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Who among the following has been awarded the Blue Planet Prize-2017 in October 2017?

Who among the following has been awarded the Blue Planet Prize-2017 in October 2017? Correct Answer Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber has been awarded the Blue Planet Prize-2017 in October 2017.

  • German Physicist, Schellnhuber received the award for contributing to the international community's target of limiting global warming by 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius. He has also shaped the science of Earth System Analysis and developed the most influential concept of tipping elements.
  • He was honored together with the ecosystem scientist, Prof. Gretchen C. Daily for her contribution in the creation of a conceptual framework called Countryside Biogeography, which focuses on how the human presence and activities strongly influence living and non-living components of the ecosystem. 
  • The Blue Planet Prize is awarded to recognize the outstanding efforts in scientific research or applications of science that helps in solving the global environmental problems. 
  • Asahi Glass Foundation has created the prize in 1992 and since then the foundation has awarded the prize to two winners every year.

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