#VoteForClimate

This project and team are part of the Climate Designers network, founded by the creative studio The Determined.

The mission of this project was to inform and inspire young adults to use their vote in support of climate policies through visual explanations, breakdowns, and summaries backed by research and facts. I jumped on with this team in October 2020 during a big push before that year’s November elections.

Goals:

• Reduce legal and political jargon of climate policy by boiling down concepts that are easy to grasp and short

• Raise young voter turnout in elections and climate related policies

• Visually capture hard-to-understand information

• Employ accessible + inclusive design practices

• Ensure credibility of information shared

Climate Action is Not a Radical Agenda

“74% of American adults understand that climate change is real. We've seen that climate change deniers are a rapidly shrinking minority. We have the ability — and responsibility — to elect leaders who will stand with science and prioritize rigorous climate policies. It's time we speak up.”

Content and research Sarah Harrison
Design Katriel Pritts

Vote Climate Action Deniers Out of Office

“Vote climate action deniers out of public office (and to keep them out), vote for our collective community, & vote for climate!

@climatedesignersorg has highlighted climate champions in battleground states in their US 2020 Voter Guide (link in their bio). Check it out and share with friends!

climatedesigners.org/vote”

Content and research Sarah Harrison
Illustration Brennan Gasser
Design Katriel Pritts & Suhaila Sikand

Mercury and Air Toxic Standards

“Over the past four years, there have been countless rollbacks and modifications to environmental and health protections, including the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS). MATS reduced mercury and other toxic emissions by requiring industrial monitoring.

The rollback of the co-benefits identified in the standards created a loophole for industry that loosens regulations and allows them to use the excuse of pollutants being "too costly" to clean up. The poor and exploited communities nearest to industry operations are the most impacted by this and exposed to known toxins and carcinogens.

Content and research Suhaila Sikand
Art Direction Eric Benson
Design Katriel Pritts

The Methane Waste & Prevention Rule

“The Trump Administration has consistently attacked air regulations since taking office. Of those attacks, rollbacks, and modifications, lies the Methane Waste and Prevention Rule that reduced methane emissions on federal and tribal land. The rollback will increase methane emissions by 4,500,000 tons per year, causing 1900 premature deaths, 1.1 million asthma attacks, and 3600 ER visits.

Content and research Suhaila Sikand
Art Direction Eric Benson
Design Katriel Pritts