Solarpunk is by no means just a ‘Western’ phenomenon: it really is capturing the imagination worldwide: SolarPunk is a global movement – Sidmouth Solarpunk Solarpunk in Arizona and Koltata – Sidmouth Solarpunk Here’s a piece
From the One Earth blog, looking at the wider eco-movement: Solarpunk recognizes the sheer complexity of the challenges posed by climate change and biodiversity loss. As such, the movement leaves space for “appropriate technology”: innovation
“Friendlier, softer, more human design might be having a moment…” And this is being said by more and more techies and designers: Solarpunk and the new technological optimism – Sidmouth Solarpunk ‘What if nature and
There are all sorts of ‘punk genres’ out there – including our very own solarpunk: Solarpunk arose out of a Tumblr thread in 2014. It is much like Ecopunk, but with a more radically different image
For Earth Day last year, a list of books looking to possible positive futures was put together – including a classic: To celebrate Earth Day, we gathered a list of five inspiring books that represent
There are lots of fabulous visions of the future coming out of the broad solarpunk project – but how will it work in practice? This is from an excellent piece this month from Built-in, “the
The reach of SolarPunk is impressive: even DownUnder they’ve heard of it. They are showing interest in it and are doing something about it too: Award-winning Millennial Australian comedian Tom Ballard: “The world is on
One of the biggest issues around ‘sustainability’ is how to get us all on board – not only with what it means but also with how we can change the way we do things. This
There are lots of inspiring ‘eco new towns’ – including Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium: The new town of Ottignies Louvain-la-Neuve reflects the modern trend of ‘greening’ urban areas. The use of cars is limited or even
The Government launched a major consultation in December 2023 about new measures to improve the energy efficiency and reducing the carbon emissions of new homes and non-domestic building – called the Future Homes & Building