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Architecture trailblazer Muyiwa Oki on building for tomorrow, AI and the race for net zero
Royal Institute of British Architects president Muyiwa Oki
Architecture

Architecture trailblazer Muyiwa Oki on building for tomorrow, AI and the race for net zero

Muyiwa Oki became the youngest and the first black RIBA president when he took on the role two years ago. As his two-year spell comes to an end, he spoke to the Big Issue
'It would be good to know how long we have left': This clifftop community is falling into the sea
Climate crisis

'It would be good to know how long we have left': This clifftop community is falling into the sea

Cigarettes, alcohol and sunsheeeeeine: How the UK has changed since Oasis first hit the big time
Oasis

Cigarettes, alcohol and sunsheeeeeine: How the UK has changed since Oasis first hit the big time

Tony Blair is talking nonsense on net zero. The reality is the UK isn't prepared
Bob Ward

Tony Blair is talking nonsense on net zero. The reality is the UK isn't prepared

Model village gets green makeover with tiny heat pumps, solar panels and miniature Ed Miliband
Net Zero

Model village gets green makeover with tiny heat pumps, solar panels and miniature Ed Miliband

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
These scientists felt powerless over the climate crisis – so they decided to do something about it
Climate activism

These scientists felt powerless over the climate crisis – so they decided to do something about it

Fossil fuel industries 'worried' after clean energy powered 40% of world's electricity needs in 2024
Clean energy

Fossil fuel industries 'worried' after clean energy powered 40% of world's electricity needs in 2024

Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement
Just Stop Oil
Sam Nadel

Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement

Water isn't just an environmental issue – it’s a humanitarian emergency
Ariyon Bakare

Water isn't just an environmental issue – it’s a humanitarian emergency

Labour's billion pound gamble: Can community energy deliver the affordable power the UK needs?
A person on a bile rides down a street
Community energy

Labour's billion pound gamble: Can community energy deliver the affordable power the UK needs?

The North Sea has been Britain's oil powerhouse for 50 years. But what is its future now?
The North Sea

The North Sea has been Britain's oil powerhouse for 50 years. But what is its future now?

Polar ice is crucial to life as we know it – here's why
Climate change

Polar ice is crucial to life as we know it – here's why

Reform UK's climate denialism could devastate the very towns and cities they want to represent
Nigel Farage giving a speech
David Laister

Reform UK's climate denialism could devastate the very towns and cities they want to represent

Climate change is keeping food from our plates. It's time for big business to step up
Paul McNamee

Climate change is keeping food from our plates. It's time for big business to step up

The UK is careering toward a net zero backlash – or 'greenlash' – unless Labour acts quickly
Wind farm shows wind turbines against a sunset - to illustrate a story about Net Zero plans
Niamh O Regan

The UK is careering toward a net zero backlash – or 'greenlash' – unless Labour acts quickly

The future looks grim under climate change. So why is nobody talking about Just Stop Oil anymore?
Just Stop Oil
Climate activism

The future looks grim under climate change. So why is nobody talking about Just Stop Oil anymore?

Rosebank oilfield approval ruled unlawful – here's why it's an 'incredible victory' for the planet
Environment

Rosebank oilfield approval ruled unlawful – here's why it's an 'incredible victory' for the planet

Rachel Reeves sets Labour on collision course with environmentalists over 'bats and newts'
a bat
Nature

Rachel Reeves sets Labour on collision course with environmentalists over 'bats and newts'

'Dystopian': Rachel Reeves backs third Heathrow runway. What will it mean for the planet?
Climate crisis

'Dystopian': Rachel Reeves backs third Heathrow runway. What will it mean for the planet?

Growth and jobs or a net zero nightmare? Why there's so much opposition to Heathrow's third runway
Heathrow Airport

Growth and jobs or a net zero nightmare? Why there's so much opposition to Heathrow's third runway

What impact will Trump's presidency actually have on the UK? Here's everything you need to know
Donald Trump

What impact will Trump's presidency actually have on the UK? Here's everything you need to know

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there's still lots we can learn from the stars
Space

We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there's still lots we can learn from the stars

The 1.5C global warming target is a 'delusion', warns climate scientist who fled Los Angeles
Global heating

The 1.5C global warming target is a 'delusion', warns climate scientist who fled Los Angeles

'I'm scared – but I'm ready to go': Why GPs are willing to go to prison to protest the climate crisis
Dr Patrick Hart is a GP jailed for climate crisis protests
Dr RIta Issa

'I'm scared – but I'm ready to go': Why GPs are willing to go to prison to protest the climate crisis

Calling MPs of all stripes: Our planet is counting on your vote on the Climate and Nature Bill
Roz Savage MP

Calling MPs of all stripes: Our planet is counting on your vote on the Climate and Nature Bill