German Environmental Prize
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The German Environmental Prize (German: Deutscher Umweltpreis) is a government-sponsored award for protecting the environment. Worth €500,000, it is one of the most valuable environmental awards in Europe.[1]
The sponsor German Federal Environmental Foundation (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, DBU) is based in Osnabrück; the prize has been awarded by the President of Germany since 1993.[2][3] The prize is awarded for "commitment and achievements that make a decisive and exemplary contribution to the protection and preservation of our environment now and in the future".[4]
Winners
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Year | Winner | Reason |
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1993[6] | Foron Hausgeräte GmbH | Works on the first worldwide refrigerators without FCKW and FKW |
Wolfgang Haber | Popularisation of environmental issues | |
1994[7] | Paul Crutzen and Frank Arnold | Works on ozone depletion |
Verein Ökospeicher and the city of Wulkow | Environmentally friendly works in non urban regions | |
Umweltinitiativen der Wirtschaft in Ostwestfalen | Implementation of higher environment standards | |
1995[8] | Georg Winter | Environmentally friendly management |
Klaus Günther | Environmentally friendly management | |
1996[9] | Maciej Nowicki | Founder of the Polish Environment Foundation |
Wilkhahn Wilkening & Hahne GmbH & Co. | Icon in environment controlling | |
1997[10] | Michael Otto | Environment management system by Otto GmbH |
Bernhard Ulrich | Material and energy flows in forests | |
Integral Energietechnik GmbH | Work on environmentally friendly Refrigerants | |
1998[11] | Lennart Bengtsson, Hartmut Graßl, Klaus Hasselmann (Workgroup Klimaforschung by Max Planck Institute for Meteorology) | Global and regional climate modelling |
Georg Salvamoser | Works in Photovoltaics | |
1999[12] | Klaus Steilmann | Oecology in textiles and clothing |
Wilhelm Barthlott | Lotus effect by Surface | |
2000[13] | Franz Daschner | Environment and material flow management in Hospitals |
Aloys Wobben | Work on Wind turbines | |
2001[14] | Hermann Auernhammer | Work on Precision Farming |
Franz Ehrnsperger , Neumarkter Lammsbräu | Work on oecology management concepts for breweries | |
Wolfgang Feist | Work on Passivhaus concepts | |
2002[15] | Peter Lüth | Biological pest control using microorganisms |
Klaus Töpfer | International engagement on environmental issues | |
2003[16] | Claus Mattheck | Work on Bionik |
Hermann Josef Schulte | Work on environmentally friendly exhaust gas technology for automotive engineering | |
2004[17] | Alfred Heinrich Jung | Work on a new Gasket principle for the chemistry industry |
Garabed Antranikian | Pioneer of white biotechnology | |
Hannelore Schmidt | Life Work | |
2005[18] | Berndt Heydemann | Founder of Zukunftszentrum Mensch-Natur-Technik-Wissenschaft in Nieklitz |
Joachim Luther | Use of Solar energy | |
Heinz Sielmann | Life's Work | |
2006[19] | Hans Georg Huber | Technology transfer for water cleaning in developing countries |
Ernst-Detlef Schulze | Work on Global warming | |
2007[20] | Beate Weber | Engagement for environment and climate |
Carl Schmitt and Jürgen Köhler (both Konvekta AG ) | Work on Environmentally friendly refrigerants | |
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber | Work on climate | |
2008[21] | Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker | Environmental politician and counsellor for UNO |
Holger Zinke | Work on Biocatalysis by ground organisms | |
2009 | Carsten Bührer | |
Petra Bültmann-Steffin | ||
Bo Barker Jørgensen | ||
Angelika Zahrnt | ||
2010 | Winfried Barkhausen /Edwin Büchter | |
Mikhail Gorbachev | ||
Rainer Griesshammer | ||
2011 | Jürgen Schmidt | |
Joachim Alfred and Joachim Georg Wünning | ||
2012 | Andreas Bett and Hansjörg Lerchenmüller | |
Günther Kramer | ||
2013 | Carmen Hock-Heyl | |
Ursula Sladek | ||
2014[22] | Peter Hennicke | Energy efficiency expert |
Gunther Krieg | Scientist and founder of UNISENSOR | |
Hubert Weinzierl | Honorary award | |
2015[23] | Mojib Latif | Outstanding research communication (climate researcher) |
Johan Rockström | Founding director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre | |
Michael Succow | Honorary award for exceptional personality in nature conservation | |
2016[24] | Bas van Abel[25] | Founder and CEO of company Fairphone for being a pioneer for more resource efficiency in the smartphone industry[26] |
Angelika Mettke and Walter Feess | Betonrecycling | |
2017[27] | German Green Belt | |
Johannes Oswald and Bernhard Oswald | ||
Tony de Brum | Honorary award | |
2018[28] | Antje Boetius | |
Leipzig Waste Water Experts | ||
2019[29] | Ingrid Kögel-Knabner | |
Reinhard Schneider | ||
2020[30][31] | Ottmar Edenhofer | |
Annika Roth (née Trappmann) and Hugo Trappmann[32] | ||
Martin Sorg | Honorary award for biodiversity | |
2021[33][3] | Katrin Böhning-Gaese[34][35] | |
Hans Joosten | ||
2022[36][37] | Friedrich Mewis und Dirk Lehmann (engineers) | "Becker Mewis Duct" |
Christof Schenck (biologist) | Engagement for biodiversity and rainforests | |
Myriam Rapior and Kathrin Muus | Honorary awards | |
2023[38] | Friederike Otto | |
Dagmar Fritz-Kramer |
See also
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