Theo is committed to the UK playing a leading role in reducing plastic pollution across the globe.
Many of us are familiar with the damage plastic pollution causes to our planet, and especially our oceans where the devastation it causes to a variety of ocean creatures and the ocean's ecosystem poses an existential threat to the biodiversity of our planet.
In order to raise awareness of this issue, together with Sir David Attenborough CBE, Theo chaired a panel of cross-party politicians and experts in Parliament to raise awareness of the extent of the damage plastic pollution has and continues to cause to our environment. Theo welcomes the existing commitments the government has to reducing plastic pollution at home, and it support for this issue to tackled at a global level.
On tackling plastic pollution, Theo said:
“We should be proud of the leading role that Britain has played in tackling plastic pollution both at home and abroad. I was shocked to hear that globally two billion people don’t have their rubbish collected which leads to disease for people in poverty. Waste and plastic pollution is having a detrimental impact on people’s lives. We can all do our bit to help the environment as after all, we only have one planet and we need to look after it for future generations.”
As your candidate in Parliament Theo will bring her previous experience and commitment in raising awareness of plastic pollution to achieve a positive impact by placing it at the heart of subsequent UK policy.