Climate Change cartoons

Global warming cartoon. Penguins and polar bear march against shrinking polar ice caps

December 19, 2011 by chrismadden

environment cartoon - polar bear and penguins against global warming

Global warming cartoon.

Global warming cartoon showing polar bear and penguins marching to protest against global warming and the shrinking ice caps.

One of the humorous points about this cartoon is that polar bears and penguins live at opposite poles (penguins in the Antarctic and polar bears in the Arctic), and thus never meet in normal circumstances (apart from in cartoons). In this cartoon the fact that they are in the same cartoon is meant to convey the notion of solidarity and of the whole world mobilising to fight climate change.
A cartoon about shrinking ice caps, shrinking polar caps, climate change, global warming.

Cartoon reference number: a021b

A longer version of this cartoon (with more penguins) can be found here, and a slightly different version here.

Global warming cartoon. A polar bear and penguins marching

December 19, 2011 by chrismadden

environment cartoon - polar bear and penguins cartoon

Environmental cartoon. Global warming cartoon showing polar bear and penguins marching to protest against global warming and the shrinking ice caps.

One of the humorous points about this cartoon is that polar bears and penguins live at opposite poles (penguins in the Antarctic and polar bears in the Arctic), and thus never meet in normal circumstances (apart from in cartoons). In this cartoon the fact that they are in the same cartoon is meant to convey the notion of solidarity and of the whole world mobilising to fight climate change.
A cartoon about shrinking ice caps, shrinking polar caps, climate change, global warming.

Cartoon reference number: a021a

A narrower version of this cartoon (with fewer penguins) can be found here.

Carbon offsetting cartoon and rewinding cartoon

October 8, 2011 by chrismadden

Environment cartoon. Planting trees to offset carbon use

Environmental cartoons
Carbon offsetting cartoon and rewinding cartoon
The commercialisation of ethical activities

A cartoon about planting trees to offset carbon use as a commercial enterprise. The cartoon is about the privatisation and exploitation of environmentally directed enterprises.
It is also about rewilding, the practice of returning the environment to a pre-agricultural semi-wild and natural state.

A cartoon about carbon footprints, carbon trading, carbon offsetting, rewilding, wilding, planting trees

Original version of cartoon drawn: 2004

Cartoon reference number: env2309b

Environmental cartoons: Noah’s ark and climate change cartoon

September 14, 2011 by chrismadden

Noah's ark needed for climate change floods

Environment cartoon
A proposal to use an ark (like Noah’s ark) to rescue animals from floods caused by climate change

Climate change predicts rising sea levels that could cause catastrophic flooding

If climate change causes floods on biblical proportions is Noah’s ark the solution?

Cartoon reference number: env078

Environment cartoon. Global warming graph in the form of Hokusai’s Great Wave

September 14, 2011 by chrismadden

Global warming graph cartoon Hokusai

Global warming cartoon
Global warming graph in the form of Hokusai’s Great Wave

This climate change cartoon uses Hokusai’s Great Wave to illustrate the effects of global warming – particularly the effects on the change in the sea level and the weather

The Great Wave by Hokusai is frequently appropriated by cartoonists, often to represent disasters.
In this cartoon Hokusai’s wave shows the ultimate effects of global warming. The gradual, almost unnoticed, increase in the effects of climate change slowly accumulate, with ultimate devastating effect. The effects are only taken seriously too late, by which time the effects cause environmental disaster (not necessarily only flooding or tsunamis, which here are actually metaphors for wider consequences)

Cartoon reference number: env079

Climate change cartoons. Flood cartoon – global warming causing flooding

September 14, 2011 by chrismadden

Environment cartoon - we'll cross that bridge when we come to it

Climate change cartoons
Flooding cartoon

Climate change may cause serious floods. The cartoon shows an official from a government environment agency procrastinating over doing anything about it, with the words “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it”. When the inevitable flood actually arrives the bridge is uncrossable due to the flood

An environmental cartoon about procrastination, short-termism, planning, contingency plans

