Greenhouse Gas Emissions Forecasting: Learning from International Best Practices
Appendix A
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
AEO | Annual Energy Outlook (annual report on domestic energy-based emissions--U.S.) |
AMG | Analysis and Modelling Group |
BAU | Business-as-usual |
CCPO | Climate Change Projects Office |
CDM | Clean Development Mechanism |
DEFRA | Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (U.K.) |
DTI | Department of Technology and Innovation (U.K.) |
DUKES | Digest of U.K. Energy Statistics |
EIA | Energy Information Administration (U.S.) |
E3MC | Energy-Economy-Environment Model for Canada |
GDP | Gross domestic product |
GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
GMM | Global macroeconomic model (U.K.) |
IEA | International Energy Agency |
IEO | International Energy Outlook (annual report on international energy-based emissions--U.S.) |
IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
JI | Joint Implementation |
KPIA | Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act |
M-M Model | MARKAL-Macro Energy Model (U.K.) |
MSG | Norwegian equilibrium model |
Mt | megatonne |
NEMS | National Energy Modeling System (U.S.) |
NRTEE | National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy |
OCC | Office of Climate Change (U.K.) |
OEIM | Oxford Energy-Industry Model (U.K.) |
PM | particulate matter |
UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
WEO | World Energy Outlook (annual report of the IEA) |
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