The blog post introduces solarpunk as a concept in science fiction that uses stories of hope, social justice, conservation, equality and collaboration in a post-capitalist world that runs on renewable energy. It goes over the various principles it holds and uses the Monk and Robot series as well as Sultana's Dream by Begum Rokeya as examples to elucidate the premise. It affirms that there is value in imagining optimistic futures to combat contemporary pessimism despite the challenges the genre faces.
