#PODCAST Earth Overshoot Day 2024: Why South Africans are now living on borrowed ecological resources #sabcnews

from Newsbreak · host SABC News and Current Affairs

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - South Africans are living on borrowed ecological resources. That's according to Jako Volschenk, Associate Professor in Strategy and Sustainability at Stellenbosch Business School. Volschenk made the comments on the backdrop of Earth Overshoot Day, which was commemorated on the 20th of June. It is the day when our consumption of ecological resources exceeds the planet's capacity to regenerate them for that year. Volschenk says Earth Overshoot Day has been a stark wake-up call for South Africans that everything we consume from today onwards, is taken from the future...

NOW PLAYING

0:00 5:26

1×

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

No similar episodes found.

Similar Podcasts

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Newsbreak?

This episode is 5 minutes long.

When was this Newsbreak episode published?

This episode was published on June 27, 2024.

What is this episode about?

Can I download this Newsbreak episode?

Yes, you can download this episode by clicking the download button on the episode player, or subscribe to the podcast in your preferred podcast app for automatic downloads.

URL copied to clipboard!