First awarded in 2001, the Green Chemistry Award was presented every two years by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for advances in environmentally focused chemistry.^[1] In addition to a prize of £2000, winners of the award complete a UK based lecture tour.^[1] The award was discontinued in 2020.^[2]

Winners

• 2001 (2001): Keith Smith^[3]
• 2003 (2003): Varinder Aggarwal (University of Bristol)^[3][4]
• 2006 (2006): Andrew P Abbott (University of Leicester)^[3][5]
• 2010 (2010): Roger Sheldon (Delft University of Technology) for his work in the field of catalysis ^[6]
• 2012 (2012): Edman Tsang (University of Oxford) for development of nanoparticulate catalysts for use in manufacturing^[7]
• 2014 (2014): Michael North [Wikidata], University of York for his work on Carbon Dioxide as a chemical feedstock.^[8]
• 2016 (2016): Paul Anastas (Yale University) for his seminal work in developing innovative methods in molecular design, leading to products and processes that reduce environmental impacts.^[1]
• 2018 (2018): James Clark, University of York, for the promotion of applied, market-driven green chemistry.^[9]
• 2020: Paul Dyson [Wikidata], Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne^[10]