Worldwide Development of Wind Energy and Co2 Emission Reduction

One of the most serious issues in the global society is reducing co2 emissions which is caused by human activities; therefore, recently the importance of exploiting energy from clean resources is taken into consideration. in this regard, the researchers investigated the impact of renewable energy utilization to achieve the low carbon economy and concluded that it can significantly reduce the co2 emissions of transportation and industry sectors. wind power offers a sustainable option in the pursuit of renewable energies. in this research, the development of wind energy in the world and leading countries is investigated. it is found that in the year 2017, the utilization of wind resources has prevented at least 600 and up to 1100 million tones co2 emissions. also, if the current rate of wind energy development continues, up to 3100 million tones co2 will be avoided in the year 2030. eventually economic analyses illustrated that utilization of wind energy in 2030 can reduce up to 316 billion dollars in global energy costs and more than 450 billion cubic meters natural gas equivalent of fossil fuels resources.