Carbon Footprint

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"Reduce your Carbon footprint and retard the process of Global Warming" is the mantra we all get to hear.
So what is this Carbon Footprint?

Carbon Footprint is a measure of the total quantity of gaseous emissions of Greenhouse Gases (gases that cause an undesirable and disproportionate heating-up of the earth's atmosphere) emitted by an individual in one year;

• directly (such as by burning fuel), or
• indirectly (through consumption of products and services that have resulted in such emissions in the manufacturing process)

There are three main gases that are classified as 'Greenhouse Gases': Carbon Dioxide, Nitrous Oxide, and Methane. By converting Nitrous Oxide and Methane into equivalent quantities of Carbon Dioxide, one can arrive at a total amount of 'Carbon Dioxide Equivalents' produced per year.

In a nutshell, your Carbon Footprint value is the number of tonnes (1 tonne =1000 kgs) of Carbon Dioxide equivalents you have generated in one year. (courtesy NO2CO2)

Click on this link(Carbon Calculator) to know the amount of Carbon dioxide equivalent you generate/year.

Once you do that, post your results here as a comment to this post. Don't worry if your value comes beyond the expected range given in the site. The idea is to realize our individual impact on the ecosystem and then take collective measures to reduce our respective carbon emissions.

All is not over yet. You and I can still make a tangible difference! :)

Ms Kavita Mallya

Kavita Mallya is a trainee working at CAT. She is quick and agile as a reptile, which makes her an effective animal rescuer. People google for information,we ask Kavita. She has been to innumerous trails and treks all across the country. If she were to write a Nature Travelogue, it would be one of its kinds, rare and bestseller of our times. She is a wonderful mimic; humans, birds, cats, she can imitate them all. If ever you want to do a studio recording of a Lion’s roar, you know whom to call ;)
Our cat meows at kavita.cat@gmail.com

Mr Kaustubh Rane

Mr Kaustubh Rane is the calmest person we have ever known. We have tried everything possible, including sending Kaustubh with Nudrat(read Nudrat and Debi’s profile to know more) for the Dharamshala project, but to no avail. He remains as stable as ever! Kaustubh has an in built GPS system which is more accurate than Google Maps. A while before, he was directing a miguided bat out of the window. He has an eye for details and never misses a thing. At times we wonder if he has evolved from a house fly(compound eyes, remember?)
He loves bird watching(the feathered kinds, we mean) and if Amol and Kaustubh could fly,they would’ve made an exclusive close-up portfolio on Flamingos and other migratory birds in the city.

If you are a bird, you can get in touch with him at kaustubh@cat.org.in

Mr Shashikant Shah

Mr Shashikant Shah works with CAT as Manager Admin and Finance . He loves forests and wildlife but unfortunately the accounting aspects of the organization leave him with little time for pursuing his hobby or interests. He never misses a chance to visit the bird watching sites on Vashi and Airoli bridge.

He is always willing to help and advise the younger lot of the organization.We in a lighter vein call him the grand old man of CAT

Ms. Meghna Laghate Daver

Meghna is currently researching the habits and habitats of the flamingos at CAT. She loves interacting with kids in schools and other educational institutes in Navi Mumbai. She is known as the office bully. All she has to do, is point her razor sharp finger at the victim,(erm person),and the work gets done in a matter of seconds. You just need to brief her about the topic and off she goes to win the battle. If Piranha dispenses meat in a matter of seconds, Meghna does the same with money. Give her a huge pile of money and see it getting distributed before you can say achoo! Convincing polar bear to eat grass is her forte. She was all set to go to Copenhagen to teach all the world leaders a lesson, but then her work beckoned and she turned her rudder back towards MWC. MEghna can be contacted at meghna@cat.org.in.

Sheetal Chaudhari

Stalin calls her the workhouse of the organization. She is completely dedicated to the cause of saving mangroves from the clutches of evil capitalistic factory owners in and around the Thane Creek. If not among the mangroves, she is busy peering into the microscope, studying the micro flora and fauna or has her head embedded into her books. She gives more than her 100% to the work at hand and while she is at it, she has a DND aura around her, so you disturb her at your peril! Don’t be mistaken she is also a fun person to know and very comfortable to interact with. Know more about her adventures at sheetal@cat.org.in

Dr. Amol Patwardhan

Dr. Amol Patwardhan is an entomologist. He is working as a Research Coordinator with the CAT Team.

He is methodical, calm,systematic,organized,knowledgeable, well-informed, needless to say a highly intelligent person with a million dollar smile.

Give him a location, his 20 X Scope for birding and his Nikon with an assortment of lenses and we have Amol, who can capture not just the moment or frame, but also the essence of that environment. At least once, he intends to go globetrotting.

You can email him at amol@cat.org.in

Mr. Stalin Dayanand

Stalin was a champion sprinter in his college days. That explains why he can be seen sprinting from time to time at our proposed Mangrove Wetland Centre (MWC) with the localites. He has a tendency to go off on a tangent and act like a cat on a hot tin roof when he sees mangroves or nature, being destroyed. His second shift begins at night, when he becomes the good ol driver who remains sober to drive his friends back home after a party. His linguistic abilities have won him the title of “converted AGRI” (coastal community”) by the villagers of Bhandup!

Mr Yellow pages believes that nothing is impossible, until you stop trying. The last time we saw him, he was trying to sneeze with his eyes open. To know more about his feats and undying passion for mangroves, email him at stalin@cat.org.in

p.s: In this picture, he is trying to woo a dolphin