environment and community
The 1.5C global warming target is a ‘delusion’, warns climate scientist who fled Los Angeles
The 1.5C global warming target is a ‘delusion’, warns climate scientist who fled Los Angeles
Two years ago, NASA climate scientist Peter Kalmus decided to leave Los Angeles, fearing climate change-induced wildfires
Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
January is the time for looking at the year ahead, so I’m asking how we can make the Edinburgh Fringe more affordable for the people who make it
Calling MPs of all stripes: Our planet is counting on your vote on the Climate and Nature Bill
Calling MPs of all stripes: Our planet is counting on your vote on the Climate and Nature Bill
By voting for the CAN Bill on 24 January, MPs can show that they’re serious about regaining trust from voters who see environmental action as a priority
‘I’m scared – but I’m ready to go’: Why GPs are willing to go to prison to protest the climate crisis
‘I’m scared – but I’m ready to go’: Why GPs are willing to go to prison to protest the climate crisis
Starmer wants to ‘mainline’ AI into the UK’s ‘veins’. Here are the opportunities – and the risks
Starmer wants to ‘mainline’ AI into the UK’s ‘veins’. Here are the opportunities – and the risks
Cruise ships pump out 10 times the CO2 per passenger as flying. Can they turn the tide?
Cruise ships pump out 10 times the CO2 per passenger as flying. Can they turn the tide?
I’m a disabled artist and activist. I create art where everyone is valued – including nature
I’m a disabled artist and activist. I create art where everyone is valued – including nature
‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime
‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime
I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell
I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell
Polarisation and a test for Starmer: How Trump 2.0 will pose a major climate challenge for the UK
Polarisation and a test for Starmer: How Trump 2.0 will pose a major climate challenge for the UK
‘I didn’t see a future’: Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces ‘gay ban’
‘I didn’t see a future’: Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces ‘gay ban’
I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was
I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was
Emmerdale star talks taking on a father’s agony in missing person story: ‘I hope it makes people think’
Emmerdale star talks taking on a father’s agony in missing person story: ‘I hope it makes people think’
Privatisation’s thirst for profit will never be quenched. It’s time to take our water back
Privatisation’s thirst for profit will never be quenched. It’s time to take our water back
Our prisons are so broken that we can’t carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them
Our prisons are so broken that we can’t carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them
‘We are all connected’: A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais
‘We are all connected’: A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais
Rewilding pioneer Derek Gow: ‘We’ve left very little room for nature to exist at all’
Rewilding pioneer Derek Gow: ‘We’ve left very little room for nature to exist at all’
‘We have to work with nature’: What UK’s only wild bison herd can teach us about the nature crisis
‘We have to work with nature’: What UK’s only wild bison herd can teach us about the nature crisis
Nickel Boys star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: ‘Black women’s tears are exploited’
Nickel Boys star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: ‘Black women’s tears are exploited’
‘Flooding can break people’: This woman channelled her fears of extreme weather to help thousands
‘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
The growth of rewilding in Britain offers hope for a wilder future in 2025
Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024
Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024
This Black flower seller’s identity was a mystery. But the answer has helped give one family closure
This Black flower seller’s identity was a mystery. But the answer has helped give one family closure
Yes, there have been victories against sewage pollution – but 2025 is a fight to keep Labour honest
Yes, there have been victories against sewage pollution – but 2025 is a fight to keep Labour honest
This woman’s asylum hotel reminded her of being detained. Here’s how we can stop failing refugees
