Run for Earth Marathon

On corporate planet-saving marathons from my column with Sunday Mid-Day.

Little Things that Piss Environmentalists Off

A World Environment Day special comic from my column with Saevus magazine this month. Prints of the poster are available on my webstore here. For prints within India, write to me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com.

Penguins and Climate Change- World Environment Day

The theme for World Environment Day this year is "Raise your voices, not the sea levels". Polar animals such as penguins depend critically on sea ice. Species such as the Emperor Penguin (that are well into their nesting season at this time of the year) must depend on large stretches of ice for the survival of their chicks, as they don't make nests; the chicks are carried in a pouch near the feet of the parent. Any sudden disturbance in the sea level would mean not only a loss in nesting areas but also a premature exposure of the young to the cold sea waters. In recent years it has been observed that the thinning of the ice cover in places where the Emperor Penguins nest has been causing fewer Emperors to nest in those sites, leading to a subsequent drop in their populations. As we observe 5th June, let's spare a thought for our polar counterparts that aren't quite having a happy Environment Day.

'Think. Eat. Save'- World Environment Day, 2013

The theme for World Environment Day 2013 is 'Think, Eat, Save' through which the UNEP aspires to promote wise and sustainable consumption. Read more on http://www.unep.org/wed/ 

"The impact of food waste is not just financial. Environmentally, food waste leads to wasteful use of chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides; more fuel used for transportation; and more rotting food, creating more methane – one of the most harmful greenhouse gases that contributes to climate change. Methane is 23 times more potent than CO2 as a greenhouse gas. The vast amount of food going to landfills makes a significant contribution to global warming. "

This work by Rohan Chakravarty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Happy World Environment Day!

Well, what better models to endorse green design than animals themselves?

There are so many benefits of investing in green energy that a blog post may not ne sufficient to describe. Not only is it limited to cutting carbon emmissions, but extends to creating healthier environments and living conditions, contributing tremendously towards cost reduction and even creating new job opportunities. As the focus on green energy is increasing among the world's leading corporates, more and more companies anre beginning to invest in these reliable, resilient and inexhaustible alternatives.

This year's Environment Day theme is 'Green Economy: Does it include you?' Read more about it on http://www.unep.org/wed/theme/

This work by Rohan Chakravarty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.