Overshoot Quotes

“In ecology, the term overshoot describes the phenomenon of a species becoming so numerous that it outstrips its habitat.”
― Tom Butler, Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot

“Our Earth is a plentiful place – it generates an abundance of forests and fish and crops every year. It is also remarkably resilient, as it not only reproduces these things as we use them, it absorbs and processes our waste too: our emissions, our chemical run-off, and so on. But in order for the planet to maintain these capacities, we can only take as much as its ecosystems can regenerate, and pollute no more than the atmosphere and rivers and soil can safely absorb. If we overshoot these boundaries, ecosystems begin to break down and the web of life begins to unravel. That’s what’s happening right now.”
― Jason Hickel, Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World

“We will find ourselves plunging into ecological collapse well before we run into the limits to growth.”
― Jason Hickel, Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World