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If people don’t trust climate science, how will we ever get them to change their ways?
Climate crisis

If people don’t trust climate science, how will we ever get them to change their ways?

We have to debunk the myths around climate change so that people can see what’s really happening

Photographer of the year Zed Nelson on documenting the decimation of nature by humans
Photography

Photographer of the year Zed Nelson on documenting the decimation of nature by humans

Startling images by Nelson show we’ve become ever more detached from nature

The future feels bleak for Gen Zs like me. It’s time for a Green New Deal
Tamara Ullyart

The future feels bleak for Gen Zs like me. It’s time for a Green New Deal

Green New Deal Rising is a group of young people fighting for climate justice and the transition to a clean-energy future

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

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

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

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Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Environment and climate
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Environment and climate

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 RIta Issa

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

I’m a disabled artist and activist. I create art where everyone is valued – including nature
Greta Chambers-McMillan

I’m a disabled artist and activist. I create art where everyone is valued – including nature

‘Flooding can break people’: This woman channelled her fears of extreme weather to help thousands
Climate crisis

‘Flooding can break people’: This woman channelled her fears of extreme weather to help thousands

The growth of rewilding in Britain offers hope for a wilder future in 2025
Rebecca Wrigley

The growth of rewilding in Britain offers hope for a wilder future in 2025

The climate crisis is on our doorstep. How can we keep eco-anxiety in check?
Rosie Downes

The climate crisis is on our doorstep. How can we keep eco-anxiety in check?

Why I switched sides to stop UK’s first deep coal mine in more than 30 years from opening
Maggie Mason

Why I switched sides to stop UK’s first deep coal mine in more than 30 years from opening

Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones
Letters

Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones

No, Extinction Rebellion are not ‘storming’ Windsor Castle. Here’s what we’re doing instead
Marijn van de Geer

No, Extinction Rebellion are not ‘storming’ Windsor Castle. Here’s what we’re doing instead

Fossil fuel giant BP accused of ‘profiting off misery’ after announcing staggering earnings
Fossil fuels

Fossil fuel giant BP accused of ‘profiting off misery’ after announcing staggering earnings

Hefty jail terms for Just Stop Oil activists ‘set a terrible example for the rest of the world’
Climate activism

Hefty jail terms for Just Stop Oil activists ‘set a terrible example for the rest of the world’

Scotland’s national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism
Books

Scotland’s national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism

Inside the Big Issue: Earth Day 2024
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Earth Day 2024

We need to end the fossil fuel era to secure a liveable future – before it’s too late. Here’s how
Izzie McIntosh

We need to end the fossil fuel era to secure a liveable future – before it’s too late. Here’s how

Why have we fallen out of love with Greta Thunberg? It’s because she’s hitting the system where it hurts
Nadeine Asbali

Why have we fallen out of love with Greta Thunberg? It’s because she’s hitting the system where it hurts

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The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Climate, environment and sustainability
Changemakers 2024

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Climate, environment and sustainability

How lucrative North Sea oil became the front line of battle for the climate
Climate crisis

How lucrative North Sea oil became the front line of battle for the climate

What’s next for Just Stop Oil? Activists target unis after key backer says protests ‘counterproductive’
Just Stop Oil

What’s next for Just Stop Oil? Activists target unis after key backer says protests ‘counterproductive’

Why did Just Stop Oil storm stage at Les Miserables? It makes more sense than you might think
Just Stop Oil

Why did Just Stop Oil storm stage at Les Miserables? It makes more sense than you might think