environmentalism

We’re more terrified of ageing than ever – but why?

From climate anxiety to fear of diseases wiping us out, it is no wonder that we are worried about getting older. Are we trying to stop the end of the world with Botox?

Beauty

Dec 08, 2023

Aimée Walsh

Life & Culture

Environmental activists stage dramatic protest at Shell’s annual meeting

On the one hand, it would be nice if the world wasn't destroyed by climate change. But on the other... don’t people with shares in fossil fuel companies deserve a reasonable return on their investment?

Life & Culture

May 23, 2023

James Greig

Film & TV

Why this explosive climate crisis film is causing so much controversy

How To Blow Up A Pipeline is a rallying call for a bolder, more radical style of activism. ‘It’s [about] being energised,’ the director explains. ‘It’s still possible to fight against this devastating situation that we’re in’

Film & TV

Apr 22, 2023

Nick Chen

Life & Culture

Just Stop Oil Snooker World Championship April 2023

Just Stop Oil protestors disrupt World Snooker Championships

Two protestors interrupted the world championships in Sheffield yesterday, dousing the normally grass-green snooker table with tangerine-orange powder

Life & Culture

Apr 18, 2023

James Greig

Life & Culture

COP27 updates: we’re ‘on a highway to climate hell’

Couldn’t afford to fly a private jet to this year’s UN climate change summit? Here’s everything you need to know

Life & Culture

Nov 08, 2022

Thom Waite

Life & Culture

Green is the new Red: Why young people are turning to the Green Party

With Labour’s stance on social issues becoming less clear by the day, are progressives finding a new political home in the Green Party?

Life & Culture

Oct 25, 2022

Adele Walton

Beauty

Is soil the new frontier in sustainable beauty?

Soil holds the key to many climate solutions, so beauty brands are beginning to look to agricultural methods as a way of mitigating their environmental impact

Beauty

Aug 17, 2022

Sophie Benson

Politics

Climate Crisis: Why migrant justice is now more important than ever

As the horrors of the climate crisis become a reality, the Tories have responded by moving more to the right – creating a hostile environment and turning away people seeking safety

Politics

Jul 25, 2022

Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Beauty

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Compostable beauty: the future of sustainability or a greenwashed buzzword?

As we face a plastic packaging crisis, we explore whether compostable beauty is a viable alternative, or whether it is too good to be true

Beauty

Jul 20, 2022

Sophie Benson

Politics

The activists fighting climate change... by glueing themselves to art

Members of Just Stop Oil have stuck themselves to paintings in the Courtauld and the National Gallery

Politics

Jul 08, 2022

Serena Smith

Politics

These young climate activists challenged Rishi Sunak on oil fields

In response, the chancellor asked them to stop filming

Politics

Feb 14, 2022

Serena Smith

Life & Culture

Why Gen Z campaigners are battling to save urban green spaces

‘Humans and nature are one and the same – we need nature in order to thrive’

Life & Culture

Feb 04, 2022

Serena Smith

Beauty

The just-add-water skincare of the future is here

Can a new generation of waterless, plastic-free beauty products change the industry?

Beauty

Jan 24, 2022

Naomi Attwood

Film & TV

10 unmissable highlights from the 2021 Climate Crisis Film Festival

From a short film about a young boy in Mexico’s indigenous community, to a short tracing the aftermath of a hurricane in Nicaragua, the festival spotlights 50 global films on climate justice – here, activist Josephine Becker picks her favourites

Film & TV

Nov 04, 2021

Sofia Mahirova

Beauty

On Repeat is the British brand solving beauty’s wasteful packaging crisis

By offering zero waste packaging and refillable solutions, On Repeat is working to cut out single-use packaging from the beauty industry and promote sustainable innovation

Beauty

Jul 14, 2021

Alex Peters