The SolarPunk movement is fundamentally about using creativity to envisage the future – because we need a ‘heightened imaginary response to climate change’.

In science, that might mean seeing salt as a material for the future or using biodesign to let nature guide our design. And in the arts, it is already involving, across the creative world, artists focusing their work on climate and we are seeing the future of gaming with socially-focussed games for young people.

Now it is being asked if film & TV can drive climate action – as an Ipsos survey asks creatives for their take on barriers & opportunities:

The survey digs into what film and TV folks think about climate storytelling with a major focus on any barriers to making climate-related content, notably including how these relate to funding. We hear that film commissions and the UN itself is showing an interest in the results, the hope being it could lead to more support for creatives working on climate relevant projects...

Events such as COP and New York Climate Week now regularly feature sessions involving filmmakers, broadcasters, platforms and funders. ECCA screened climate content at the most recent COP, and Netflix, National Geographic and NBC Universal were among those speaking during NY Climate Week. The IPSOS survey, meanwhile, is the first global project of its kind, and is supported by the likes of the Futerra Solutions Union, a UK charity focused on how culture can impact conversations around climate change...

Finally, from Netflix, via the BBC:

From: The climate films shaping society – BBC Future

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