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From 1st to 7th of April there will be a Solarpunk unconference in the Commons Hub located in the Austrian Alps. More information: https://gqcca.notion.site/Solarpunk-NOW-59b0645dafb248afbc1c7bd6f89dd2d1
Invisible Solar is a new PV technology that take on the appearance of any building material. Each Invisible Solar module is more than a photovoltaic panel, it also is an active architectural element with various functionality.
Wealthy countries can create prosperity while using less materials and energy if they abandon economic growth as an objective.
"EVs are here to save the car industry, not the planet, that is crystal clear," said outspoken urban planning advocate Jason Slaughter in a recent email conversation. "Electric cars use batteries instead of gasoline, but they are still a horrendously inefficient way to move people around, especially in crowded cities."
See also: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/24/green-technology-precision-fermentation-farming
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Good text I like to link from time to time :) So I thought it might fit here as well.
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/435153...
The most well written solarpunk story I have read so far is Last Chance by Tyler Young, it can be found in the collection “Sunvault”. It has a pretty pessimistic view of human behaviour towards the environment (regardless of political and economic systems) but it has compelling psychological characterization for the people...
