On December 18, the 2024 Paulson Sustainable Development Prize (Paulson Prize) award ceremony was held online. The Key Technologies for Clean and Low-carbon Ships to Promote Green Shipping Development project led by President and academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering Gao Xiang, passed through the initial screening, on-site inspection by judges, and oral defense by Chinese and foreign judges, and emerged as the only winner in the Green Innovation category among over 100 projects.