Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast

Radical Hope and Resistance
in the Age of Climate Disaster

Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast envisions a world where humanity thrives in harmony with nature, equity and justice guide our communities, and creativity fuels solutions to our shared challenges. By imagining brighter futures and confronting current crises with resilience, we aim to cultivate hope and empower individuals to co-create a sustainable, inclusive, and thriving planet.

Our mission is to inspire hope and action by exploring solarpunk ideas, sharing grassroots solutions, and amplifying the voices of change-makers who challenge dystopian realities. Through critical analysis, meaningful conversations, and creative storytelling, we provide listeners, authors, and community members with the tools and inspiration to build a more just, equitable, and sustainable world while nurturing optimism in the face of adversity.

Join host Justine Norton-Kertson, along with a slate of occasional guests, as they discuss the current state of the world and how we can work together to create solarpunk solutions and build a utopia right now in the age of climate disaster, both on the page and in our communities.

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Solar Is About to Win, So Why Are We Still Paying So Much? – Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast

On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson looks at the rise of solar power and examines the systems that keep us paying so much for electricity when sunlight is so abundant.Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmagSOURCES AND LINKSSolar’s day in the sun is rapidly approachinghttps://www.ft.com/content/2d78227e-d74d-43f0-ba92-13543e22b1d3New Energy Outlook 2026https://about.bnef.com/insights/clean-energy/new-energy-outlook/#row-6a19c1eed9b5aCORRECTION: In the episode, it's stated that battery storage deployment could rise from 223 GW in 2025 to 3.8 TW by 2035, but that was said incorrectly. BloombergNEF’s executive summary says storage rises from 223 GW in 2025 to 3.8 TW by 2050, not 2035. Our apologies for the mistake. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1. Solar Is About to Win, So Why Are We Still Paying So Much? 23:05
2. Is Regenerative Agriculture the Next Greenwashing Scam? 24:30
3. Beyond Mortar and Magic + What the Sea Remembers 31:33
4. Climate Action Is Not Charity 23:45
5. Coming This Summer 00:58

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