Caroline Lucas MP is CIWEM’s new Environmental Parliamentarian of the Year
The Green Party’s first MP, Caroline Lucas, has now added CIWEM’s Environmental Parliamentarian of the Year Award to her collection of accolades recognising her dedication to the environment.
At CIWEM’s Parliamentary Reception on 15h November, President of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) Gerard Morris praised Caroline for her outstanding contribution to environmental understanding.
CIWEM chose to recognise Caroline’s long and illustrious parliamentary career as a passionate champion of the environment, having spent 11 years as an MEP and leading the Green Party since 2008. Since Caroline’s victory in the 2010 election she has pressured the government to ensure green promises are converted in policy on issues such as the renewable heat incentive and pushing for a Green New Deal.
Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury, Chairman of the Environment Agency, presented Caroline with her award before an audience of MPs, Lords and senior environmentalists. Lord Smith said,
“It is a great privilege to present the prestigious CIWEM Environmental Parliamentarian of the Year Award to a parliamentary colleague who, whilst only arriving in Westminster in May, has a long history of championing green issues.”
On accepting the CIWEM Environmental Parliamentarian of the Year Award, Caroline said:
“I am incredibly honoured to receive this award for my work, although I look forward to a time when there are many more Green MPs working together to make positive changes towards a better quality of life.”
The award ceremony was accompanied by a selection of amazing photographs from CIWEM’s Environmental Photographer of the Year competition, an international showcase for the very best in environmental photography.
The evening was sponsored by Carter Environmental and Mott MacDonald.
Source: Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)
