{"id":1461,"date":"2026-04-03T11:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ccas\/?page_id=1461"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:34:45","slug":"is-my-topic-solarpunk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ccas\/solarpunk-super-saturday\/is-my-topic-solarpunk\/","title":{"rendered":"Is my topic “Solarpunk”?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The short answer–probably yes! Unless you’re promoting coal and oil, and its something you are passionate\/excited about or helps imagine\/build a brighter world, then it’s probably very Solarpunk!<\/p>\n

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Anything that helps us connect to or understand our world, and helps design a more empathetic and less harmful community is solarpunk.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But if you’re wanting inspiration or list to compare it to, below is a list of categories and examples of topics that are very thematic. However Solarpunk is very much a vibe with no standard definition, so we’re happy to hear suggestions not shared here!<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf31 Ecology & Living Systems<\/b><\/div>\n
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  • Environmental science, ecology, conservation, restoration<\/li>\n
  • Plants, animals, insects, fungi (very solarpunk)<\/strong>, soils, watersheds<\/li>\n
  • Marine, freshwater, or terrestrial ecosystems<\/li>\n
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    Droughts, floods, or other world impacts<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    \ud83c\udf3e Food, Land, & Regenerative Practices<\/b><\/div>\n
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    • Agriculture, agroecology, permaculture<\/li>\n
    • Indigenous land stewardship and traditional ecological knowledge<\/li>\n
    • Urban gardening, food justice, food sovereignty<\/li>\n
    • Forestry, rewilding, land-use planning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \u26a1 Sustainable Technology & Infrastructure<\/b><\/div>\n
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      • Renewable energy (solar, wind, hydro, storage, microgrids)<\/li>\n
      • Sustainable transportation and mobility<\/li>\n
      • Green buildings, passive design, eco-materials<\/li>\n
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        Low-tech and high-impact solutions<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        \ud83d\udd04 Systems Thinking & Future Design<\/b><\/div>\n
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        • Systems thinking and systems mapping<\/li>\n
        • Circular economy, waste reduction, repair cultures<\/li>\n
        • Ethical or sustainable business models<\/li>\n
        • Community-based solutions and cooperative systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
          \ud83c\udf0a Water, Climate, & Earth Systems<\/b><\/div>\n
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          • Water access, quality, rights, and management<\/li>\n
          • Climate adaptation, mitigation, and resilience<\/li>\n
          • Coastal, marine, and watershed studies<\/li>\n
          • Disaster preparedness and community resilience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
            \u270a Social Justice & Community Futures<\/b><\/div>\n
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            • Environmental justice, land and water rights<\/li>\n
            • Social equity, labor, housing, and health intersections<\/li>\n
            • Community organizing, mutual aid, grassroots movements<\/li>\n
            • Conflict studies with environmental or resource dimensions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
              \ud83d\udcda Education, Culture, & Storytelling<\/b><\/div>\n
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              • Environmental education and public outreach<\/li>\n
              • Science communication and participatory research<\/li>\n
              • Art, media, games, storytelling, or speculative futures<\/li>\n
              • Solarpunk, Indigenous futurism, climate fiction\/nonfiction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                The short answer–probably yes! Unless you’re promoting coal and oil, and its something you are passionate\/excited about or helps imagine\/build a brighter world, then it’s probably very Solarpunk! Anything that helps us connect to or understand our world, and helps design a more empathetic and less harmful community is solarpunk. But if you’re wanting inspiration […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7234,"featured_media":0,"parent":1379,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ccas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1461"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ccas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ccas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ccas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ccas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1461"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ccas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1471,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ccas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1461\/revisions\/1471"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ccas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ccas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}