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GHG Forcasting – Appendix A

Appendix A: List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Forecasting: Learning from International Best Practices
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)