A hybrid power station consisting of wind turbines, solar panels and fish ponds in Dongtai, China. The country’s pledge to reach carbon neutrality is the subject of science fiction writer Chen Qiufan’s latest book. Photo: Getty Images
Science fiction is best placed to discuss climate crisis, says Chen Qiufan, Chinese sci-fi author
- Chen Qiufan has consciously included topics such as environmental pollution, biodiversity, loss of indigenous culture in his science fiction writing
- His latest is a children’s book about carbon neutrality. Science fiction ‘can broaden the boundary of people’s understanding of the world’, he says
A hybrid power station consisting of wind turbines, solar panels and fish ponds in Dongtai, China. The country’s pledge to reach carbon neutrality is the subject of science fiction writer Chen Qiufan’s latest book. Photo: Getty Images
