“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

Nesta, the UK innovation agency for social good, is about “bringing together a range of experts and thinkers to address the defining issues facing the country”. The focus of its work is innovation, and as

There are some very clever ways at looking at what to do with our plastic waste: The next wave: Upcycled marine plastics form new furniture line – Furniture Today Plastic waste transform into tiny home