Solarpunk

Solarpunk is a genre of speculative art and fiction which centers depictions of ecologically sustainable futures. It has been described the inverse of cyberpunk. The "solar" represents solar energy as a renewable energy source and an optimistic vision of the future that rejects environmental pessimism, while the "punk" refers to do it yourself and the countercultural, post-capitalist, anarchic and decolonial aspects of creating such a future. Solarpunk works to address how the future might look if humanity succeeded in solving major contemporary challenges with an emphasis on sustainability, human impact on the environment, and addressing climate change and pollution. It borrows elements from utopian and fantasy genres, and retrofuturism. The term originated in 2008, with the term and associated works gaining popularity online over the following years.