solarpunk

From solar +‎ -punk, modeled after cyberpunk and steampunk. Coined by John Robert in 2008 in his blog Republic of the Bees.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsəʊ.ləˌpʌnk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊ.ləɹˌpʌnk/
• Hyphenation: so‧lar‧punk

solarpunk (countable and uncountable, plural solarpunks)

2. (uncountable) A literary, artistic, and social movement that focuses on community, sustainability, technology powered by renewable energy, and a free and egalitarian society.

   Coordinate term: biopunk

   • 2008 April 30, john-roberts, “From Steampunk to Solarpunk”, in Republic of the Bees‎^[1] (blog post), Blogger:

     So, in honor of the Beluga Skysail's maiden voyage, I'm going to suggest a new literary genre: solarpunk.

   • 2015, Evelyn Deshane, Beyond Monsters and Myths: The Transgender Future and Progress Narrative in Speculative Fiction:

     In a short blog written for the LGBT magazine Vitality, Claudie Arsenault explains that “solarpunk is all about envisioning a positive future, deeply rooted in sustainability, community, and acceptance.”

   • 2017, Marisha Knutson, Summus Deus: A Collection of Short Stories (honors thesis), Portland State University:

     “Letters to Lovelace” takes place before the “revelation” as mentioned by Novice Broder in “Moss Piglets.” and is pre-greentech, but is the catalyst for the founding of their solarpunk world.

   • 2017 September 16, Paul March-Russell, “Organic Systems: Environments, Bodies and Cultures in Science Fiction, Birkbeck College London”, in Foundation, volume 46, number 128:

     Lastly (although actually the first paper on the panel), Rhys Williams explored the merits and limitations of the emerging sub-genre of 'solarpunk'.

   • 2017 June, Sally Adee, “The power of good”, in New Scientist, volume 234, number 3129:

     Most of my novels, I think, are actually fun because I'm doing realism in a way the world needs. As for anyone picking up the mantle, there's a group of young writers who call themselves solarpunk, and what they're trying is all about adaptation.

   • 2023 February 2, “Newly Published, From Climate Fiction to a Lost Congolese Princess”, in The New York Times Book Review‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Drawing from literary movements like Afrofuturism, hopepunk and solarpunk, this collection of 12 short stories approaches climate change with hope for the radically different futures humans might create.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

3. (countable) A supporter of the solarpunk movement.

• cli-fi

Unadapted borrowing from English solarpunk.

solarpunk m (uncountable)

2. solarpunk