Recently, the digital textbook Introduction to Carbon‑Mitigation Systems Engineering, chief‑edited by Professor Wei Yiming from the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at Beijing Institute of Technology and compiled by a writing team including Chen Weiming, Tang Baojun, Yu Biying, Liao Hua, Yuan Xiaochen, Liu Lijing, Yang Tingru, Li Hui and Han Te, has been officially released online by Higher Education Press. This textbook is a cultivated output under the Ministry of Education’s initiative for developing original philosophy and social science textbooks for universities in the new era.

Centered on the core theme of “carbon‑mitigation systems engineering”, the textbook establishes a progressive, multi‑level knowledge structure of “ideological guidance – theoretical construction – methodological support – practical implementation”. It adopts the authors’ proposed four‑dimensional coordination theory of “time‑space‑efficiency‑benefit” to build a basic knowledge system for carbon‑mitigation engineering management, aiming to support the cultivation of interdisciplinary talents in short supply for China’s dual‑carbon strategy.

The Project for Cultivating Original Philosophy and Social Science Textbooks for Institutions of Higher Education in the New Era constitutes an important measure to advance Xi‑Jinping‑Thought‑on‑Socialism‑with‑Chinese‑Characteristics‑for‑a‑New‑Era into textbooks, classrooms and students’ minds. It is planned and piloted by the Textbook Bureau of the Ministry of Education. In 2025, over 220 outputs covering 29 primary disciplines of philosophy and social sciences were generated through recommendations from provincial education authorities, relevant universities and institutions nationwide, followed by expert reviews. Introduction to Carbon‑Mitigation Systems Engineering is the only textbook from Beijing Institute of Technology selected for this project in 2025.

Online reading link: https://etextbook.hep.com.cn/book/1521692497842012160