The Anthropocene has emerged as a defining framework for understanding humanity's unprecedented impact on planetary systems, exposing the ecological consequences of extractive modes of development rooted in industrial capitalism, fossil-fuel dependency, and technological exploitation. In response to these challenges, contemporary environmental thought increasingly advocates regenerative approaches that prioritize ecological restoration, sustainability, and interspecies coexistence. This paper examines the transition from extraction to regeneration through an interdisciplinary framework that integrates environmental humanities, ecocriticism, posthuman theory, and contemporary sustainability discourse. Central to this analysis is Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy, which offers a powerful literary critique of ecological devastation while simultaneously envisioning alternative modes of survival grounded in cooperation, adaptation, and ecological responsibility.
Drawing upon the theoretical insights of Donna Haraway, Bruno Latour, and Timothy Morton, the study explores how Atwood's speculative fiction challenges anthropocentric assumptions and reimagines the relationship between humans, technology, and the natural world. The literary analysis is complemented by recent empirical data from international organizations, including the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the International Energy Agency (IEA), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). These developments demonstrate the growing significance of renewable energy technologies as practical instruments of environmental transformation. The paper argues that green energy should be understood not merely as a technological solution to climate change but as a catalyst for a broader environmental renaissance that links ecological sustainability with ethical responsibility, social equity, and cultural renewal. Furthermore, it examines India's evolving renewable energy policies within the framework of Viksit Bharat 2047, highlighting how national development strategies can contribute to regenerative futures. By bringing together literary imagination, critical theory, and contemporary environmental data, this study contends that regeneration represents both a practical necessity and a transformative vision for reconfiguring humanity's relationship with the Earth in the Anthropocene era.