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  • Solarpunk is a movement in speculative fiction, art, fashion and activism that seeks to answer and embody the question “what does a sustainable civilization look like, and how can we get there?”

    Why Solarpunk, Not Cyberpunk, Is the Future We Need Right Now Pat Riley 2021

  • Solarpunk is the opposite of cyberpunk’s nihilism, offering stories, the founders say, about “ingenuity, positive creation, independence, and community.”

    Exploring the Future Beyond Cyberpunk’s Neon and Noir Darren Garrett 2021

  • Solarpunk stories take place in futures where humanity, technology, and nature live in harmony rather than in conflict.

    The Solarpunk Future: Five Essential Works of Climate-Forward Fiction Justine Norton-Kertson 2021

  • Then there’s a second wave of cli-fi, particularly ‘solarpunk,’ which is deus ex machina—there’s a gap, something has happened, and we’ve got some way of making everyone a decent human being, and here’s the future we could build if we got everything right.

    The Best Eco-Thriller Books Five Books 2024

  • Then there’s a second wave of cli-fi, particularly ‘solarpunk,’ which is deus ex machina—there’s a gap, something has happened, and we’ve got some way of making everyone a decent human being, and here’s the future we could build if we got everything right.

    The Best Eco-Thriller Books Five Books 2024

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