads to a reduction in the household’s consumption of durable goods, which in turn reduces resource use.
How is it scalable?
Although they have popped up in several cities, lending libraries are still rare and therefore inaccessible to many people. As lending libraries become more accessible, their use will grow exponentially.
What is the solution?
Using lending libraries to rent tools, appliances, outdoor and sports equipment, and other types of portable, long-lasting products.
This solution improves our resource security in the cities category.
How does it #MoveTheDate?
Lending libraries allow a single product to satisfy the needs of many households. This leads to a reduction in the household’s consumption of durable goods, which in turn reduces resource use.
How is it scalable?
Although they have popped up in several cities, lending libraries are still rare and therefore inaccessible to many people. As lending libraries become more accessible, their use will grow exponentially.
There’s no benefit in waiting!
Acting now puts you at a strategic advantage in a world increasingly defined by ecological overshoot. Countless solutions exist that #MoveTheDate. They’re creative, economically viable, and ready to deploy at scale. With them, we can make ourselves more resilient and #MoveTheDate of Earth Overshoot Day. If we move the date 6 days each year, humanity can be out of overshoot before 2050.