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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]
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| Year | Winner | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Becker Mewis Duct |
| Christof Schenck | Engagement for biodiversity and rainforests | |
| Myriam Rapior and Kathrin Muus | Honorary awards | |
| 2023[38] | Friederike Otto | climate scientist |
| Dagmar Fritz-Kramer | wood construction pioneer | |
| 2024[39] | Franziska Tanneberger | moor researcher |
| Thomas Speidel | e-mobility pioneer |
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