Volvo Environment Prize – 20 years in 2009

The Volvo Environment Prize celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2009
Over the last 20 years it has become one of the scientific world’s most respected environmental prizes. Since the first award in 1990, the prize has gone to 36 people. Among them are many well-known names and three Nobel Prize winners.

The Volvo Environment Prize Foundation will present all prize winners in the 20-year celebration blog "Exploring the way to a sustainable world". Here you will learn more about the laureates and their achievements before and after they received the Volvo Environment Prize.

Winner 2009: Dr Susan Solomon
An outstanding atmospheric chemist and physicist, whose pioneering scientific contributions have had a major impact on crucial environmental policies. Read more

The Volvo Group has a long tradition of sustainable development
A long history of proactive environmental programmes has provided us with an opportunity to strengthen both our own and our customers’ competitiveness, while contributing to sustainable development. Over the years, we have faced challenges seemingly impossible to solve. However, today we have a history filled with examples of innovative products and services that solved the challenges we faced.

The Volvo Group works consistently to reduce the negative environmental impact of our products. This naturally involves increasing fuel efficiency and alternative fuels. But we also invest substantial resources in developing alternative drivelines, such as hybrid solutions and engines optimized for renewable fuels, and we have already demonstrated that CO2 neutral transports are not just an utopian dream.

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