I think ppl forget that the steps to clean energy are merely bridge technologies. You don’t get to industrial age to solarpunk future without some “unclean” steps in between.
That’s a flawed comparison, we’re scientiffically far more advanced now, i dontthink it would be that big of a setback. We’d only change the way society operates. And if you complement the renewable technologies and fossils as bridge technologies correctly, the setback would be little /manageable.
Solarpunk is an utopia. If every step we continue making needs to be perfect, we’ll never get there. Instead we have to improve each step we make to get there.
Solarpunk is also about salvaging technology and post-capitalism. It’s supposed to be reached through a transition period. We just gotta make the first steps and introduce more circular economies. This will phase out most harmful mining practices eventually.
I think ppl forget that the steps to clean energy are merely bridge technologies. You don’t get to industrial age to solarpunk future without some “unclean” steps in between.
“No don’t break those poor eggs! That’s not how you make an omelette 😔”
What’s the problem with the concept of ‘a factory’?
Yup, and “clean” gets you right back to the 18th century. The vast majority of human history operated 100% renewable.
That’s a flawed comparison, we’re scientiffically far more advanced now, i dontthink it would be that big of a setback. We’d only change the way society operates. And if you complement the renewable technologies and fossils as bridge technologies correctly, the setback would be little /manageable.
Solarpunk is an utopia. If every step we continue making needs to be perfect, we’ll never get there. Instead we have to improve each step we make to get there.
Solarpunk is also about salvaging technology and post-capitalism. It’s supposed to be reached through a transition period. We just gotta make the first steps and introduce more circular economies. This will phase out most harmful mining practices eventually.