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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:
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/solar-punk-green-architecture-futuristic-design

#SolarPunkSunday #Decentralize #BuildingCommunity

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:
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/solar-punk-green-architecture-futuristic-design

#SolarPunkSunday #Decentralize #BuildingCommunity

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:
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/solar-punk-green-architecture-futuristic-design

#SolarPunkSunday #Decentralize #BuildingCommunity

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:
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/solar-punk-green-architecture-futuristic-design

#SolarPunkSunday #Decentralize #BuildingCommunity

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:
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/solar-punk-green-architecture-futuristic-design

#SolarPunkSunday #Decentralize #BuildingCommunity

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

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

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

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

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

A video on How much progress have we made on climate change?
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#climatechange #climateoptimism #goodnews #climate

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A video on How much progress have we made on climate change?
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#climatechange #climateoptimism #goodnews #climate

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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

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

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

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

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

@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

@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

@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

@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

@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

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

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

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

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

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

#tinyforests are popping up in cities world wide. Here’s why #climateoptimism #ClimateChange #urbanforest #ClimateAction

https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/tiny-forests-japan-canada-1.7114111

#tinyforests are popping up in cities world wide. Here’s why #climateoptimism #ClimateChange #urbanforest #ClimateAction

https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/tiny-forests-japan-canada-1.7114111

#tinyforests are popping up in cities world wide. Here’s why #climateoptimism #ClimateChange #urbanforest #ClimateAction

https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/tiny-forests-japan-canada-1.7114111

#tinyforests are popping up in cities world wide. Here’s why #climateoptimism #ClimateChange #urbanforest #ClimateAction

https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/tiny-forests-japan-canada-1.7114111

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

#ClimateDiary #ClimateOptimism

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

#ClimateDiary #ClimateOptimism

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

#ClimateDiary #ClimateOptimism

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

#ClimateDiary #ClimateOptimism

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

#ClimateDiary #ClimateOptimism

A dash of #ClimateOptimism in these dark times. #ClimateChange #Renewables #AltTxt4Me

A dash of #ClimateOptimism in these dark times. #ClimateChange #Renewables #AltTxt4Me

A dash of #ClimateOptimism in these dark times. #ClimateChange #Renewables #AltTxt4Me

A dash of #ClimateOptimism in these dark times. #ClimateChange #Renewables #AltTxt4Me

A dash of #ClimateOptimism in these dark times. #ClimateChange #Renewables #AltTxt4Me

Here's a little climate optimism to start this day of gratitude.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2023-11-23/climate-change-is-scary-heres-what-gives-people-hope-boiling-point?utm_id=119624&sfmc_id=1849582&skey_id=037111bcc4e496dca2b15be795412bb2cabdfacdf38f9d77905aad7d2f179d0d

#Sustainability #SustainableLiving #ClimateOptimism #Optimism #Gratitude #Thanksgiving

Here's a little climate optimism to start this day of gratitude.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2023-11-23/climate-change-is-scary-heres-what-gives-people-hope-boiling-point?utm_id=119624&sfmc_id=1849582&skey_id=037111bcc4e496dca2b15be795412bb2cabdfacdf38f9d77905aad7d2f179d0d

#Sustainability #SustainableLiving #ClimateOptimism #Optimism #Gratitude #Thanksgiving

Here's a little climate optimism to start this day of gratitude.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2023-11-23/climate-change-is-scary-heres-what-gives-people-hope-boiling-point?utm_id=119624&sfmc_id=1849582&skey_id=037111bcc4e496dca2b15be795412bb2cabdfacdf38f9d77905aad7d2f179d0d

#Sustainability #SustainableLiving #ClimateOptimism #Optimism #Gratitude #Thanksgiving

Here's a little climate optimism to start this day of gratitude.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2023-11-23/climate-change-is-scary-heres-what-gives-people-hope-boiling-point?utm_id=119624&sfmc_id=1849582&skey_id=037111bcc4e496dca2b15be795412bb2cabdfacdf38f9d77905aad7d2f179d0d

#Sustainability #SustainableLiving #ClimateOptimism #Optimism #Gratitude #Thanksgiving

Here's a little climate optimism to start this day of gratitude.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2023-11-23/climate-change-is-scary-heres-what-gives-people-hope-boiling-point?utm_id=119624&sfmc_id=1849582&skey_id=037111bcc4e496dca2b15be795412bb2cabdfacdf38f9d77905aad7d2f179d0d

#Sustainability #SustainableLiving #ClimateOptimism #Optimism #Gratitude #Thanksgiving

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