Drawn: 1991

Cartoon reference number: env076

Climate change cartoons – carbon footprint

September 12, 2011 by chrismadden

Climate change - carbon footprint cartoon

Environment cartoons.
Carbon footprint cartoon

The US delegate at a climate change conference, Uncle Sam, wearing huge clown shoes, saying ‘No one will take me seriously in these shoes’

A cartoon about international conferences on environmental issues, and about the fact that (at the moment) the west uses most of the world’s resources and thus can’t really dictate to the developing world

Cartoon reference number: env001

Environmental cartoons – carbon footprint cartoon

September 12, 2011 by chrismadden

Carbon footprints and carbon tyre tracks

Environment cartoon
Carbon footprint represented as carbon tyre tracks
Ecology cartoon about carbon footprints

A cartoon about, among other environmental issues, desertification, environmental degradation, sustainability

Cartoon showing the footprints of the western world represented as tyre tracks. The vehicle that’s created them has knocked over a person from the developing world, who’s carbon footprints are relatively insignificant

Ref: env121

Global warming cartoons: climate change denial

September 12, 2011 by chrismadden

global warming environment cartoons - bury head in sand

A climate change cartoon from my selection of environment cartoons

In denial over global warming

A cartoon depicting a person who is burying his head in the sand over climate change and global warming. The sand is the result of the advancing or spreading desert or desertification.

Cartoon reference number: env008

Environmental cartoons. Carbon footprints going over a cliff like lemmings – cartoon

September 12, 2011 by chrismadden

Environmental cartoons. Carbon footprints going over a cliff

Environmental cartoons
Cartoon of carbon footprints going over a cliff

An environment illustration showing the human race’s lemming like tendency
Note: lemmings don’t actually do this – it’s a myth

A cartoon about environmental suicide, approaching the ecological abyss, reaching the precipice

env009

Illustration. Carbon footprints of the west and the developing world compared

September 12, 2011 by chrismadden

carbon footprints of developing and developed worlds compared - cartoon

Environment illustration
Carbon footprint cartoon

The carbon footprint of the west compared to the carbon footprint of the developing world. The west’s is much bigger.

The carbon footprint of the developed world is shown as a huge boot print, while the carbon foot print of the developing world is shown as a tiny foot print (a bare footprint in fact). This is to illustrate the fact that the west has a much larger impact on carbon levels than the developing world.

Cartoon reference number: env002

Aviation cartoon – air transport’s impact on the environment

September 11, 2011 by chrismadden

Air travel environmental impact cartoon

Air travel’s environmental impact cartoon or illustration
Climate change and aviation cartoon

Cartoon about the impact of aviation on the environment
A single transatlantic flight contributes as much to global warming as a typical year of driving a car

A cartoon about aircraft, climate change, con trails, air miles, carbon footprints

Cartoon reference number: env045

Climate change cartoons. Fossil fuel use causes flooding

September 11, 2011 by chrismadden

Anthropogenic climate change cartoon. Fossil fuel use responsible for flooding

Environmental cartoons
Anthropogenic climate change cartoon or global warming cartoon

Cartoon illustrating the consequences of the fact that fossil fuel use may be responsible for flooding.
The cartoon shows a car stranded in a flood

A cartoon about sustainability, the environment, floods, transport

env077

Global warming cartoon – a man and a penguin worrying about the shrinking ice caps

September 11, 2011 by chrismadden

Global warming cartoon. A man and penguin on shrinking iceberg

Environmental cartoons
Global warming cartoon

A man and a penguin on a shrinking ice flow, worrying about the shrinking polar ice caps
The man is thinking “We’re on thin ice here!”

