Environment

Why I wrote an opera about Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg raising a fist in protest
Music

Why I wrote an opera about Greta Thunberg

Lisa Logan, composer of After my Breath: A Love Letter To Greta, writes about why the environmental activist's story belongs on stage
In pictures: Meet the farmers in Pakistan who are rebuilding their homes after devastating floods
Ghulam Qasim
Khaula Jamil

In pictures: Meet the farmers in Pakistan who are rebuilding their homes after devastating floods

Is there really an air conditioning ban in Britain?
Debunked

Is there really an air conditioning ban in Britain?

Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he's training to keep bees
Bees

Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he's training to keep bees

David Attenborough by Chris Packham: 'I don’t think he has an earthly equal' 
Centenary

David Attenborough by Chris Packham: 'I don’t think he has an earthly equal' 

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Five ways David Attenborough changed the world
David Attenborough with a gorilla in Rwanda as part of his 1979 Life on Earth series
Activism

Five ways David Attenborough changed the world

Wind farms and 35 Glastonburys: How else could you spend BP's £2.4 billion quarterly profit?
the logo of oil company BP
A modest proposal

Wind farms and 35 Glastonburys: How else could you spend BP's £2.4 billion quarterly profit?

'I'm a wheelchair user. I was trapped up to my neck in flood water'
Wheelchair user Kamran Mallick was trapped in a flood
Flooding

'I'm a wheelchair user. I was trapped up to my neck in flood water'

giffgaff is connecting more homes with affordable broadband – and backing nature restoration too
Wide illustration of a countryside scene with mountains, homes, waterways and a windmill, with workers reviewing plans and Wi-Fi symbols across buildings, representing nationwide broadband connectivity.
Advertorial

giffgaff is connecting more homes with affordable broadband – and backing nature restoration too

Fancy a dandelion coffee or a cowslip wine? This is the beauty of Britain's wildflowers
Wildflowers

Fancy a dandelion coffee or a cowslip wine? This is the beauty of Britain's wildflowers

Take a moment to look at the urban wild plants flourishing under your feet
Earth Day

Take a moment to look at the urban wild plants flourishing under your feet

Cornwall is reinventing its mining past to take on China. But can lithium deliver a return to glory?
Earth Day

Cornwall is reinventing its mining past to take on China. But can lithium deliver a return to glory?

Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish
rubbish lines the streets in Birmingham with graffiti saying 'remember the poor' on a wall
Employment

Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish

UK floods have devastated lives in 2026. Victims warn flooding is a threat to millions of Brits
Flooding

UK floods have devastated lives in 2026. Victims warn flooding is a threat to millions of Brits

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Environment and climate
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Environment and climate

Can we build enough reservoirs to escape the jaws of death?
Water

Can we build enough reservoirs to escape the jaws of death?

Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely 'prop up a crumbling system?'
a tap with water coming out of it illustrating rising water bills
water bills

Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely 'prop up a crumbling system?'

The truth behind the 15-minute cities controversy in Oxford, explained
Oxford street
15-minute cities

The truth behind the 15-minute cities controversy in Oxford, explained

I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London's waterways
Water

I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London's waterways

How to fix the UK's broken water system
Water crisis

How to fix the UK's broken water system

Why you should take one hour out of your day and look to the skies
Britain's birds

Why you should take one hour out of your day and look to the skies

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here's what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis
Keir Starmer and Ed Miliband visit an energy provider training centre
Housing

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here's what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis

'It won't work': Labour can't fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say
Water

'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
A dripping tap against dappled sunlight
Water

I care for my disabled son. South East Water outages left us without water for six days

Sorry, Trump: Scotland slaps private jet tax on the uber-rich – here's why it's such a good idea
Private jet at Orlando airport with door open
Private jets

Sorry, Trump: Scotland slaps private jet tax on the uber-rich – here's why it's such a good idea