2007 (16th)
Blue Planet Prize Laureates
The laureates of 2007(16th)
Professor Joseph L. Sax (USA)
1936～2014
Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley
For drafting the world's first modern environmental law based on public trust doctrine supporting citizen action for protection of the environment, and for his pioneering contributions in development of the theory of environmental protection law and in establishing environmental laws internationally
Dr. Amory B. Lovins (USA)
Born in 1947
Chairman and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute
For his contributions to leading global energy strategy for protection of the global environment by efficient utilization of energy through his advocacy of the concept of the "soft energy path" and invention of the Hypercar
- Information on past Blue Planet Prize laureates corresponds to their titles and positions at the time Prize was awarded.
- Each year the prize winners give lectures at the "Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lecture".
- Every five years, lectures together with essays are compiled and published in a periodical book titled "A Better Future for the Planet Earth".
- The video of the lectures are available only from 2009.