- The Prime Minister will set out proposals for 41 new marine conservation zones
- Theresa May will use the G7 as an opportunity to push her plastic agenda
- The government hopes to be able to completely eradicate plastic waste by 2042
Theresa May will today urge world leaders to join her in protecting the world’s oceans as she unveils plans for a ‘blue belt’ around Britain’s coastline.
At a G7 summit in Canada, the Prime Minister will set out proposals for 41 new marine conservation zones to protect rare sealife and threatened habitats.
She will also call on the leaders of the other G7 nations – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US – for urgent global action to protect the oceans from plastics and other harmful waste.
‘Marine plastics pollution is one of the greatest environmental challenges facing the world today,’ she will say.
Theresa May touches down in Canada on Thursday ahead of the pivotal G7 summit in Charlevoix
‘The UK Government is a world leader on this issue, with our 25-year Environment Plan setting out a clear ambition to eliminate avoidable plastic waste to protect our rivers and seas.
‘There is an urgent need for greater global action and co-ordination on marine plastics pollution, including working with business, industry and non-governmental organisations to find innovative and effective solutions. This is a global problem, requiring global solutions.’
The Prime Minister earlier this year announced a strategy to eradicate plastic waste in the UK by 2042.
It comes after adventurer and campaigner Ben Fogle unveiled a huge sculpture in Shoreditch, London, yesterday.
Designed and built by Andy Billet to highlight the damage plastic is doing to the environment, the wave structure is made from rubbish found along a two-mile stretch of British coastline.
Adventurer and campaigner Ben Fogle revealed a thought-provoking sculpture on Thursday
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