Wind Energy in Climate Change Mitigation: A Comprehensive Assessment of Emission Reduction Potential, Deployment Challenges, and Future Pathways
気候変動緩和における風力エネルギーの包括的評価：排出削減ポテンシャル、導入課題、将来経路 (AI 翻訳)
Zhelong Zhu
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日本語
本研究は、風力発電の排出削減ポテンシャルをライフサイクル評価と事例分析（ロンドン・アレイ洋上風力）により定量化。風力発電の炭素回収期間は9.8～14ヶ月と短期間で、2022年までに世界累積導入量は906GWに達した。高導入シナリオでは、2050年までに年10～15GtCO2eの削減に貢献可能だが、断続性や高初期投資、生態影響などの課題も指摘。
English
This study quantifies wind energy's emission reduction potential through life cycle assessment and a case study of the London Array offshore wind farm. Wind power achieves carbon payback periods as short as 9.8–14 months, and global installed capacity exceeded 906 GW by 2022. Under high deployment scenarios, wind could contribute 10–15 GtCO₂e/year in reductions by 2050, though intermittency, high upfront costs, and ecological barriers remain.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
日本は洋上風力発電の導入拡大を国家戦略と位置付けており、本論文の定量的評価（LCA排出量、炭素回収期間）は、国内の導入効果の検討や政策評価に有益なエビデンスを提供する。
In the global GX context
Globally, wind energy is a key pillar of decarbonization pathways. This paper provides a comprehensive, quantitative assessment that supports ISSB-aligned climate reporting and transition planning, by demonstrating the measurable carbon abatement and payback periods of wind energy.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides rigorous LCA synthesis and deployment trajectories useful for energy system modeling and climate mitigation studies.
🏢実務担当者:Offers concrete figures on emission reductions and payback periods that can inform renewable energy investment and corporate sustainability reporting.
🏛政策担当者:Highlights the emission reduction potential and barriers for wind energy, informing policy design for renewable energy targets and grid integration.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Climate change driven by greenhouse gas emissions necessitates deep decarbonization of the global energy system, with wind energy emerging as a central mitigation technology. This study systematically assesses the role of wind energy in climate change mitigation by analyzing its emission reduction potential, scientific evidence, implementation barriers, and actual deployment effects. Through a mixed methods approach combining life cycle assessment synthesis, global deployment trend analysis, and a case study of the London Array offshore wind farm, the research evaluates wind energy's quantifiable carbon abatement capacity and its contribution to global carbon budget targets. The findings demonstrate that wind power achieves life cycle emissions of 32 to 70 gCO₂ e/kWh, with carbon payback periods as short as 9.8 to 14 months, significantly outperforming fossil fuel based generation. Global cumulative installed capacity exceeded 906 GW by 2022, with an average annual growth rate of 14.2 percent from 2006 to 2020. The London Array case study confirms annual emission reductions of approximately 925,000 tonnes CO₂, with 298 tonnes CO₂ reduced per GWh generated. However, technical intermittency, high upfront investment costs, ecological disturbances, policy inconsistencies, and social acceptance barriers continue to constrain large scale deployment. Under high deployment scenarios, wind energy could contribute 10 to 15 GtCO₂ e per year in emission reductions by 2050, representing 20 to 30 percent of global energy related carbon emissions. This study concludes that wind energy represents a mature, quantifiable, and scalable climate mitigation pathway, yet realizing its full potential requires continued technological innovation, stable policy frameworks, and enhanced social coordination mechanisms.
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