Solarpunk is innately about hope for a better future, but Desert is rather about the impossibility to save the world from climate change and the opportunities for anarchy that arise after the world’s end. It’s not as if Desert is devoid of hope, but rather it sees hope and possibilities within the end of the world. In that respect, there is some overlap with solarpunk, but I can’t help but think the nihilism doesn’t jive well with the solarpunk ethos.
I can’t wait that we leave the climate crisis behind us, with abundant and sustainable energy sources that are available for free during peak hours.
I think we are at the dawn of a golden age IF we manage to solve the current crisis.