2013/11/05 by Linus Blomqvist, Barry W. Brook, Erle C. Ellis +3 · 2 citations
Environmental Science · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Environmental Impact and Sustainability #Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact #Climate Change Policy and Economics
paper · pdf · doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001700
openalex publication_date 2013/11/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
The global overshoot indicated by Ecological Footprint calculations consists entirely of an unreliable reframing of human carbon emissions and none of the five other land-use categories—cropland, grazing land, built-up land, fishing grounds, and forests. The Ecological Footprint is therefore “so misleading as to preclude its use in any serious science or policy context,” argue Blomqvist et al. in this perspective.