MATHIS'S PERSPECTIVES ON OVERSHOOT AND BEYOND
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The list below contains a few short pieces that I have written or contributed to:
On the benefits of thinking from a biological perspective.
On my obsession with overshoot.
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On the Ecological Footprint and how it is calculated.
On country results from National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts. https://data.footprintnetwork.org
On Earth Overshoot Day: www.overshootday.org
On my experience about how to engage so it makes a difference…
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On ways to think about engaging with others, with a longer piece on my and Global Footprint Network’s experience over the last three decades.
On the importance of resource security for poverty eradication with a shorter summary here.
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On the need to move beyond the SDGs / Sustainable Development Goals, as they are far too weak.
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On the power of possibility: www.overshootday.org/pop
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On cool, web-based footprint tools.
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For more publications, check here.
Video Presentations
Empowering Insights on Climate Change with Mathis Wackernagel hosted by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies in November 2022
How Predictable is the Future? Lectio Magistralis by Mathis Wackernagel at the Honorary Degree Ceremony of Siena University, March 21, 2025
Ecological Overshoot: Implications for Investors. Presentation for the Common Wealth Magazine, Taiwan. March 2025.
The Ecological Footprint of Cities. Circular Metabolism podcast by Aristide Athanassiadis. September 7, 2021.