A cartoon about shrinking ice caps, penguins, climate change, icebergs, environmental impact, rising sea levels

env010

Environment cartoons: China’s carbon footprint cartoon

September 11, 2011 by chrismadden

China carbon footprint - cartoon

A cartoon from my selection of environmental cartoons
Carbon footprint cartoon
China’s carbon footprint cartoon

Editorial cartoon or illustration on the reason why China has a large carbon footprint – because it manufactures goods for the west

A cartoon about manufacturing in China, imports, experts, trade, pollution, consumerism, the consumer society, manufacturing, carbon credits

Cartoon reference number: env065

Environmental cartoon: a possible problem with progress

September 4, 2011 by chrismadden

Environment cartoon: The human race recklessly driving itself over the precipice

Environmental cartoon

A possible problem with progress – cartoon

The human race ignoring the warning signs and recklessly carrying on and thus driving itself over the precipice and into the abyss – even though the warning signs are plain to see

Cartoon reference number: env051

Desertification cartoon – desertification as a result of global warming

September 4, 2011 by chrismadden

Climate change cartoon - desertification

An environmental cartoon about desertification
An advancing desert as a result of climate change

A cartoon showing a building that housed a campaign against global warming, with the building now being overtaken by a desert, showing the advancing desert and the failure of the campaign

env012

Environment cartoons: climate change denial cartoon

September 4, 2011 by chrismadden

global warming denial cartoon - camel at north pole

Environment cartoons
Climate change denial cartoon

A cartoon about global warming statistics and their use in denying the existence of anthropogenic climate change

Parts of the media, and some scientists, insist that climate change isn’t happening, despite the evidence (depicted as desert at the North Pole)

Cartoon reference number: env003

Global warming cartoons: the rising climate of climate change denial

September 4, 2011 by chrismadden

climate change cartoon - global warming cartoon

Global warming cartoon
The rising climate of climate change denial

A cartoon about the increase in scepticism about the existence of climate change

Cartoon reference number: env0812

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Global warming cartoon.

Global warming cartoon showing polar bear and penguins marching to protest against global warming and the shrinking ice caps.

Cartoon reference number: a021b

Environmental cartoon. Global warming cartoon showing polar bear and penguins marching to protest against global warming and the shrinking ice caps.

Cartoon reference number: a021a

Environmental cartoons Carbon offsetting cartoon and rewinding cartoon The commercialisation of ethical activities

A cartoon about planting trees to offset carbon use as a commercial enterprise. The cartoon is about the privatisation and exploitation of environmentally directed enterprises. It is also about rewilding, the practice of returning the environment to a pre-agricultural semi-wild and natural state.

A cartoon about carbon footprints, carbon trading, carbon offsetting, rewilding, wilding, planting trees

Cartoon reference number: env2309b

Environment cartoon A proposal to use an ark (like Noah’s ark) to rescue animals from floods caused by climate change

Climate change predicts rising sea levels that could cause catastrophic flooding

If climate change causes floods on biblical proportions is Noah’s ark the solution?

Cartoon reference number: env078

Global warming cartoon Global warming graph in the form of Hokusai’s Great Wave

This climate change cartoon uses Hokusai’s Great Wave to illustrate the effects of global warming – particularly the effects on the change in the sea level and the weather

Cartoon reference number: env079

Climate change cartoons Flooding cartoon

An environmental cartoon about procrastination, short-termism, planning, contingency plans

Cartoon reference number: env076

Environment cartoons. Carbon footprint cartoon

The US delegate at a climate change conference, Uncle Sam, wearing huge clown shoes, saying ‘No one will take me seriously in these shoes’

A cartoon about international conferences on environmental issues, and about the fact that (at the moment) the west uses most of the world’s resources and thus can’t really dictate to the developing world

Cartoon reference number: env001

Environment cartoon Carbon footprint represented as carbon tyre tracks Ecology cartoon about carbon footprints

A cartoon about, among other environmental issues, desertification, environmental degradation, sustainability

Cartoon showing the footprints of the western world represented as tyre tracks. The vehicle that’s created them has knocked over a person from the developing world, who’s carbon footprints are relatively insignificant

A climate change cartoon from my selection of environment cartoons

In denial over global warming

Cartoon reference number: env008

Environmental cartoons Cartoon of carbon footprints going over a cliff

An environment illustration showing the human race’s lemming like tendency Note: lemmings don’t actually do this – it’s a myth

A cartoon about environmental suicide, approaching the ecological abyss, reaching the precipice

Environment illustration Carbon footprint cartoon

The carbon footprint of the west compared to the carbon footprint of the developing world. The west’s is much bigger.

