#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.' "
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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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#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
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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.