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AAU: Assigned amount unit
AB32: Assembly Bill 32 - California’s Global Warming Solutions Act
ACES: America Clean Energy and Security Act 2009
ACG: Asia Carbon Group
ACR: American Carbon Registry
ACUPCC: American College University Presidents' Climate Commitment
ACX: Australian Climate Exchange
ACX: Asia Carbon Exchange
AEI: Accredited independent entity
AFOLU: Agriculture, forestry and other land use
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
AOSIS: Alliance of Small Island States
APP: Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
A/R: Afforestation and reforestation
ARB: California Air Resources Board
AWMS: Animal waste management system

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BACT: Best available control technology
BATEA: Best available technology economically achievable
BAU: Business as usual
BCAU: British Columbia Allowance Unit
BCERU: British Columbia Emission Reduction Unit
BEI: Baseline emission intensity
BLIERS: Base level industrial emissions requirements
BTU: British thermal unit

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CAC: Criteria air contaminant
CACAM: Negotiating coalition of countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus, Albania, and the Republic of Moldova.
CAFE: Corporate average fuel economy (US)
CAIR: US Clear Air Interstate Rule
CAMR: US Clean Air Mercury Rule
CAR: Climate Action Reserve (The Reserve)
CARB: California Air Resources Board
CASA: Clean Air Strategic Alliance (Alberta)
CBD: Convention on Biological Diversity
CCA: Climate Change Agreement (UK)
CCAP: Climate Change Agreement Participant
CCAR: California Climate Action Registry
CCB: Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards
CCBA: Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance
CCEMA: Climate Change and Emissions Management Act (Alberta)
CCEMF: Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund (Alberta)
CCL: Climate Change Levy (UK)
CCL²F²: Dichlorodifluoromethane
CCFE: Chicago Climate Futures Exchange
CCS: Carbon capture and storage
CCX: Chicago Climate Exchange
CDM: Carbon Development Mechanism
CDMEB: CDM Executive Board
CDP: Carbon Disclosure Project
CEA: Credit for early action
CEC: California Energy Commission
CEC: Commission for Environmental Cooperation
CEMS: Continuous emissions monitoring System
Ceqa: California Environmental Quality Act
CER: Certified emission reduction
CERSPA: Certified emission reduction sale and purchase agreement
CFC: Chlorofluorocarbon
CFI: Carbon Financial Instrument (on CCX)
CFR: Code of Federal Regulations (US)
CFS: CarbonFix Standard
CFTC: Commodities Futures Trading Commission (US)
CH₄: Methane
CHCLF: ₂ Hydrofluorocarbons
CHP: Combined heat and power (generator)
CITES: Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species
CITL: Community Independent Transaction Log
CLI: Climate Leadership Index
CME: Chicago Mercantile Exchange
COATS: CO₂ Allowance Tracking System
CO₂: Carbon dioxide
CO₂e: Carbon dioxide equivalence
COP: Conference of the Parties
COP/MOP: Conference of the Parties/Meeting of the Parties
CPRS: Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Australia)
CPUC: California Public Utilities Commission
CRC: Carbon Reduction Commitment
CRF: Common reporting format
CRT: Climate Reserve Ton
CSAD: Cap Setting and Allowance Distribution Committee

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DECC: Department of Energy and Climate Change (UK)
DEFRA: Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK)
DNA: Designated National Authority
DOE: Designated Operational Entity
DSM: Demand side management

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EC: European Commission
ECIS: European Carbon Investor Services (see INCIS)
ECX: European Climate Exchange
EE: Energy efficiency
EI: Emissions intensity
EIA: Energy Information Administration (US)
EIT: Economies in Transition
EITE: Emission-intensive trade-exposed industry
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency (US)
EPA CLP: US EPA Climate Leaders Program
EPC: Emissions performance credit (Alberta)
EPER: The European Pollutant Emissions Register
EPWC: US Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
ER: Emission reduction
ERA: Early Reduction Allowance
ERC: Emission Reduction Credit
ERPA: Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement
ERT: Environmental Resources Trust
ERU: Emission Reduction Unit
E-t-C: Emission to cap
ETS: Emission Trading Scheme
EUA: European Union Allowance
EU ETS: EU Emission Trading Scheme

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FERC: US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FTC: US Federal Trade Commission

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GCV: Gross caloric value
GEF: Global Environment Facility
GF: Greenhouse Friendly
GHG: Greenhouse gas
GGAS: New South Wales Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme
GROCC: Global Roundtable on Climate Change
GS: Gold Standard
Gt: Giga tonnes
GWP: Global warming potential

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HCFC: Hydrochlorofluorocarbons
HFC: Hydrofluorocarbon

