에너지 부문 탄소 저감 수단 평가요소의 상대적 중요도 분석: 전문가 관점을 중심으로

The energy sector plays a crucial role in achieving carbon neutrality, necessitating a social-level assessment of which carbon reduction measures should be prioritized. This study analyzes the relative importance of evaluation criteria for selecting carbon emission reduction measures in South Korea’s energy sector. Using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), a multi-criteria decision-making methodology, we synthesized responses from 31 experts in South Korea’s energy sector to derive weights on a ratio scale. The analysis revealed that the three main criteria ranked in importance as follows: ‘economic, industrial, social impact (50.9%)’, ‘energy security (26.2%)’, and ‘environmental sustainability (22.9%)’. Among the nine sub-criteria, the most significant were ‘possibility of industrialization and growth engine (22.8%)’, ‘energy production cost (21.0%)’, ‘supply stability (14.6%)’, and ‘greenhouse gas emission reduction (13.0%)’. Experts emphasized that the industrial and economic impacts of implementing these reduction measures should be prioritized in decision-making. Moving forward, it is essential to build consensus on evaluation criteria and weighting, incorporating public perspectives, to establish a system for selecting and distributing appropriate carbon reduction strategies in the energy sector that align with social needs.