From carbon-negative homes to people-powered street lights, new innovations are transforming urban living The post 10 ways that future urban living will be greener appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Britain’s felled Sycamore Gap tree is being transformed into a public artwork – and citizens are invited to have their say The post ‘Turning a moment of loss into something hopeful’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
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The boomers spending their golden years getting nicked in the name of ‘intergenerational justice’ The post Meet the OAPs (old age protesters) getting arrested for climate activism appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Research finds heat pump homes use up to two thirds less energy and place less strain on the grid The post Heat pumps put less pressure on the grid than expected appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A deposit return scheme for drink bottles and cans in Romania has ‘made the impossible possible’ The post ‘In Romania now, you don’t see a bottle anywhere’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Health breakthroughs, a Ukrainian conservation success, and a win for river defenders in the Amazon, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
One 1930s house turned carbon-negative propery shows how a deep retrofit can dramatically boost energy efficiency The post How a 1930s home was retrofit to become carbon negative appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
France’s first LGBTQIA+ senior housing opens in Lyon, offering safety, solidarity and a fresh start The post Inside France’s first LGBTQIA+ senior living residence appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Solar panels could increase global crop yields by creating cooler, more resilient growing conditions, researchers say The post Could solar panels help strengthen global food security? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A west London project will use waste heat to supply low-carbon heating to 4,000 homes and a new commercial district The post How a police data centre is heating London’s homes appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Laurence Kemball-Cook’s technology captures the energy of footfall, offering a new approach to urban, off-grid power The post The British company taking many steps to produce power appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A lost giant returned to Galapagos, Wales passed a ‘life-changing’ bill, and a Chinese river came back from the brink, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
You can’t put an old head on young shoulders, so they say. But some wisdom is passed on. We want to hear the nuggets that helped guide you The post What advice did you receive as a child that has stayed with you? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
From life-shifting encounters to small steps that help us “eat the elephant”: the things we learned from our new podcast guests The post Four things we learned making The Purpose Pioneers podcast appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A new vision for urban living is taking shape, driven by an urgent need to make our cities more liveable, sustainable and resilient The post What will urban living look like in the future? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A grassroots regenerative agriculture initiative is helping Kenyan smallholders cut crop failure, reduce chemical reliance and dramatically improve yields The post Regenerative agriculture sows success in Kenya appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
For a club rooted in non-league football, Macclesfield’s recent FA Cup didn't just connect those on the pitch, but a whole community The post How a football cup run helped unite a town appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The UK government announced a new law to protect victims of online image-based abuse, two rare birds made a comeback, and a psychedelic drug was shown to improve depression, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Inspired by marine life, inventors have created a filter to trap pesky microplastics leaked during laundry The post Fish biology inspires laundry microplastics clean up appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A village in north Somerset has got passionate about rare species spotting thanks Yeo Valley Organic’s home farm The post How species spotting took hold of a rural community appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Telecom infrastructure at the ocean floor is being harnessed as a powerful conservation tool for vulnerable marine mammals The post Web of undersea cables poised to become marine observatory appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Swimmers, councils, brands and campaigners are beginning to align around a shared goal – cutting single-use plastic at source The post Can wild swimming unite communities against single-use plastics? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Ireland’s basic income for artists goes permanent, there's progress on FGM, and Norway’s polar bears prove resilient, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Ireland’s basic income for artists goes permanent, there's progress on FGM, and polar bears prove resilient, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Researchers in Australia have developed a dual-purpose paint that tackles rising heat and water scarcity in one stroke The post Novel paint could aid drought-hit regions appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Despite 'broken Britain' headlines, violent crime is falling. We meet those tackling knife crime across the UK The post The shifting reality of knife crime in the UK appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A 40-tonne sculpture unveiled last year beneath the waters of Tokunoshima in Japan waits to be reclaimed by fish and coral The post In sight: Gaia beneath the waves appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Can impulsivity and distraction be signs of intense curiosity, not disorder, and should classrooms adapt? The post Rethinking ADHD as ‘hypercuriosity’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A third of cancer cases are ‘avoidable’, Africa powers ahead on solar, and the push for global tax justice gathers pace, plus more good news The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Tom Pattinson talks to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer about a new scheme to help communities revive their neighbourhoods The post Will Pride in Place put communities back in charge of regeneration? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Now presenting the 2026 Winter Games on TNT, the former Team GB Olympic snowboarder reflects on what has shaped her life beyond the slopes The post Life lessons: former Olympian Aimee Fuller on what life so far has taught her appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Now presenting the 2026 Winter Games on TNT, the former Team GB Olympic snowboarder reflects on what has shaped her life beyond the slopes The post Life lessons: former Olympian Aimee Fuller on what life so far has taught her appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
From ferry companies to pubs, communities are buying local assets to run for themselves. Could new funding superchrarge the movement? The post How communities are stepping up to revive our tired towns and cities appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Our team rose to the challenge of Buy Nothing New Month. Some fared better than others. This is what we learned taking part The post We tried to buy nothing new all January. Here’s how we got on appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
In the birthplace of Lego and Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark invites visitors to rediscover play as an antidote to digital overload The post How Denmark is inviting visitors to rediscover analogue play appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A Yorkshire therapist has discovered her intuitive flock of sheep has an unexpected route to emotional healing The post Shear comfort, the sheep helping people unload their worries appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Farming Photographs will see a field divided into ‘pixels’ of different wheats to grow a photographic-style artwork The post A field of wheat becomes the world’s largest living photograph appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
England’s murder rate plummeted, France said ‘non’ to social media for kids, and the world set a welcome record, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Gene therapy which turns white blood cells into a disease-busting “living drug” has reversed previously untreatable blood cancers The post Revolutionary therapy treats ‘untreatable’ blood cancer appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Acclaimed novelist Ian McEwan argues that the future is still very much in our hands The post ‘We just have to stop doing bad things and do good things’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
What it took to turn an idea into a podcast, and the conversations that emerged along the way The post Behind the scenes of The Purpose Pioneers podcast appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Writers with experience of homelessness share tales of overcoming adversity in a new book The post New anthology rewrites the story of homelessness appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Faced with a terminal diagnosis, 27-year-old sailor Jazz Turner now plans to sail unassisted around the world The post Life after: a terminal diagnosis appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Europe’s green energy ‘tipping point’, a US cancer milestone, and a big beast released, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Behind the green transition are the people whose work and lives are shaped by the winds of change The post The energy inside: three people powering the green transition appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A tenacious group of entrepreneurs and advocates are working to break barriers for female-led business in York and North Yorkshire The post The researchers reshaping the future of women-led business in Yorkshire appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading