Overshoot

The amount that any value exceeds its intended measure. In sustainability terms, overshoot is often the amount a variable (such as a measure of environmental impact) exceeds what is intended or thought to be healthy or acceptable. Overshoots can be positive but are usually used to convey negative impacts of human or business activity.

Alternatively, The point where human consumption and waste production exceed nature’s capacity to create new resources and absorb waste.

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