£61.4 million to save the oceans

Plastic pollution in our oceans is a rising problem. Luckily good news come from Downing Street: a £61.4 million fund created by the Government will be used to reduce this kind of pollution.

During the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, which took place next week in London, Prime Minister Theresa May announced the fund. Indeed, across the Commonwealth, a new strategy is rising: the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Alliance, set up in order to promote Commonwealth nations research and waste management. Now Mrs. May has to put together Commonwealt nations: New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu and Ghana have already joined the alliance. 

Money fund will be spent in different activities. According to Downing Street, £25 million will be used in research. Scientists who will take this benefit are working on understanding plastic pollution from a scientific, economic and social perspective.

Another slice of this fund, £20 million, will be spent with the aim of reducing pollution created by new industries. With the other £16.4 million, the Alliance will improve waste management at all levels.

«This week we will look closely at how we can tackle the many threats to the health of the world's oceans, - Mrs. May says - including the scourge of marine plastic pollution» 

«As one of the most significant environmental challenges facing the world today it is vital that we tackle this issue, - Prime Minister states - so that future generations can enjoy a natural environment that is healthier than we currently find it.»

At the end of her speech, Mrs. May declares: «If we stand together, we have the opportunity to send not only a powerful message to the world, but also to effect real change».

Now Britain, in collaboration with Vanuatu, will play a leading role in promoting actions that will reduce plastic pollution through the Commonwealth.