Is Superman solarpunk?

Plus solarpunk art, events, landscaping and more in this round-up of protopian stuff

We know that the Man of Steel gains his powers from the sun, fights for justice and has sought to eliminate things like nuclear weapons but is he solarpunk?

Probably not, but Gabriel Rizzo has written a very personal, thought-provoking post we really enjoyed about how things Superman has said have helped him escape cynicism and despair to become more solarpunk. You can read the full piece here.

A solarpunk sketch every day

RR Stockton has set herself the challenge of making a piece of solarpunk art every day this month. Check out the roundups of what she made for week one and week two and the rest on her notes.

Solarpunking Washington this Climate Week

Our friends at solarpunk dc have written a great post “Who has the right to the future?” which really chimes with our manifesto point ‘Yes to Tech, No to Technocracy’. They also list great-looking events happening this DC Climate Week.

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Links

• First Steps to Finding the Solarpunk Campus - Agartha One

• Landscape Architecture - A Foot into Solarpunk - Yohann Marquez

• 19 Cities Including London, San Francisco, Hong Kong Achieve ‘Remarkable Reductions’ in Air Pollution - Good News Network

• Britain breaks solar energy record twice as UK’s biggest solar farm gets approval - The Guardian

• Amid an energy crisis, the renewables juggernaut gathers pace - Positive News

• Saudi Arabia’s Radical Water Solution - Andrew Millison

• Small Modular NUCLEAR Reactors. Climate Solution or Costly Distraction? - Just Have a Think

• Biaural Progressive Organic Mantra House Set | Solarpunk Music Festival 2026 PH - Monica Mingoa

Two weeks off

Part of building a deliciously sustainable future is sustaining ourselves, so I’m planning to keep screen-time to a minimum over the next fortnight. That means I’m unlikely to be picking up messages or comments during that time. I’ll aim to read and respond on the other side :)

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See you in the sunshine,

Alex Holland

Founder, SolarPunk Stories