#MoveTheDate
5
Days
Based on scenarios calculated by Project Drawdown, adoption of distributed solar photovoltaics would move the date of Earth Overshoot Day 5 days by 2050.
What is the solution?
Distributed solar photovoltaics are typically represented by rooftop solar panels. They can provide stand alone renewable energy or be distributed across a grid.
This solution improves our resource security in the energy category.
How does it #MoveTheDate?
This solution moves the date by replacing the fossil fuels that are used in electricity production with a localized and renewable energy source.
How is it scalable?
Due to decreasing prices and increased government support, distributed solar photovoltaics are a feasible solution for medium to low-income countries. Research has shown that the benefits are not only environmental, but also societal and economic.
What is the solution?
Distributed solar photovoltaics are typically represented by rooftop solar panels. They can provide stand alone renewable energy or be distributed across a grid.
This solution improves our resource security in the energy category.
How does it #MoveTheDate?
This solution moves the date by replacing the fossil fuels that are used in electricity production with a localized and renewable energy source.
How is it scalable?
Due to decreasing prices and increased government support, distributed solar photovoltaics are a feasible solution for medium to low-income countries. Research has shown that the benefits are not only environmental, but also societal and economic.
By 2050, 60% of global electricity is predicted to be produced by solar photovoltaics. Project Drawdown estimates that distributed solar photovoltaic systems will represent 40% of the market. Because this solution currently accounts for only 0.7% of electricity generation, its implementation and benefit to the energy transition could be considered urgent.
Looking at the bigger picture, the long-term potential of solar power is impressive. Advances in technology will make distributed solar photovoltaic systems more widely adoptable, even without government intervention, due to their scalability (operation and maintenance of these systems costs approximately 60% less than conventional technology).
Calculations for this solution are based on work done by our friends at Project Drawdown. You can get more information about this solution and their calculation methodology here.
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.