Environment

COP30 marks 30 years of COP climate summits. Has it actually made a difference?
COP30

COP30 marks 30 years of COP climate summits. Has it actually made a difference?

The Paris Agreement was meant to mark a turning point. Ten years later, emissions keep rising. At COP30, much is at stake
'It's never been more urgent': Inside the garden project empowering communities to grow their own food
George Cornelius gives a tour of Loddington's school garden and wetland project
Food

'It's never been more urgent': Inside the garden project empowering communities to grow their own food

How did net zero get so politically toxic?
Net Zero

How did net zero get so politically toxic?

Homeless people needed protecting from hot weather more than ever before in 2025
Homelessness

Homeless people needed protecting from hot weather more than ever before in 2025

Supermarkets have a near monopoly on British food. Is it time for change?
Food

Supermarkets have a near monopoly on British food. Is it time for change?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Why throw away clothes? You could go to a repair cafe to get them fixed instead
A person mending clothes
John Rose

Why throw away clothes? You could go to a repair cafe to get them fixed instead

Wildfires are on the rise in Britain. So how do we protect ourselves?
Climate change

Wildfires are on the rise in Britain. So how do we protect ourselves?

He’ll ‘never be prime minister’, but how will Zack Polanski’s Green Party victory change UK politics?
Zack Polanski
Politics

He’ll ‘never be prime minister’, but how will Zack Polanski’s Green Party victory change UK politics?

Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September
Social Justice

Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September

Could the UK have a Green prime minister? It's 'overdue', says leadership hopeful Ellie Chowns
ellie chowns and adrian ramsay
Politics

Could the UK have a Green prime minister? It's 'overdue', says leadership hopeful Ellie Chowns

Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?
Water

Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?

Top 5 books about climate grief, chosen by Aerth author Deborah Tomkins
Books

Top 5 books about climate grief, chosen by Aerth author Deborah Tomkins

Top 5 books set in rural Canada, chosen by author Tristan Hughes
Books

Top 5 books set in rural Canada, chosen by author Tristan Hughes

The River Severn is drowning in tonnes of chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline
Emma Dearnaley

The River Severn is drowning in tonnes of chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline

Sizewell C nuclear plant isn't perfect. But it's a necessary step if we're to avoid 'dunkelflaute'
Chaitanya Kumar

Sizewell C nuclear plant isn't perfect. But it's a necessary step if we're to avoid 'dunkelflaute'

Should taxpayers pay for solar panels to be installed on homes?
solar panels on the roof of a block of flats
Green energy

Should taxpayers pay for solar panels to be installed on homes?

Kids are struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. Could nature be the answer?
Abby with chickens
John Rose

Kids are struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. Could nature be the answer?

How a Manchester community welcomed the return of the swifts
Nature

How a Manchester community welcomed the return of the swifts

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

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

Fit all new homes with solar panels to slash energy bills by hundreds, government told
a man fitting solar panels to a house
Housing

Fit all new homes with solar panels to slash energy bills by hundreds, government told

It will take 700 years to replace UK's ageing water network at current pace: 'A wholesale betrayal'
Water

It will take 700 years to replace UK's ageing water network at current pace: 'A wholesale betrayal'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Too many homeless people resort to pulling their own teeth. These dentists are trying to change that
Dentist Neil Sikka
Health

Too many homeless people resort to pulling their own teeth. These dentists are trying to change that

Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: 'This will only get worse'
Sewage pollution

Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: 'This will only get worse'

Inside the Big Issue: Earth Day 2025
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Earth Day 2025

Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It's one way to reduce plastic
Record Store Day

Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It's one way to reduce plastic