Cooperative Climate: Acronyms
Cooperative Climate: Acronyms
Climate ChangeAPEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
APP | Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (also known as AP6) |
ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
CDM | Clean Development Mechanism |
CCP | Chinese Communist Party |
CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
CER | Certified Emission Reduction |
CFL | compact fluorescent lamp |
CLASP | Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program |
COP | Conference of the Parties (of the UNFCCC) |
ELI | Efficient Lighting Initiative |
EMC | energy management company |
ESCO | energy service company |
FDI | foreign direct investment |
GDP | gross domestic product |
GEF | Global Environment Facility |
GHGs | greenhouse gases |
IFC | International Finance Corporation |
IMF | International Monetary Fund |
IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
LBNL | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
METI | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan) |
MOP | Meeting of the Parties (of the Kyoto Protocol) |
NDRC | National Development and Reform Commission (China) |
NGO | non-governmental organization |
NPC | National People’s Congress (China) |
ODA | official development assistance |
PePS | Promoting an Energy-efficient Public Sector |
PRC | People’s Republic of China |
R&D | research and development |
RD&D | research, development and demonstration |
REEEP | Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership |
S&L | standards and labeling |
SETC | State Economic and Trade Commission (China) |
TWh | terawatt hours (billion kWh) |
UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
WTO | World Trade Organization |
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International Institute for Sustainable Develo (Lead Author);Cutler Cleveland (Topic Editor) "Cooperative Climate: Acronyms". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth November 9, 2008; Last revised Date November 9, 2008; Retrieved February 9, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Cooperative_Climate:_Acronyms>
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