Estimation of Municipalities’ CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions for Realization of the “Zero Carbon Cities” considering the Amount of Renewable Energy and the Forest Absorption

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  • ゼロカーボンシティ実現に向けた再生可能エネルギー導入量と森林吸収量を考慮した市町村の二酸化炭素排出推計

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The number of municipalities declaring "2050 Zero Carbon City" is increasing, but many of these don’t plan concretely. In this study, the greenhouse gas emissions of municipalities are estimated by subtracting the amount of CO2 reduction by renewable energy and the amount of CO2 absorption by forests from the amount of CO2 emissions from these municipalities. As a result, it is estimated that 1/5 of the municipalities in the Tohoku 7 prefectures are already zero carbon cities. These Zero Carbon Cities are more affected by the amount of CO2 absorption by forests than the amount of CO2 reduction by renewable energy. This study also reveals that as for the prefectural capitals, it is difficult to become Zero Carbon Cities by themselves, but for Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture and so on, it is possible to become Zero Carbon Cities by regional partnership with neighboring municipalities. According to the estimation of 2050, if at least 30% of the renewable energy potential is installed, about half of the municipalities in the Tohoku will become Zero Carbon Cities.

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  • CRID
    1390287982964902400
  • NII Article ID
    130008036864
  • DOI
    10.24778/jjser.42.3_158
  • ISSN
    24330531
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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