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Allegra Stratton says many British households are already taking the 'micro-steps' in order to be environmentally friendly
Boris Johnson's climate change spokeswoman says people should freeze leftover bread, order shampoo in cardboard packaging and not rinse plates before putting them in the dishwasher.
Allegra Stratton says many British households are already taking the 'micro-steps' in order to be environmentally friendly.
She admits that the government is not pretending that the steps taken on their own will 'stop climate change', but says the suggestions are intended could still have a positive impact.
Writing in The Telegraph, Ms Stratton says: 'Did you know, according to COP26 principal partner Reckitt, who make Finish, you don't really need to rinse your dishes before they go into the dishwasher?
'Does your brand of plastic bottle shower gel come as a bar in cardboard packaging? I bet it does. It might be freezing half a loaf of bread when you get it home, to get out later in the week, rather than throwing half of it away when it goes mouldy.
'It could be walking to the shops, not driving. Micro-steps maybe, but all the more achievable because of it.'
Her remarks come amid the government's 'One Step Greener' campaign, intended to improve awareness of tackling climate change across Britain, and ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), set to take place in Glasgow in November.
The UK is pushing for an agreement at the Glasgow climate conference to limit global warming to 1.5C, but Alok Sharma - appointed by the Prime Minister to lead the negotiations - said the target would be 'extremely difficult' to achieve without all the countries in the G20 signing up to a pledge to phase out coal.
Ms Stratton wrote: 'Did you know, according to COP26 principal partner Reckitt, who make Finish, you don't really need to rinse your dishes before they go into the dishwasher?' (stock image)
