Cairns, John Jr.2014-01-232014-01-232006http://hdl.handle.net/10919/25002The 20% ecological overshoot in 2002 took 20% more natural resources than the Earth could regenerate. This overshoot is considered a measure of how humankind is _eating its future. Exceeding the planet s carrying capacity will almost certainly result in societal and ecological disequilibrium that will, as a result, reduce carrying capacity.en-USIn Copyrightecological overshootcarrying capacityclimate changephantom carrying capacityArticlehttp://www.johncairns.net/Commentaries/FutureEaters.pdf