The carbon footprint of the developed world is shown as a huge boot print, while the carbon foot print of the developing world is shown as a tiny foot print (a bare footprint in fact). This is to illustrate the fact that the west has a much larger impact on carbon levels than the developing world.

Cartoon reference number: env002

Air travel’s environmental impact cartoon or illustration Climate change and aviation cartoon

Cartoon about the impact of aviation on the environment A single transatlantic flight contributes as much to global warming as a typical year of driving a car

A cartoon about aircraft, climate change, con trails, air miles, carbon footprints

Cartoon reference number: env045

Environmental cartoons Anthropogenic climate change cartoon or global warming cartoon

Cartoon illustrating the consequences of the fact that fossil fuel use may be responsible for flooding. The cartoon shows a car stranded in a flood

A cartoon about sustainability, the environment, floods, transport

Environmental cartoons Global warming cartoon

A man and a penguin on a shrinking ice flow, worrying about the shrinking polar ice caps The man is thinking “We’re on thin ice here!”

A cartoon about shrinking ice caps, penguins, climate change, icebergs, environmental impact, rising sea levels

A cartoon from my selection of environmental cartoons Carbon footprint cartoon China’s carbon footprint cartoon

Editorial cartoon or illustration on the reason why China has a large carbon footprint – because it manufactures goods for the west

A cartoon about manufacturing in China, imports, experts, trade, pollution, consumerism, the consumer society, manufacturing, carbon credits

Cartoon reference number: env065

Environmental cartoon

A possible problem with progress – cartoon

The human race ignoring the warning signs and recklessly carrying on and thus driving itself over the precipice and into the abyss – even though the warning signs are plain to see

Cartoon reference number: env051

An environmental cartoon about desertification An advancing desert as a result of climate change

A cartoon showing a building that housed a campaign against global warming, with the building now being overtaken by a desert, showing the advancing desert and the failure of the campaign

Environment cartoons Climate change denial cartoon

A cartoon about global warming statistics and their use in denying the existence of anthropogenic climate change

Parts of the media, and some scientists, insist that climate change isn’t happening, despite the evidence (depicted as desert at the North Pole)

Cartoon reference number: env003

Global warming cartoon The rising climate of climate change denial

A cartoon about the increase in scepticism about the existence of climate change

Cartoon reference number: env0812

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Environmental cartoons
Carbon offsetting cartoon and rewinding cartoon
The commercialisation of ethical activities

A cartoon about planting trees to offset carbon use as a commercial enterprise. The cartoon is about the privatisation and exploitation of environmentally directed enterprises.
It is also about rewilding, the practice of returning the environment to a pre-agricultural semi-wild and natural state.

Environment cartoon
A proposal to use an ark (like Noah’s ark) to rescue animals from floods caused by climate change

Global warming cartoon
Global warming graph in the form of Hokusai’s Great Wave

Climate change cartoons
Flooding cartoon

Environment cartoons.
Carbon footprint cartoon

Environment cartoon
Carbon footprint represented as carbon tyre tracks
Ecology cartoon about carbon footprints

Environmental cartoons
Cartoon of carbon footprints going over a cliff

An environment illustration showing the human race’s lemming like tendency
Note: lemmings don’t actually do this – it’s a myth

Environment illustration
Carbon footprint cartoon

Air travel’s environmental impact cartoon or illustration
Climate change and aviation cartoon

Cartoon about the impact of aviation on the environment
A single transatlantic flight contributes as much to global warming as a typical year of driving a car

Environmental cartoons
Anthropogenic climate change cartoon or global warming cartoon

Cartoon illustrating the consequences of the fact that fossil fuel use may be responsible for flooding.
The cartoon shows a car stranded in a flood

Environmental cartoons
Global warming cartoon

A man and a penguin on a shrinking ice flow, worrying about the shrinking polar ice caps
The man is thinking “We’re on thin ice here!”

A cartoon from my selection of environmental cartoons
Carbon footprint cartoon
China’s carbon footprint cartoon

An environmental cartoon about desertification
An advancing desert as a result of climate change

Environment cartoons
Climate change denial cartoon

Global warming cartoon
The rising climate of climate change denial