The Naïve Utopia.

Look closer.

Not all visions of environmental protection describe a hell on Earth. Not all predictions of our shared future are quite so devoted to terrifying people into submission. I would expect that many are tiring of the endless doom, and would welcome a more optimistic vision. A happy end to the story.

I am an engineer, and my entire life has been devoted to solving problems. To do so requires a certain positivity that one can indeed solve the problem, and so I am inclined to join the ranks of the optimistic.

Surrendering to despair and sitting in the road is simply not conducive to problem solving, and the best solutions are those fought from an intractable paradox.

Such optimism in the protection of the environment can be found in the solarpunk movement. Solarpunk is an art and literary genre that imagines a future in which society has advanced in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner. It often portrays communities that prioritize renewable energy sources like solar power, wind power, and other eco-friendly technologies.

Solarpunk art and stories emphasize community resilience, social justice, ecological harmony, and the intersection of technology and nature. It offers a hopeful vision of the future where humanity works with the environment to create a better world.