We had a great conversation about Solarpunk, its visions for the world, and the challenges we face in building sustainable futures. I talked about the role of storytelling, design, and technology in imagining better futures, and how solarpunk can inspire tangible action today.
The solarpunk movement in fiction, art, fashion, and activism imagines a sustainable civilisation and considers how we get there. After gaining traction for a decade, how does it align with the latest thinking in regenerative design?
Jay Springett is a British writer, podcaster, and strategist with a background in tech consulting and the philosophy of arts. He has been stewarding the solarpunk community as an admin on solarpunks.net since 2014, and has written, given interviews, and delivered talks on the subject for years.
Looking beyond science-fiction speculation, he talks to Ecogradia about solarpunk via actionable initiatives such as permaculture, keyline design for landscape rehydration, urban agriculture, and solar panels as sites of individual agency.
You can find links and more info about the topics we covered in the episode here. Or watch it below – EcoGradia’s Video podcast production is next level!