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  1. 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:
    goodgoodgood.co/articles/solar

    #SolarPunkSunday #Decentralize #BuildingCommunity

  2. 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:
    goodgoodgood.co/articles/solar

    #SolarPunkSunday #Decentralize #BuildingCommunity

  3. 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:
    goodgoodgood.co/articles/solar

    #SolarPunkSunday #Decentralize #BuildingCommunity

  4. 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:
    goodgoodgood.co/articles/solar

    #SolarPunkSunday #Decentralize #BuildingCommunity

  5. 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:
    goodgoodgood.co/articles/solar

    #SolarPunkSunday #Decentralize #BuildingCommunity

  6. 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

    zotzmann-koch.com/buecher/2042

    waterstones.com/book/2042-engl

    barnesandnoble.com/w/2042-klau

  7. 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

    zotzmann-koch.com/buecher/2042

    waterstones.com/book/2042-engl

    barnesandnoble.com/w/2042-klau

  8. 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

    zotzmann-koch.com/buecher/2042

    waterstones.com/book/2042-engl

    barnesandnoble.com/w/2042-klau

  9. 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

    zotzmann-koch.com/buecher/2042

    waterstones.com/book/2042-engl

    barnesandnoble.com/w/2042-klau

  10. 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

    zotzmann-koch.com/buecher/2042

    waterstones.com/book/2042-engl

    barnesandnoble.com/w/2042-klau

  11. @AnnaFeatherstone

    I so, so agree with all of this. Yes, yes and yes
    It is the way we need to go
    Thank you for publishing this and so publicising the issues involved

    #hopePunk #solarPunk #climateOptimism

  12. @AnnaFeatherstone

    I so, so agree with all of this. Yes, yes and yes
    It is the way we need to go
    Thank you for publishing this and so publicising the issues involved

    #hopePunk #solarPunk #climateOptimism

  13. @AnnaFeatherstone

    I so, so agree with all of this. Yes, yes and yes
    It is the way we need to go
    Thank you for publishing this and so publicising the issues involved

    #hopePunk #solarPunk #climateOptimism

  14. @AnnaFeatherstone

    I so, so agree with all of this. Yes, yes and yes
    It is the way we need to go
    Thank you for publishing this and so publicising the issues involved

    #hopePunk #solarPunk #climateOptimism

  15. @AnnaFeatherstone

    I so, so agree with all of this. Yes, yes and yes
    It is the way we need to go
    Thank you for publishing this and so publicising the issues involved

    #hopePunk #solarPunk #climateOptimism

  16. #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: calgaryclimatehub.ca/acoc_5_1_

    #EnergyTransition #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #GlobalEnergyTransition #JustTransition #yyc #ClimateOptimism

  17. Next week is our last week of the semester, and we'll focus on what we can do about #ClimateChange. I think it's super-important to leave students feeling empowered to #ActOnClimate and have a sense of #ClimateOptimism.

    This generation has grown up with so much doom & terribleness in their world. But we can't give up, there's no #PlanetB. We must recognize that individual and system change is going to be hard, but is necessary & possible.

  18. 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

    nytimes.com/2023/06/08/nyregio

  19. 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

  20. South #Australia to reach 100% #renewables as soon as 2027 theprogressplaybook.com/2023/1

    "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

  21. Global #CO2emissions could peak as soon as 2023, #IEA data reveals carbonbrief.org/analysis-globa

    "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"

    #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Renewables #ClimateOptimism

  22. 📚🍃 Wainwright Prize 2023: 'staggering' nature book wins award

    "This masterpiece of nature writing takes readers on a profound journey of rivers, water, and wildness"

    #books #bookstodon #climateoptimism #climate

    howtobe247.com/wainwright-priz

  23. 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
    washingtonpost.com/opinions/20

  24. #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: calgaryclimatehub.ca/acoc_5_1_

    #EnergyTransition #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #GlobalEnergyTransition #JustTransition #yyc #ClimateOptimism

  25. #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: calgaryclimatehub.ca/acoc_5_1_

    #EnergyTransition #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #GlobalEnergyTransition #JustTransition #yyc #ClimateOptimism

  26. #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: calgaryclimatehub.ca/acoc_5_1_

    #EnergyTransition #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #GlobalEnergyTransition #JustTransition #yyc #ClimateOptimism

  27. #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: calgaryclimatehub.ca/acoc_5_1_

    #EnergyTransition #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #GlobalEnergyTransition #JustTransition #yyc #ClimateOptimism

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. 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