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ICAP: International Climate Action Partnership
ICCP: International Climate Change Partnership
IETA: International Emissions Trading Association
IFC: International Finance Corporation
IFRS: International Financial Reporting Standards
IGCC: Integrated gas combined cycle plant
IIED: International Institute for Environment and Development
IIGCC: Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change
INCIS: International Carbon Investor Services (formerly ECIS)
INCR: Investor Network on Climate Risk
IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPP: Independent power producer
ISDA: International Swaps and Derivatives Association
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
ITL: International Transaction Log
IUCN: International Union for the Conservation of Nature

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JI: Joint Implementation
JISC: Joint Implementation Steering Committee (UNFCCC)
J-VETS: Japanese Voluntary Emissions Trading Scheme

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KT: Kilo tonne
KWh: Kilowatt hour

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LAER: Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate (US)
LCA: Life cycle assessment
lCER: Long-term Certified Emission Reductions
LCF: SLow carbon fuel standards
LDC: Least developed country
LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (see also USGBC)
LEBA: The London Energy Brokers’ Association
LFE: Large final emitters
LNG: Liquefied natural gas
LPG: Liquefied petroleum gas
LUAC: Large User Abatement Certificates (New South Wales)
LULUCF: Land use, land-use change and forestry

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MAC: Marginal abatement cost
MCE: Montreal Climate Exchange
MCX: Multi-Commodity Exchange of India
MDC: United Nations Millennium Development Goals
MGGA: Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord
MGGRA: Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord
MOCCC: Market Oversight and Cost Containment Committee (of the MGGRA)
MOP: Meeting of the Parties
MOU: Memorandum of understanding
MRET: Mandatory Renewable Energy Target
MRV: Measurable, reportable and verifiable (emissions)
Mt: Mega tonne
MT: Metric tonne (also metric ton)
MTCO₂e: Metric tonne carbon dioxide equivalent
MW: Megawatt
MWh: Megawatt hour

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N₂O: Nitrous oxide
NAP: National Allocation Plan
NEI: Net emissions intensity
NEIL: Net emission intensity limit
NETS: National Emission Trading Scheme (now CPRS of Australia)
NGAC: New South Wales Greenhouse Abatement Certificate
NGCC: Natural gas combined cycle
NGO: Non-governmental organization
NOx: Nitrous oxides
NPRI: National Pollutant Release Inventory (Canada)
NRDC: National Resources Defense Council
NSR: New Source Review
NRTEE: National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy (Canada)
NSW GGAS: New South Wales Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme
NZ ETS: New Zealand Emission Trading Scheme

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ODA: Official development assistance
ODS: Ozone depleting substance
OE: Operational entity
OTC: Over the counter

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PCT: Pacific Carbon Trust
PDD: Project design document
PES: Payment for ecosystem services
PFC: Perfluorocarbon

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RBLC: RACT/BACT/LAER Clearinghouse (US)
RE: Renewable energy
REACH: Registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals
REC: Renewable Energy Certificate
REC: Renewable energy credit
REDD: Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation
RESLOVE: Responsible Environmental Steps, Opportunities to Lead by Voluntary Efforts
RGGI: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (US Northeastern states)
RMU: Removal Unit
ROA: Regional Administrative Organization (of the MGGRA)
ROC: Renewable energy certificate
ROO: Renewable Obligation Order 2002
RPP: Renewable power percentage
RPS: Renewable portfolio standard

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SBI: Subsidiary Body for Implementation
SBSTA: Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
SCERFA: Standard CER Forward Agreement
SF₆: Sulphur hexafluoride
SGER: Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (Alberta, Canada)
SO₂: Sulphur dioxide
SoC: Statement of certification (Alberta)
SoQ: Statement of qualification (Alberta)
SoV: Statement of verification (Alberta)
SOx: Sulphur oxides
SRI: Socially responsible investment

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TAE: Total annual emissions
tCER: Temporary Certified Emissions Reduction
tCO₂3: Tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent
TCR: The Climate Registry
TDE: Total direct emissions
T-RCI: Transportation, residential, commercial, institutional and small industrial
TREC: Tradable Renewable Energy Credit

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UCS: Union of Concerned Scientists
UK ETS: UK Emission Trading Scheme (2002 – 2006)
UNEP: United Nation Environment Programme
UNFCCC: UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
USCAP: US Climate Action Partnership
US EPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency
USGBC: US Green Building Council

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VAP: Voluntary Action Plan (Japan)
VCS: Voluntary Carbon Standard
VCU: Voluntary Carbon Unit
VER: Verified Emission Reduction
VEER: Verified Emission Reduction-Removal
VOS: Voluntary Offset Standard

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WBCSD: World Business Council for Sustainable Development
WCI: Western Climate Initiative
WRI: World Resources Institute
WRMA: Weather Risk Management Association (US)
WWF: World Wildlife Fund

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