Emissions and Kyoto Glossary

AAU Assigned amount unit (exchanged through emissions trading)
AG13 Ad Hoc Group on Article 13 (1995–1998)
AGBM Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate (1995–1997)
AIJ Activities implemented jointly
AOSIS Alliance of Small Island States
CACAM Group of countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus, Albania and Republic of Moldova (negotiating coalition)
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CDM Clean development mechanism
CER Certified emission reduction (generated through the CDM)
CFC Chlorofluorocarbon
CGE Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention
CH4 Methane
CG Central Group (negotiating coalition of Central European Annex I Parties)
CO2 Carbon dioxide
COP Conference of the Parties
COP/MOP Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol
EC European Commission
EGTT Expert Group on Technology Transfer
EIT Economies in transition (former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern European nations)
ERU Emission reduction unit (generated through joint implementation projects)
GCOS Global Climate Observing System
GEF Global Environment Facility
GHG Greenhouse gases
GRULAC Group of Latin America and Caribbean States (United Nations regional group)
GWP Global warming potential
HFC Hydrofluorocarbons
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
IEA International Energy Agency
IGO Intergovernmental organization
IMO International Maritime Organization
INC Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for the UNFCCC (1990–1995)
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
JLG Joint Liaison Group (between the UNFCCC, CBD and UNCCD secretariats)
JWG Joint Working Group
LDC Least developed country
LULUCF Land use, land-use change and forestry
N2O Nitrous oxide
NAPA National adaptation programmes of action
NAP National Allocation Plan
NER New Entrants Reserve
NGO Non governmental organization
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
PFC Perfluorocarbon
RMU Removal unit (generated in Annex I Parties by LULUCF activities that absorb carbon dioxide)
SBI Subsidiary Body for Implementation
SBSTA Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
SF6 Sulphur-hexafluoride
TT:CLEAR Technology Transfer Information Clearing House
UN United Nations
UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1992)
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
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization
URF Uniform reporting format
WCC World Climate Conference
WEOG Western European and Others Group (United Nations regional group)
WHO World Health Organization
WMO World Meteorological Organization
WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development
IETA International Emissions Trading Association (www.ieta.org)