Teens care about the climate - to have their children be able to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and enjoy the outdoors as much as we are able to. We want to be able to vote for these things, to be heard in the political sphere. The Climate Community and Protection Act would begin by reducing human-caused emissions by 50% by 2030, and by 100% by 2050. These reductions are in line with recommendations from the global scientfic community. The Act also focuses on creating jobs for disadvantaged communities during the transition in energy sector - this is key because climate change disproportionately affects minority communities and will continue to wreak havoc on our world. 

In order to be able to voice our concerns directly to our representatives, we need to be able to vote. Voting can be a confusing and messy process for many, and it is important to make voting possible for people as early as possible in order to clear up this confusion. The Young Voter Act would make public registration forms for voting available in every public high school, a massive stride towards voting for everyone. Age, race, gender, socioeconomic class and any other category of difference should not bar people from asking for what they need. We should not live in a world where there are significant barriers to being heard by our representatives, who are elected to fight for our concerns in higher stages of politics.