climate change

Our leaders must listen to scientists on climate change – or catastrophe is around the corner
Mark Wright

Our leaders must listen to scientists on climate change – or catastrophe is around the corner

Environmental destruction can happen quickly and catastrophically at the stroke of a politician’s mis-informed pen, says WWF UK’s Mark Wright

2025 was tough on the planet. We can’t afford a year of Labour in-fighting on environment policy
Shaun Spiers

2025 was tough on the planet. We can’t afford a year of Labour in-fighting on environment policy

The cross party consensus on net zero has shattered, writes Shaun Spiers of Green Alliance. But it’s a huge economic opportunity

Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change
Housing

Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change

Labour has pledged to remove blockages and delays from the planning system and build reservoirs to address water problems. Big Issue looks at some of the changes coming in the Planning and Infrastructure Act

To avoid climate catastrophe we must reimagine our relationship with nature – and with each other
Cameron Saul

To avoid climate catastrophe we must reimagine our relationship with nature – and with each other

This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills
Housing

This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills

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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?

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?

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

Calls for major change to health and safety laws as UK battered by yet another heatwave
Heatwave

Calls for major change to health and safety laws as UK battered by yet another heatwave

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

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

‘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

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
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?
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
David Laister

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

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The UK is careering toward a net zero backlash – or ‘greenlash’ – unless Labour acts quickly
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?
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’
Nature

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