How we build a Solarpunk future, explained. Support OCC and get 20+ bonus, ad-free videos by signing up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/occ/ Check out Andrewism's video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz51PkJy2c0 In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at ways in which we can build a Solarpunk future right now. Solarpunk envisions a world in which nature and humanity are seamlessly intertwined, and it does this through a combination of low and high-tech stools as well as political ideologies that center on justice and the environment. Solarpunk solutions might look like Earthships which are already being constructed around the world with hand tools and human ingenuity. Earthships employ many principles of design that lend well to a Solarpunk world. Earthships are generally made from recycled materials and are rammed full of packed dirt local to the area. The Earthship takes advantage of the sun and the wind through passive heating and cooling as well as solar panels, it collects rainwater, and incorporates nature into the house through indoor greenhouses that connect the Earthship dweller with nature as well as provide resilience. There are also Solarpunk solutions readily available right now for transportation. That comes in the form of sailing in the form 21st century. Sailing is a Solarpunk solution because its ties our economy and our materials to the rhythms of the sea and of nature. Ultimately Solarpunk envisions a world that might be slower, but more intentional. One that ties humanity closely to the natural world. Luckily we already have many Solarpunk tools to create that future at our disposal today. Help me make more videos like this via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OurChangingClimate Email List: https://ourchangingclimateocc.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/OurClimateNow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/occvideos/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/occ.climate/ Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/OurChangingClimate/ Thumbnail art derived from a piece by Roberto Nieto: https://www.instagram.com/syntetyc/?hl=en Check out other Climate YouTubers: Climate in Colour: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Wp9EmfpV7EUSrSJAonxzw zentouro: null Climate Adam: null Kurtis Baute: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTRM8LE1g6UXrVZKwgw5oEA Levi Hildebrand: null Simon Clark: null Sarah Karver: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw Sweet Soul Whisper ASMR: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkWMO64iyRbXQCq5fT4BlBw ClimateTown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Jack Harries: null Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ All About Climate: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs0uXl-w0672ni8pS3UDXsQ Aime Maggie: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIcLW8YOY1kL_6J0TzDBGA Just Have a Think: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRBwLPbXGsI2cJe9W1zfSjQ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:24 - A Word On Technology 3:30 - Earthships 6:49 - Sailing for the 21st Century 10:00 - What's Holding Us Back? 10:57 - Check Out Andrewism's Video! 12:21 - Support OCC on Patreon I use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator _______________________ Further Reading and Resources: https://ourchangingclimate.notion.site/Solarpunk-Solutions-Resources-e0bfeb7019364bcca6686e0e84268697?pvs=4 #Solarpunk #Earthship #ClimateChnage