Daylight Awareness Week 2025 – Call for Contributions now open!

As the world needs to move away from fossil fuels, we are entering a new era — one where daylight can play a central role in how we live, work, and care for our planet. Future Solar Societies imagines a world shaped by the power of the sun — not only through solar energy and sustainable technologies, but also through nature-based systems, lifestyles, and cultural perspectives that embrace natural light.

This year’s Daylight Awareness Week explores how daylight can help build healthier, more sustainable, and fairer societies – for both people and the ecosystems we depend on. From climate-friendly architecture to traditional knowledge of living with daylight, from emerging technologies like artificial photosynthesis to sunlight-driven processes in forests and oceans — we will highlight stories, science, and solutions that show how daylight is key to thriving in a changing climate.

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