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Abbreviations, acronyms, units of measure and regional definitions
Abbreviations and acronyms
ASEAN |
Association for Southeast Asian Nations |
AV |
autonomous vehicle |
BAT |
best available technology |
BEV |
battery-electric vehicle |
BIGCC |
biomass integrated gasification combined cycle |
BTX |
benzene, toluene and xylene |
CCS |
carbon capture and storage |
CCUS |
carbon capture, utilisation and storage |
CNG |
compressed natural gas |
CO2 |
carbon dioxide |
CTS |
Clean Technology Scenario |
deQo |
database of embodied Quantity outputs |
DRC |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
ETP |
Energy Technology and Policy |
ETP |
Energy Technology Perspectives |
EUR |
euro |
EV |
electric vehicle |
GDP |
gross domestic product |
GNI |
gross national income |
GREET |
Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation |
HEV |
hybrid electric vehicle |
HDV |
heavy-duty vehicle |
ICE |
internal combustion engine |
ICT |
information and communication technology |
IEA |
International Energy Agency |
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IGCC |
integrated gasification combined cycle |
ITA |
International Tunnelling Association |
LCA |
life-cycle assessment |
LCV |
light commercial vehicle |
LED |
light-emitting diode |
LNG |
liquefied natural gas |
MEF |
Material Efficiency variant |
MoMo |
Mobility Model |
M&R |
maintenance and rehabilitation |
MSR |
material substitution ratio |
NCA |
nickel cobalt aluminium oxide |
NMC |
nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide |
nZEB |
near-zero energy building |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OPC |
ordinary Portland cement |
PLDV |
passenger light-duty vehicle |
ProSUM |
Prospecting Secondary raw materials in the Urban mine and Mining wastes |
PV |
photovoltaic |
RCC |
reinforced cement concrete |
RTS |
Reference Technology Scenario |
STE |
solar thermal electricity |
SUV |
sports utility vehicle |
TIMES |
The Integrated MARKAL-EFOM System |
USD |
United States dollar |
Units of measure
°C |
degree Celsius |
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EJ |
exajoule |
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gCO2/kWh |
grammes of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour |
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GJ |
gigajoule |
Gt |
gigatonne |
GtCO2 |
gigatonne of carbon dioxide |
kg |
kilogramme |
km |
kilometre |
km/h |
kilometre per hour |
kt |
kilotonne |
MJ |
megajoule |
Mt |
million tonne |
MtCO2 |
million tonne of carbon dioxide |
MWh |
megawatt hour |
m2 |
square metre |
pkm |
passenger kilometre |
t |
tonne |
tCO2 |
tonne of carbon dioxide |
TWh |
terawatt hour |
vkm |
vehicle kilometre |
Regional definitions
North America: Canada, Mexico and United States
Central and South America: Argentina, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Plurinational State of Bolivia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and other countries and territories.
Europe: European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus36, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain,
36 Note by Turkey
The information in this document with reference to “Cyprus” relates to the southern part of the Island. There is no single authority representing both Turkish and Greek Cypriot people on the Island. Turkey recognises the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Until a lasting and equitable solution is found within the context of the United Nations, Turkey shall preserve its position concerning the “Cyprus issue”.
Note by all the European Union Member States of the OECD and the European Union
The Republic of Cyprus is recognised by all members of the United Nations with the exception of Turkey. The information in this document relates to the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
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Sweden and United Kingdom), Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Gibraltar, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Republic of Moldova, Turkey and Ukraine.
Africa: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and other countries and territories.
Middle East: Bahrain, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
Eurasia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Asia Pacific: Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Chinese Taipei, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam.
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