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Caroline strongly believes that now is the time to act to ensure we leave our Britain cleaner and greener for our children. The UK has cut green-house emissions faster than any other G7 country, which is down 23%, however more needs to be done.

To raise awareness, Caroline has taken part in two #GiveUpPlasticForLent pledges and supported the ‘Plastic-Free Parliament’ campaign where she learnt about the reliance of single-use plastic but also the small changes an individual can make which can make a big difference.

Caroline, along with the then Environment Minister, Thérèse Coffey, launched a new recycling initiative for paper coffee cups in Gosport in January 2018 – the first of its kind in the UK. Created through a partnership between Gosport Borough Council and paper cup manufacturer Huhtamaki, the scheme is piloting a collection and recycling service for used coffee cups for residents and businesses.

She is a keen supporter of local groups who carry out beach cleans and litter picks, such as Surfers Against Sewage and the Gosport Wombles, and can regularly be seen supporting these events. Caroline has also organised a beach clean with the Marine Conservation Society. Caroline welcomed the world’s first ban on microbeads which is another step to tackle the large number of plastics which are choking marine life.

Caroline wholeheartedly supports the Plastic Waste Plan, a strategy for a cleaner, greener Britain by eliminating all avoidable plastic waste within the next twenty five years. She strongly welcomed the proposal for a bottle-deposit scheme and fully backs the 5p plastic-bag charge which has reduced use by over 9 billion bags! Alongside this plan, an ambitious new Resources and Waste Strategy has also been announced which will overhaul England's waste system.

Caroline fully understands how litter blights our towns and roadsides and spoils our enjoyment of the countryside and to tackle the blight of litter, so she is pleased that a new National Litter Strategy has come into force.

Caroline welcomes the positive movement towards renewable energy. In particular, the Government’s British Energy Security Strategy sets out how Great Britain will accelerate the deployment of wind, new nuclear, solar and hydrogen, whilst supporting the production of domestic oil and gas in the nearer term – which could see 95% of electricity by 2030 being low carbon.

The strategy will see significantly more nuclear energy, with an ambition of up to 24GW by 2050 to come from this safe, clean, and reliable source of power. This would represent up to around 25% of our projected electricity demand. Subject to technology readiness from industry, Small Modular Reactors will form a key part of the nuclear project pipeline.

Despite significant improvements in air quality over recent decades, air pollution continues to have an impact on people's health so Caroline is pleased that the Government is committed to tackling this problem with the Road to Zero strategy, which sets out the Government's ambition of being a world leader in zero emission vehicle technology.

Caroline supports the UK plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations, which sets out how compliance can be achieved in the shortest possible time and is supported by a £3.5 billion investment into air quality and cleaner transport.

In March 2022 Caroline organised and hosted a public meeting with Southern Water and the Environment Agency where they discussed the work they are doing to improve our water quality and constituents had the opportunity to ask questions of both organisations.

News

Caroline Welcomes Funding for Alverstoke Flood Defences

Tuesday, 1 April, 2025
Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport, has welcomed the news that the Government will provide millions of pounds for flood defences at Alverstoke.Caroline has been pushing the Government for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) funds since the devastating floods of Ap

Labour Reject Caroline’s Plan to Improve our Sea and Beaches

Wednesday, 26 March, 2025
Labour have today voted down an amendment tabled by Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport, that would see an end to toxins from plastic cigarette ends leaching into the environment.Caroline tabled an amendment to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill that received support from MPs from acros
Meeting of the Flooding Parliamentary Group

On Flood Action Week, Caroline Joins Flooding Parliamentary Group

Thursday, 17 October, 2024
Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport, Lee on the Solent, Stubbington, and Hill Head, has joined a caucus of MPs committed to addressing issues surrounding flooding.The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Flooding held its inaugural meeting of the new Parliament in Westminster on We
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Gosport MP Speaks Up on Sewage

Thursday, 13 October, 2022
Gosport MP, Dame Caroline Dinenage, spoke in a debate about sewage discharges, urging the Minister to speed up improvement targets and to increase water testing year-round.   Caroline welcomed the news that illegal discharges will have a 1000-fold increase in fines, from £250,000 to £250 mill

Coastal MP Supports Harsher Penalties for Water Polluters

Wednesday, 12 October, 2022
Gosport MP, Dame Caroline Dinenage, has welcomed the news that tougher sanctions will be introduced to deter water companies from polluting the environment, and encourage them to invest in improving infrastructure capacity. The Environment Secretary, Ranil Jayawardena MP, announced a move to bring
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MP Calls for Hurricane Support for Overseas Territories

Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
Today, Gosport MP, Dame Caroline Dinenage, asked in Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Oral Parliamentary Questions, what preparation the Department has made to support the British Overseas Territories in advance of this years hurricane season.   Caroline asked:  “It is v
Bathing Water Quality

MP Calls for More Water Quality checks

Friday, 22 April, 2022
Local MP, Dame Caroline Dinenage, has called for an improvement on the regulations on testing the quality of bathing water in our seas and rivers.  The Gosport MP used Business Questions to the Leader of the House, Mark Spencer today to push for Parliamentary time to be given to the issue of b
Gosport Homes Protected From Future Floods

Gosport Homes Protected From Future Floods

Thursday, 21 April, 2022
Homes and businesses in Gosport are better protected from flooding and coastal erosion and the Government has exceeded its target to boost flood protection by 2026-27. Investment in flood defences has been spread across every region of England, and Gosport has received £1,432,000 since 2015. The £
MP Supports More Clean, Green, Homegrown Power

MP Supports More Clean, Green, Homegrown Power

Monday, 11 April, 2022
Local MP, Dame Caroline Dinenage, has welcomed the news of cleaner and more affordable energy to be made in Great Britain under bold plans to boost long-term energy independence, security and prosperity. The Government’s British Energy Security Strategy sets out how Great Britain will accelerate th
Switch Off for Earth Hour

Switch Off for Earth Hour!

Friday, 25 March, 2022
Gosport MP, Dame Caroline Dinenage is backing WWF Earth Hour again this year - one of the world’s largest events to protect the planet. Where people come together on Saturday 26 March at 8:30pm to switch off for an hour! The rise in the global environmental movement in recent years has sh
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