Environment

How did net zero get so politically toxic?
Net Zero

How did net zero get so politically toxic?

The cross-party consensus on net zero has shattered. What does that mean for the climate – and for the next election?

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

Councils across England and Wales provide shelter to rough sleepers when temperatures soar. Local authorities stepped in at least 149 times by mid-July this year compared to 93 times across the entirety of summer in 2024

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?

Should supermarkets have a near monopoly over grocery sales in Britain? Charities are calling for ‘bold and urgent action’ to fix the food system

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

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

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

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’

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

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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

Statue of girl killed by air pollution should be reminder of dangers of toxic air, says mother
Air pollution

Statue of girl killed by air pollution should be reminder of dangers of toxic air, says mother

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

Communities that build solar panels and wind farms should get cheaper bills, says Labour minister
Community energy

Communities that build solar panels and wind farms should get cheaper bills, says Labour minister