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.
The sponsor German Federal Environmental Foundation (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt [de], DBU) is based in Osnabrück; the prize has been awarded by the President of Germany since 1993. 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".
Winners
Source:
Year | Winner | Reason |
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1993 | Foron Hausgeräte GmbH [de] | Works on the first worldwide refrigerators without FCKW and FKW |
Wolfgang Haber | Popularisation of environmental issues | |
1994 | 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 | Georg Winter | Environmentally friendly management |
Klaus Günther | Environmentally friendly management | |
1996 | Maciej Nowicki | Founder of the Polish Environment Foundation |
Wilkhahn Wilkening & Hahne GmbH & Co. | Icon in environment controlling | |
1997 | Michael Otto | Environment management system by Otto GmbH |
Bernhard Ulrich [de] | Material and energy flows in forests | |
Integral Energietechnik GmbH | Work on environmentally friendly Refrigerants | |
1998 | Lennart Bengtsson, Hartmut Graßl, Klaus Hasselmann (Workgroup Klimaforschung by Max Planck Institute for Meteorology) | Global and regional climate modelling |
Georg Salvamoser [de] | Works in Photovoltaics | |
1999 | Klaus Steilmann [de] | Oecology in textiles and clothing |
Wilhelm Barthlott | Lotus effect by Surface | |
2000 | Franz Daschner [de] | Environment and material flow management in Hospitals |
Aloys Wobben | Work on Wind turbines | |
2001 | Hermann Auernhammer [de] | Work on Precision Farming |
Franz Ehrnsperger [de], Neumarkter Lammsbräu [de] | Work on oecology management concepts for breweries | |
Wolfgang Feist | Work on Passivhaus concepts | |
2002 | Peter Lüth | Biological pest control using microorganisms |
Klaus Töpfer | International engagement on environmental issues | |
2003 | Claus Mattheck [de] | Work on Bionik |
Hermann Josef Schulte | Work on environmentally friendly exhaust gas technology for automotive engineering | |
2004 | Alfred Heinrich Jung [de] | Work on a new Gasket principle for the chemistry industry |
Garabed Antranikian [de] | Pioneer of white biotechnology | |
Hannelore Schmidt | Life Work | |
2005 | Berndt Heydemann [de] | Founder of Zukunftszentrum Mensch-Natur-Technik-Wissenschaft [de] in Nieklitz |
Joachim Luther | Use of Solar energy | |
Heinz Sielmann | Life's Work | |
2006 | Hans Georg Huber [de] | Technology transfer for water cleaning in developing countries |
Ernst-Detlef Schulze [de] | Work on Global warming | |
2007 | Beate Weber [de] | Engagement for environment and climate |
Carl Schmitt and Jürgen Köhler (both Konvekta AG [de]) | Work on Environmentally friendly refrigerants | |
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber | Work on climate | |
2008 | Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker | Environmental politician and counsellor for UNO |
Holger Zinke [de] | Work on Biocatalysis by ground organisms | |
2009 | Carsten Bührer | |
Petra Bültmann-Steffin [de] | ||
Bo Barker Jørgensen | ||
Angelika Zahrnt [de] | ||
2010 | Winfried Barkhausen [de]/Edwin Büchter [de] | |
Mikhail Gorbachev | ||
Rainer Griesshammer [de] | ||
2011 | Jürgen Schmidt | |
Joachim Alfred and Joachim Georg Wünning | ||
2012 | Andreas Bett [de] and Hansjörg Lerchenmüller | |
Günther Kramer | ||
2013 | Carmen Hock-Heyl [de] | |
Ursula Sladek | ||
2014 | Peter Hennicke [de] | Energy efficiency expert |
Gunther Krieg | Scientist and founder of UNISENSOR | |
Hubert Weinzierl [de] | Honorary award | |
2015 | 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 | Bas van Abel | Founder and CEO of company Fairphone for being a pioneer for more resource efficiency in the smartphone industry |
Angelika Mettke [de] and Walter Feess [de] | Betonrecycling | |
2017 | German Green Belt | |
Johannes Oswald and Bernhard Oswald [de] | ||
Tony de Brum | Honorary award | |
2018 | Antje Boetius | |
Leipzig Waste Water Experts | ||
2019 | Ingrid Kögel-Knabner [de] | |
Reinhard Schneider | ||
2020 | Ottmar Edenhofer | |
Annika Roth [de] (née Trappmann) and Hugo Trappmann [de] | ||
Martin Sorg | Honorary award for biodiversity | |
2021 | Katrin Böhning-Gaese | |
Hans Joosten [de] | ||
2022 | Friedrich Mewis und Dirk Lehmann | Becker Mewis Duct |
Christof Schenck | Engagement for biodiversity and rainforests | |
Myriam Rapior [de] and Kathrin Muus [de] | Honorary awards | |
2023 | Friederike Otto | climate scientist |
Dagmar Fritz-Kramer [de] | wood construction pioneer | |
2024 | Franziska Tanneberger [de] | moor researcher |
Thomas Speidel | e-mobility pioneer |
See also
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External links
- Official website (in German and English)