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Given that both of these situations draw energy from the atmosphere, they should be complementary to the goals of climate change mitigation.

I suppose 'covering the Sahara in solar panels' might need a little thought in regards to how it affects weather patterns across North Africa and Europe, but we're a wee way off from there yet.

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Agreed for solar, but I don't see how a reduction of wind energy would contribute to the goal of keeping the temperature increase below a certain level. Kinetic energy is not driving temperature increase, is it?

I suppose not, but reducing wind energy at near sea level would reduce the energy of weather systems, including hurricanes, that whilst products of climate change are the pointy ends of the stick that cause irritation and woe in humans and other creatures.

Again, probably not much, mind!

Other way around. Temperature increase drives kinetic energy in the atmosphere.

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