However, this calculation has been the subject of several research studies in which scientists demonstrated that the methods for calculating this overshoot day were incomplete, and that sometimes we were adding apples and oranges. The designers of the overshoot day recognize this, and over the years, they have refined and improved their calculation methods. If the overshoot day is not exactly well placed on the calendar, it is above all a very good communication tool, something simple to understand and which can raise awareness.
