#climateoptimism — Public Fediverse posts
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Floating gardens, #CleanEnergy, and #CommunityFirst: Why '#solarpunk' #architecture gives us #ClimateOptimism
Dec 12, 2025
"Imagine floating towers teeming with lush greenery that look out over clean waterways overflowing with wildlife. As you glance down, you realize pedestrians outnumber cars — which fly on renewable energy — and people mill about in community gardens and meeting spaces as plants and solar panels alike drink in sunlight.
"Welcome to the dream world of a 'solarpunk' city.
"Solarpunk is derived from #cyberpunk, a genre of speculative fiction that was coined by author #BruceBethke in 1983 with the release of his sci-fi short story of the same name, which follows a group of young #RebelHackers.
"From there, cyberpunk spawned a slew of futuristic aesthetics, ideals, and stories. But solarpunk — a term which first sprang up online in 2008 — goes a step further than cyberpunk, and its fantastical subgenre steampunk, by encapsulating not just a style or genre, but an entire #SocialMovement.
"#JaySpringett is the co-administrator of solarpunks.net, a website that curates articles, stories, and artwork that are representative of the movement. Spend a minute scrolling on the site and common themes will emerge: #rewilding efforts, #gardening methods, #rainwater harvesting, #VisibleMending practices, and so much more. [Hey, that sounds a lot like what we cover on #SolarPunkSundays!]
" 'I have always considered solarpunk to be focused on the practical as opposed to the wishful thinking,' Springett told Built In, a Chicago software company. 'And it’s a discussion that’s becoming more and more prominent.' "
Read more:
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That's my wonderful British editor Cressida Downing and me last October in Kent where she promised to help me make my books (plural!) fit for the international market. My first fiction #book is out now in English! 🎉 Please have fun reading my utopian #novella "2042 – The Forbidden Library", a #ClimateOptimism book about wild animal help and #UrbanGardening in a post-war Europe in 2042. #Utopia #ClimateFiction
https://www.zotzmann-koch.com/buecher/2042EN/
https://www.waterstones.com/book/2042-english-edition-softcover/klaudia-zotzmann-koch/9783903324725
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/2042-klaudia-zotzmann-koch/1147337351
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A video on How much progress have we made on climate change?
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where does hope reside
not in probability
it needs but a path#haiku #senryu #poem #SmallPoem #ShortPoem #hope #despair #optimism #resilience #Love #JobMarket #climate #ClimateHope #ClimateOptimism
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I so, so agree with all of this. Yes, yes and yes
It is the way we need to go
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Finally found some time to start reading #HannahRitchie : "I don't think we're going to be the last generation. The evidence points to the opposite. I think we could be the *first* generation [...] that leaves the environment in a better state than we found it." #ClimateOptimism #ClimateChange #Sustainability #Positivity
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Portugal just ran on 100% #renewables for six days in a row.
@CanaryMediaInc https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/portugal-just-ran-on-100-renewables-for-six-days-in-a-row
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A dash of #ClimateOptimism in these dark times. #ClimateChange #Renewables #AltTxt4Me
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Here's a little climate optimism to start this day of gratitude.
#Sustainability #SustainableLiving #ClimateOptimism #Optimism #Gratitude #Thanksgiving
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South #Australia to reach 100% #renewables as soon as 2027 https://theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/01/south-australia-to-reach-100-renewables-as-soon-as-2027/
"Energy from renewable sources supplied about 71% of South Australian electricity generation in 2022–23 and is forecast to exceed and remain close to 100% of South Australian demand from 2026–27"
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateOptimism #EnergyTransition #SouthAustralia
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Global #CO2emissions could peak as soon as 2023, #IEA data reveals https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-global-co2-emissions-could-peak-as-soon-as-2023-iea-data-reveals/
"A legacy of the global energy crisis may be to usher in the beginning of the end of the #FossilFuels era; the momentum behind clean #EnergyTransition is now sufficient for global demand for #coal, #oil and #NaturalGas to all reach a high point before 2030"
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📚🍃 Wainwright Prize 2023: 'staggering' nature book wins award
"This masterpiece of nature writing takes readers on a profound journey of rivers, water, and wildness"
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If you need some #climateoptimism today, NYC will soon implement a city-wide composting ordinance, meaning that hundreds of tons of food waste every year will be able to be composted and turned into valuable soil that can be used for farming! Absolutely incredible, since food that is left in landfills creates methane, a greenhouse gas. #econews #climatechange #globalwarming #climatepositive #uspol
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/nyregion/food-composting-nyc.html
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Climate optimism is not naive or unrealistic. It is a mindset that focuses on the positive actions and solutions that are possible. It can inspire people to take action and create change.
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This essay by #rebeccasolnit resonates with me. Throughout my life, I have been happiest & healthiest when most focused on creative work, community, and positive action for the common good. If we focus on what we have to gain from confronting climate change and wake up from our fear and despair, the possibilities open up. #climatecrisis #climatedenial #climateoptimism #Community #climateactionow
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/15/rebecca-solnit-climate-change-wealth-abundance/ -
#ClimateOfChange kicks off our 5th season with longtime Hub friend (& the focus of our next Hub Book Club!) #Calgary's own Chris Turner to talk about his GREAT new book "How To Be A Climate Optimist: Blueprints for a Better World."
Join us Feb 28th, 7pm! RSVP: https://www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/acoc_5_1_climate_optimism_with_chris_turner
#EnergyTransition #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #GlobalEnergyTransition #JustTransition #yyc #ClimateOptimism