Environment & Climate Change

Aenert news. Environment & Climate ChangeThe 2022 edition of the Environmental Performance Index (EPI-2022) traditionally ranks 180 countries on their performance in protecting ecosystem and mitigating climate change. The EPI-2022 shows which countries are best addressing the environmental challenges using 40 performance indicators across 11 issue categories and 3 policy objectives: Environmental...

Aenert. Research Laboratory newsIn view of the looming climate crisis we are currently facing, finding a feasible solution to mitigating the harmful influence of CO2 emissions is of paramount importance. In this context, capturing carbon dioxide and pumping it deep underground by means of geological carbon capture and storage (CCS) appears to be an essential solution for achieving the objectives...

Aenert. Research Laboratory newsWith energy demand rising around the globe and efforts being made to produce the greater part of the energy consumed from renewables because of their obvious environmental benefits, scientists around the world supported by local governments are seeking to find means which can fulfill both conditions: reduce emissions as well as produce sufficient amounts of energy...

Aenert news. Energy Market & Energy StatisticsEmissions of air pollutants in Europe have decreased considerably over the last 31 years, according to the recent data presented by Eurostat. The statistics include sulphur oxides, nitrous oxides, ammonia, fine particular matter and non-methane volatile organic compounds, but do not analyse greenhouse gas emissions. Since 1990, the largest reduction in...

Aenert. Research Laboratory newsReplacing fossil fuels with more sustainable products derived from biomass has been widely considered as an option to mitigate climate change as well as counteract future fuel shortages caused by dwindling fossil resources. As opposed to traditional fuels such as coal, natural gas and petroleum, biomass fuel is carbon-neutral, sustainable and has manageable...

Aenert news. Energy resources and infrastructureThe World Bank, in its the 2023 Gas Flaring Tracker Report, states that global gas flaring decreased by about 3% in 2022. Given that gas flaring has remained virtually unchanged over the past 10 years, this reduction is some progress. However, experts stress the need for greater efforts to end this wasteful and polluting practice. In addition, the report's troubling...

Aenert news. Energy Market & Energy StatisticsEurostat has published a set of statistics containing data on total government spending in the European Union by function, one of which focuses on financial expenditures on environmental protection including waste management, water waste management, pollution abatement, protection of biodiversity and landscape etc. According to released statistics, the EU spent...

Aenert. Research Laboratory newsThe water gas shift reaction (WGSR) is an exothermic reaction taking place between carbon monoxide and steam to form carbon dioxide and hydrogen. In typical industrial applications, the WGSR is conducted as a two-stage process: the high temperature stage performed over an iron-based catalyst in the temperature range 320 – 450°C; the low temperature stage with ...

The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), an independent monitoring tool for tracking the climate protection performance of 59 countries and the EU covers 92% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The ranking scores in four categories: GHG Emissions, Renewable Energy, Energy Use and Climate Policy. This year's edition, CCPI-2023, provides data for the year 2021 and demonstrates in general that the energy sector contributes...

Previously, we published articles concerning the problems of high costs of equipment repair and replacement in directional drilling technology (18.11.2022), and equipment and procedures for well deflecting wellbores during the drilling process and correction of such deflection (27.11.2022). Here we will analyse patent documents related to solving environmental problems arising during directional drilling. In recent years,...