What is overshoot?
Overshoot, which in this context is shorthand for ecological overshoot, occurs when a population’s demand on an ecosystem exceeds the capacity of that ecosystem to regenerate the resources it consumes and to absorb its wastes. The Ecological Footprint is often used to calculate global ecological overshoot, which occurs when humanity’s demand on the biosphere exceeds the available biological capacity of the planet. By definition, overshoot leads to a depletion of the planet’s life supporting biological capital and/or to an accumulation of waste products.
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- The CO2-value shows a dramatic overshoot above the setpoint value and/or an unstable control of CO2 occurs. How can this be stabilized?
- The CO2value shows a dramatic overshoot above the setpoint value and/or an unstable control of CO2 occurs. How can this be stabilized?
- How much does the Picomotor overshoot?
