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