Rendering the World Without Fossil Fuels

Kobi Naseck

Create visual representations of everyday life in a world free from fossil fuel dependency. Rather than depicting dystopian scenarios, show the positive, lived reality of sustainable communities — the mundane, beautiful aspects of fossil-free living, not just high-tech solutions.

3 weeks

Parameters

• Focus on emotional design elements that inspire hope and action

• Show both visible changes (physical environment) and invisible ones (social dynamics, air quality, community health)

• Include multiple scales: individual, neighborhood, and city-wide

• Avoid greenwashing or unrealistic utopianism

• Ground your vision in real emerging technologies and practices

Deliverables

• 5–10 visual renderings (illustrations, digital art, photography series, or mixed media)

• Written narrative describing each scene (500 words total)

• Annotated guide explaining what has changed and why

• Presentation board showing before-and-after comparisons

• Artist statement on the role of visioning in climate action

Resources

• Drawdown edited by Paul Hawken

• The Future We Choose by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac

• Transition Network, https://transitionnetwork.org/

• Article: “Solarpunk: A Reference Guide”, on Medium

• Video: “A Message from the Future” by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and The Intercept

• Podcast: Our Changing Climate

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Listen to this episode of Climify Season 4, episode 4 here.