Solarpunk is a rather difficult thing to pin down – other than it’s about exploring realistic, positive futures where we put respecting and working with the planet at the centre of our visions. For example:

A few years on from its first outings, it’s clear now that SolarPunk is a global movement, whether in Arizona or Koltata, or across most world languages, including français… italiano… deutsch… español… It is receiving inspiration from the Subcontinent and its vision

The aesthetics and ethics of Solarpunk are proving fertile ground for the world of gaming – as already explored in these pages. Here’s an update on one of the first on the market: ‘Solarpunk’ is

You don’t have to be an anarchist to be taken by solarpunk: anarcho solarpunk – Sidmouth Solarpunk But there is something liberating about the whole thing: Solarpunk provides a shining vision of a positive future,

Plymouth has its pirate festival: Plymouth Pirates Weekend returns for swashbuckling fun – BBC News Whitby its steampunk festival: Whitby Steampunk Weekend XVI 2024 – VisitWhitby.com And Burien Washington State USA its solarpunk fest: The

We could say the Vision Group for Sidmouth should be all about being ‘visionary’ – with some examples suggesting this, from its blog pages looking at where being visionary might work, whether it was new

The Devon Wildlife Trust has just launched its latest campaign: Free the beaver! New vision for beavers in England and Wales shows how Meanwhile, the creatives at Cooked Illustrations, the science communications agency, have just

So much future-oriented fiction and film – and even gaming – is fixed on the dystopian. But it doesn’t have to be stuck in that mode: we can envision much less divisive and depressing futures:

Three years back, these pages looked at efforts to counter the growing fast fashion industry with an alternative – “an equitable and sustainable fashion industry”. And that was the bible of the industry speaking, namely Vogue

Solarpunk is very much about being innovative – and putting the environment at the heart of any design: How SolarPunk informs sustainable architecture and design – Sidmouth Solarpunk And that includes how we build EV