German Environmental Prize

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 [de], 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 [de] | 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 [de] | 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 [de] | Works in Photovoltaics
1999[12] | Klaus Steilmann [de] | Oecology in textiles and clothing
Wilhelm Barthlott | Lotus effect by Surface
2000[13] | Franz Daschner [de] | Environment and material flow management in Hospitals
Aloys Wobben | Work on Wind turbines
2001[14] | 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[15] | Peter Lüth | Biological pest control using microorganisms
Klaus Töpfer | International engagement on environmental issues
2003[16] | Claus Mattheck [de] | Work on Bionik
Hermann Josef Schulte | Work on environmentally friendly exhaust gas technology for automotive engineering
2004[17] | 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[18] | 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[19] | Hans Georg Huber [de] | Technology transfer for water cleaning in developing countries
Ernst-Detlef Schulze [de] | Work on Global warming
2007[20] | 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[21] | 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[22] | Peter Hennicke [de] | Energy efficiency expert
Gunther Krieg | Scientist and founder of UNISENSOR
Hubert Weinzierl [de] | 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 [de] and Walter Feess [de] | Betonrecycling
2017[27] | German Green Belt |
Johannes Oswald and Bernhard Oswald [de] |
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 [de] (née Trappmann) and Hugo Trappmann [de][32] |
Martin Sorg | Honorary award for biodiversity
2021[33][3] | Katrin Böhning-Gaese[34][35] |
Hans Joosten [de] |
2022[36][37] | 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[38] | Friederike Otto | climate scientist
Dagmar Fritz-Kramer [de] | wood construction pioneer
2024[39] | Franziska Tanneberger [de] | moor researcher
Thomas Speidel  | e-mobility pioneer

## See also

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* List of environmental awards
* List of prizes named after people

## References

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## External links

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* Official website (in German and English)

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