The "Green Carbon Programme," led by the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was officially endorsed as an implementation initiative under UNESCO’s International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development 2024-2033 (referred to as the "Decade of Sciences") on November 28. 

The UNESCO-coordinated "Decade of Sciences" aims to foster international consensus on the critical role of science in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs), addressing the balance between economic growth, social progress, and environmental protection. The endorsement recognizes QIBEBT's commitment to providing open science solutions for green and sustainable technologies.

QIBEBT's "Green Carbon Programme" focuses on four core themes, including development and utilization of green carbon resources, green conversion and utilization of fossil carbon resources, efficient fixation and utilization of carbon emissions, and analysis and management of multi-scale carbon cycles.

The program will establish three open platforms to facilitate knowledge dissemination, exchange, cooperation, and science education. By uniting global partners, the initiative aims to advance the generation, transformation, application, and dissemination of green carbon science, creating an open science ecosystem that includes academic journals, international research collaborations, and public outreach initiatives.

The "Green Carbon Programme" aims to provide scientific support for China's "dual carbon" goals and contribute to global sustainable development by driving innovation and improving public science literacy. It offers a China-led pathway to advance global SDGs, accelerating the global green and low-carbon energy transition and enhancing public understanding of carbon-related sciences.

QIBEBT stated that it will leverage this UNESCO endorsement to further develop its three platforms, promote the advancement, application, and dissemination of green carbon knowledge, and drive coordinated improvements in global scientific literacy. The institute plans to establish a globally aligned implementation system for the program, supporting high-quality, sustainable, and low-carbon development worldwide.