Environment
Taking action against climate change could also help end the need for food banks. Here’s how

Taking action against climate change could also help end the need for food banks. Here’s how
Helen Barnard, of Trussell, and Mike Childs, of Friends of the Earth, argue that a greener future could reduce the need for food banks
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Environment and climate

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Environment and climate
Meet our 2026 Changemakers. Here Big Issue celebrates those who do their best to try to to protect our increasingly unstable world
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
The Big Issue 100 Changemakers list celebrates the people and organisations who are creating positive change. Sophia Alexandra Hall introduces our class of 2026.
Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
‘It won’t work’: Labour can’t fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say
‘It won’t work’: Labour can’t fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say
I care for my disabled son. South East Water outages left us without water for six days

I care for my disabled son. South East Water outages left us without water for six days
From banning skinny jeans to therapy: 14 big ideas that will save the world

From banning skinny jeans to therapy: 14 big ideas that will save the world
Our leaders must listen to scientists on climate change – or catastrophe is around the corner

Our leaders must listen to scientists on climate change – or catastrophe is around the corner
2025 was tough on the planet. We can’t afford a year of Labour in-fighting on environment policy

2025 was tough on the planet. We can’t afford a year of Labour in-fighting on environment policy
Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change

Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change
The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth – here’s what needs to change

The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth – here’s what needs to change
Inside the Millennium Seed Bank, our biological safety net in a changing world

Inside the Millennium Seed Bank, our biological safety net in a changing world
Rhinos have become the face of extinction, but now there’s a small ray of hope

Rhinos have become the face of extinction, but now there’s a small ray of hope
George Lamb on how an Ibiza dance floor set him on a farming odyssey: ‘We need resilience in our food system’

George Lamb on how an Ibiza dance floor set him on a farming odyssey: ‘We need resilience in our food system’
Climate justice cannot wait – COP30 must hear the voices from the frontline

Climate justice cannot wait – COP30 must hear the voices from the frontline
COP30 marks 30 years of COP climate summits. Has it actually made a difference?

COP30 marks 30 years of COP climate summits. Has it actually made a difference?
‘It’s never been more urgent’: Inside the garden project empowering communities to grow their own food

‘It’s never been more urgent’: Inside the garden project empowering communities to grow their own food
Homeless people needed protecting from hot weather more than ever before in 2025

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?

Supermarkets have a near monopoly on British food. Is it time for change?
Why throw away clothes? You could go to a repair cafe to get them fixed instead

Why throw away clothes? You could go to a repair cafe to get them fixed instead
He’ll ‘never be prime minister’, but how will Zack Polanski’s Green Party victory change UK 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

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

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?

