Prize Seminar and Award Ceremony November 2 to 3

The 22th Volvo Environment Prize was awarded to Professor Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Potsdam and External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute, USA. He is a world-leading researcher within the complex research field of sustainability science dealing with factors that impact at the global environment.

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  The Volvo Environment Prize Crystal Sculpture

Seminar at Chalmers University of Technology, November 2
The prize week for 2011 year's Laureate began with a seminar at Chalmers University of Technology November 2 in Göteborg, with the title "Can Science Save the World?". The seminar included a lecture from Professor Schellnhuber and a questions and answer session with the audience and the Laureate of the Volvo Environment Prize 2011.

 
 

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  Seminar at Chalmers University of Technology
  From left to right: Tomas Kåberger, Chairman of the newly formed Japan Renewable
  Energy Foundation, Professor Schellnhuber, Laureate 2011
 

Prize Seminar at Nybrokajen 11, November 3
November 3rd, the Volvo Environment Prize Seminar and Award Ceremony took place in Stockholm. The Prize Seminar was enacted at Nybrokajen 11, with the title "From Words to Action - How Could the Societal Actors Cooperate to Establish a Sustainable Society?

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Seminar at Nybrokajen 11
Left: Audience, Right: Professor Schellnhuber, Mrs. Nedjma Chaouche

The Seminar was moderated by Nedjma Chaouche and included speeches from Mr. Olof Persson, President AB Volvo and CEO Volvo Group and Professor Carl Folke, Director Beijer Institute, Science Director Stockholm Resilience Centre and member of the Volvo Environment Prize Scientific Committee, film shows about the Volvo Environment Prize and this year's Laureate, panel discussion with Professor Schellnhuber, Mr. Olof Persson, Professor Carl Folke, Professor Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director European Environment Agency and member of the Volvo Environment Prize Jury, Professor Johan Rockström, Executive Director Stockholm Environment Institute and Executive Director Stockholm Resilience Centre and Professor Will Steffen, Executive Director ANU Climate Change Institute, The Australian National University and member of the Volvo Environment Prize Jury. The Prize Seminar ended with questions and answer session with the audience and the participants in the panel.

 
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Seminar at Nybrokajen 11
From left to right: Mrs. Nedjma Chaouche, Professor Schellnhuber, Professor Will Steffen, Professor Jacqueline McGlade, Mr. Olof Persson, Professor Johan Rockström

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Seminar at Nybrokajen 11
Left: Professor Schellnhuber, Right: Professor Jacqueline McGlade, Mr. Olof Persson, Professor Johan Rockström

 
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Seminar at Nybrokajen 11
Left: Audiance, Middle: Professor Will Steffen, Right: Professor Carl Folke

Prize Award Ceremony at Berns Salonger, November 3 
The Prize week completed at Berns Salonger, with speeches, dinner, Award Ceremony and lovely music and performances.

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Professor Schellnhuber receiving the Volvo Environment Prize from Mrs. Lena Ek, Swedish  Minister for the Environment.
From left to right: Mr. Peter Mertens, Mrs. Lena Ek, Professor Schellnhuber, Mr. Olof Persson

 
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Left: Mrs. Lena Ek, Professor Schellnhuber, Right: The Volvo Environment Prize Crystal Sculptur

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Left: Mia Bergström, Middle: Berns Salonger, Right: Professor Gunnar Bjursell

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Left: Professor Gita Sen, Middle: Berns Salonger, Right: Professor Schellnhuber, Mr. Olof Persson

 
An overview of the Volvo Environment Prize Foundation and the Laureate 2011 Professor Schellnhuber