{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Clear Haze Exchange","title":"What Sustainable Chemistry Actually Means with Professor Tom Welton","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2504,"description":"What does sustainable chemistry really mean and why does it matter far beyond the lab?In this episode of Clear Haze Exchange, Marcus Hazelwood speaks with Professor Tom Welton, OBE, Emeritus Professor of Sustainable Chemistry at Imperial College London and the world’s first professor of sustainable chemistry.Professor Welton shares how sustainable chemistry evolved as both a field and a mindset, why the gap between theory and application is often larger than people expect, and how words like green and sustainable can sometimes mislead more than they clarify.This conversation explores the hidden systems behind sustainable science and innovation, including product development, lifecycle analysis, behavior change, research incentives, and the long road from lab discovery to real-world deployment.In this episode, we discuss:The difference between green chemistry and sustainable chemistryWhy sustainability is often best understood as a mindsetHow “green” ideas can fail under operational or financial pressureWhy life cycle analysis matters when evaluating products and materialsWhat universities get right, and wrong, about innovationWhy sustainable technologies often take decades to scaleWhat gives hope for the future of sustainability in science and educationIf you enjoy Clear Haze Exchange, please follow the show, share this episode, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Those actions help grow visibility and improve discoverability across podcast platforms.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WIAyqvhIWaQZ-70pmb3ZoLgAWA4dIevFxMvJfRLg2pE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jNjVj/YTY0ZGExMTUxN2U5/NjVkM2EzMmRjZDYx/NjkxOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}