Dreams are good, but that doesn’t mean sticking our heads in the clouds.

Here’s an intro to a talk by Jerry Springett on the history and future of Solarpunk at Human Entities Conference in Lisbon – organised by CADA in partnership with the Lisbon Architecture Triennale and the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon:

Given the growth in popularity and interest that Solarpunk has seen in the last year or so, I thought it important to say that things aren’t going to be great in the near future. Despite its optimism, Solarpunk doesn’t shy away or ignore this reality we are en route to a better world and its going to take dirt behind our ears to get there.

Here he is in full flow:

Solarpunk – thejaymo

And here he is with his full talk:

This is a re-recording of my talk ‘Solarpunk Means Dreaming Green’

But he isn’t the only one dreaming such dreams:

Solarpunk Dreams – by Holly Wielkoszewski – A Liminal Life – a full article on subscription out this month

solarpunk dreams – “a hopeful sci-fi future to believe in” with lots of stories and links and ideas

☀ Solarpunk futurism seems optimistic and whimsical. But not really. – from the Conservative Futurist

Solarpunk Imagines a Future Where Renewable Tech Meets Socio-Ecological Enlightenment – featured before on these pages

And finally, there is the t-shirt:

Solarpunk Dreams Utopian Green Future Design for Eco-Lovers T-Shirt : Amazon.co.uk: Fashion

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