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Acronym
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Stands for
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AIJ
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Activities Implemented Jointly
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AGBM
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Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate
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AOSIS
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Alliance of Small Island States
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ARD
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Afforestation, Reforestation, Deforestation, as in ARD activities
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BAPA
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Buenos Aires Plan of Action
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BTU
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British Thermal Unit
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CO2
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Carbon Dioxide
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CANJUS
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Grouping of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the United States
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| CCS |
Carbon Capture and Sequestration/Carbon Capture and Storage |
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CDM
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Clean Development Mechanism
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CEA
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Credit for Early Action
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CER
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Certified Emission Reduction Unit
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CFC(s)
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Chlorofluorocarbon(s)
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CH4
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Methane
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COP
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Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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CSD
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United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
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ENSO
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El Nino/Southern Oscillation
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ERU
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Emission Reduction Unit
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EU
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European Union
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FCC
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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G77
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Group of 77
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GCM
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General Circulation Model(s)
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GEF
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General Environmental Facility
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GHG
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Greenhouse Gas(es)
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GWP
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Global Warming Potential
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HFC(s)
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Hydrofluorocarbon(s)
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IEA
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International Energy Agency
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IPCC
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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JI
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Joint Implementation, see also AIJ
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LDC(s)
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Least Developed Country(ies)
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LULUCF
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Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry
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MOP
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Meeting of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol
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NGO(s)
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Non-governmental Organization(s)
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N2O
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Nitrous Oxide
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O3
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Ozone
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OECD
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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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PAM
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Policies and Measures
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PFC(s)
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Perfluorocarbon(s)
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QELRO(s)
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Quantitative Emissions Limitations and Reductions Objectives
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Sar
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Second Assessment Report (of the IPCC)
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SBI
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Subsidiary Body for Implementation
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SBSTA
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Subsidiary Body for Science and Technological Advice
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SF6
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Sulphur Hexafluoride
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SIDS
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Small Island Developing States
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SPM
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Summary for Policy Makers (of Assessment Reports)
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SO2
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Sulphur Dioxide
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Tar
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Third Assessment Report (of the IPCC)
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UNCED
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United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, aka Earth Summit, Rio Summit
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UNCSD
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United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
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UNCTAD
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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UNDP
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United Nations Development Programme
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UNEP
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United Nations Environment Programme
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UNFCCC
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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US
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United States
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