Cooperative Climate: Acronyms
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APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
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APP |
Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (also known as AP6) |
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ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
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CDM |
Clean Development Mechanism |
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CCP |
Chinese Communist Party |
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CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
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CER |
Certified Emission Reduction |
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CFL |
compact fluorescent lamp |
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CLASP |
Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program |
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COP |
Conference of the Parties (of the UNFCCC) |
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ELI |
Efficient Lighting Initiative |
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EMC |
energy management company |
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ESCO |
energy service company |
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FDI |
foreign direct investment |
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GDP |
gross domestic product |
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GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
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GHGs |
greenhouse gases |
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IFC |
International Finance Corporation |
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IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
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IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
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LBNL |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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METI |
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan) |
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MOP |
Meeting of the Parties (of the Kyoto Protocol) |
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NDRC |
National Development and Reform Commission (China) |
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NGO |
non-governmental organization |
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NPC |
National People’s Congress (China) |
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ODA |
official development assistance |
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PePS |
Promoting an Energy-efficient Public Sector |
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PRC |
People’s Republic of China |
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R&D |
research and development |
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RD&D |
research, development and demonstration |
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REEEP |
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership |
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S&L |
standards and labeling |
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SETC |
State Economic and Trade Commission (China) |
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TWh |
terawatt hours (billion kWh) |
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UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
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WTO |
World Trade Organization |
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