Acronym
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What it stands for
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A
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ACRs
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Air Conditioning Reports |
| AOD |
Aerosol Optical Depth |
| AONB |
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty |
| AoS |
Appraisal of Sustainability |
| AOSIS |
Alliance of Small Island States |
| AoSP |
Area of Special Protection |
| AQMA |
Air Quality Management Area |
| ASED |
Aspirational Scheme End Date |
| ASNW |
Area of Semi-Natural Woodland |
| ASSI |
Area of Special Scientific Interest |
| ATF |
Aviation Turbine Fuel |
B
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| BAP |
Biodiversity Action Plan |
| BERR |
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform |
| BIS |
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
C
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| CAT |
Carbon Abatement Technologies |
| CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CBRN |
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear |
| CCA |
Climate Change Agreements |
| CCC |
Committee on Climate Change |
| CCGT |
Combined Cycle Gas Turbine |
| CCL |
Climate Change Levy |
| CCS |
Carbon Capture and Storage (also known as Carbon Capture and Sequestration) |
| CCW |
Countryside Council for Wales |
| CDM |
Clean Development Mechanism |
| CER |
Certified Emission Reduction |
| CERT |
Carbon Emissions Reduction Target |
| CESP |
Community Energy Savings Plan/Programme |
| CFCs |
Chlorofluorocarbons |
| CH4 |
Methane |
| CHP |
Combined Heat and Power (sometimes known as Cogeneration) |
| CLG |
Department for Communities and Local Government |
| CNPA |
Civil Nuclear Police Authority |
| CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
| COMAH |
Control of Major Accident Hazard |
| COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CoRWM |
Committee on Radioactive Waste Management |
| CRCEES |
Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme |
| cSAC |
Ccandidate Special Area of Conservation |
| CSR |
Comprehensive Spending Review |
| CT |
Carbon Trust |
D
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| DAs |
Devolved Administrations |
| DECC |
Department of Energy and Climate Change |
| DECs |
Display Energy Certificates |
| Defra |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| DERV |
Diesel-engined Road Vehicle |
| DfID |
Department for International Development |
| DfT |
Department for Transport |
| DNA |
Designated National Authority |
| DoENI |
Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland |
| dSAC |
Draft Special Area of Conservation |
| DSL |
DECC School Lite |
| DSO |
Departmental Strategic Objective |
| DUKES |
Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics |
E
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| EA |
Environment Agency |
| EC |
European Council |
| ECAs |
Enhanced Capital Allowances |
| ECO |
Energy Companies Obligation |
| EEA |
European Economic Area |
| EHS |
Environment and Heritage Service |
| EIA |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EIR |
Environmental Information Regulations |
| EMEP |
European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme |
| EMR |
Electricity Market Reform |
| ENSO |
El Niño Southern Oscillation |
| EPCs |
Energy Performance Certificates |
| ERU |
Emission Reduction Unit |
| ES |
Environmental Statement |
| ESDP |
European Spatial Development Perspective |
| EST |
Energy Savings Trust |
| ETF |
Environmental Transformation Fund (UK) |
| ETS |
Emission Trading Scheme |
| EU |
European Union |
| EU ETS |
European Union Emissions Trading Scheme |
| EU FP7 |
European Union Seventh Framework Programme |
F
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| f.t.e |
Full-time equivalent |
| FCO |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
| FDP |
Funded Decommissioning Programme |
| FITs |
Feed-in Tariffs |
| FOI |
Freedom of Information |
G
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| G8 |
Eight leading industrialised nations: Germany, Canada, US, France, Italy, Japan, UK, Russia |
| GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GCOF |
Government Carbon Offsetting Facility |
| GCOS |
Global Climate Observing System |
| GDA |
Generic Design Assessment |
| GDF |
Geological Disposal Facility |
| GHGs |
Greenhouse gases |
| GIB |
Green Investment Bank |
| GIS |
Geographical Information Systems |
| GLOBE |
Global Legislators Organisation |
| GOOS |
Global Ocean Observing System |
| GTOS |
Global Terrestrial Observing System |
| GTRP |
Global Threat Reduction Programme |
| GVA |
Gross value added |
| GWP |
Global Warming Potential |
H
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| ha |
Hectare |
| HAWT |
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine |
| HCA |
Homes and Communities Agency |
| HECA |
Home Energy Conservation Act |
| HHSRS |
Housing Health and Safety Rating System |
| HLW |
High-level waste |
| HMT |
Her Majesty’s Treasury |
| HRA |
Habitats Regulations Assessment |
| HSE |
Health and Safety Executive |
| IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
I
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| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICCP |
International Climate Change Partnership |
| ICLEI |
International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives |
| IEA |
International Energy Agency |
| IGO |
Intergovernmental organisation |
| ILW I |
Intermediate-level waste |
| IMD |
Index of Multiple Deprivation |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
| IPC |
Infrastructure Planning Commission |
| IOC |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
| IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IQM |
Integrated Quality Management |
| IRENA |
International Renewable Energy Agency |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization |
| IUCN |
World Conservation Union |
J
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| JNCC |
Joint Nature Conservation Committee |
L
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| LANR |
Local Authority Nature Reserve |
| LAs |
Local authorities |
| LCA |
Landscape Character Assessment |
| LCBP |
Low Carbon Buildings Programme |
| LCIF |
Low Carbon Investment Fund |
| LCPD |
Large Combustion Plants Directive |
| LCTP |
Low Carbon Technology Partnership |
| LDCs |
Least-developed countries |
| LDR |
Long-distance route |
| LGD |
Local government district |
| LLW |
Low-level waste |
| LNG |
Liquefied natural gas |
| LNR |
Local nature reserve |
| LULUCF |
Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry |
| LWR |
Light Water Reactor |
| LWS |
Local wildlife sites |
M
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| MBR |
Management Board Roadshow |
| MCA |
Marine conservation area |
| MNR |
Marine nature reserve |
| MRWS |
Managing radioactive waste safely |
| MSF |
Manufactured solid fuels |
| mSv |
Millisievert |
| N.N |
Not named |
N
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| NAEI |
National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory |
| NAPA |
National adaptation programmes of action |
| NDA |
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority |
| NEA |
Nuclear Energy Agency |
| NGLs |
Natural gas liquids |
| NGO |
Non-governmental organisations |
| NIA |
Nuclear Industry Association |
| NII |
Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (now Office for Nuclear Regulation) |
| NLFAB |
Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board |
| NNFCC |
National Non-Food Crops Centre |
| NNR |
National nature reserve |
| NPPG |
National Planning Policy Guidance |
| NPS |
National Policy Statement |
| NSA |
National scenic area |
| NSIP |
Nationally significant infrastructure project |
| NZEC |
Near Zero Emissions Coal (bilateral project between UK and China) |
O
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| OCC |
Office of Climate Change |
| OCNS |
Office for Civil Nuclear Security |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| Ofgem |
Office of the Gas and Electricity Markets |
| OND |
Office for Nuclear Development |
| ONR |
Office for Nuclear Regulation |
| OPEC |
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| ORED |
Office for Renewable Energy Deployment |
| OS |
Ordnance survey |
| OSPRAG |
Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group |
| OTEC |
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion |
P
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| PFC |
Perfluorocarbon |
| PPG |
Planning Policy Guidance |
| PPM |
Parts per million |
| PPS |
Planning Policy Statement |
| PRO |
Pressure-retarded osmosis |
| PSA |
Public Service Agreement |
| pSAC |
Potential Special Area of Conservation |
| pSPA |
Possible Special Protection Area |
| PWR |
Pressurised water reactor |
R
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| R&D |
Research and development |
| RDA |
Regional Development Agency |
| RDS |
Regional Development Strategy |
| RED |
Reverse Electro Dialysis |
| RED |
Renewable Energy Directive |
| REDD |
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation |
| REEEP |
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient Partnership |
| REGO |
Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin |
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RHI
|
Renewable Heat Incentive |
| RIGS |
Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Site |
| RIMNET |
Radiation Information Monitoring Network |
| RO |
Renewables Obligation |
| RTS |
Regional Transport Strategy |
S
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| SAC |
Special Area of Conservation |
| SCI |
Site of Community Importance |
| SEA |
Strategic Environmental Assessment |
| SEPA |
Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
| SF6 |
Sulphur hexafluoride |
| SI |
Statutory instrument |
| SIDS |
Small Island Developing States |
| SME |
Small- and medium-sized enterprises |
| SNH |
Scottish Natural Heritage |
| SPA |
Special Protection Area |
| SPP |
Scottish Planning Policy |
| SSA |
Strategic Siting Assessment |
| SSSI |
Site of Special Scientific Interest |
T
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| TAN |
Technical advice note |
| TBq |
Terabecquerel |
| TCPA |
Town and Country Planning Act |
| THC |
Thermohaline circulation |
| TSB |
Technology Strategy Board |
U
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| UKCS |
United Kingdom continental shelf |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNCCD |
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
| UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
| UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
| UNECE |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
| UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
UNIDO
|
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
V
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| VAWT |
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine |
| VRS |
Voluntary Redundancy Scheme |
W
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| WCC |
World Climate Conference |
| WEOG |
Western European and Others Group (United Nations regional group) |
| WHD |
Warm Homes Discount |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
| WSP |
Wales Spatial Plan |
| WSSD |
World Summit on Sustainable Development |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
