List of acronyms AGECC Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change
BAU Business-as-usual CCS
CDM CO2 ECN
EEA EIA ELI
EREC EU EU ETS
GDP GER GHG
GSI
HRS IEA
IIASA
ILO IOE
IPCC IQ IRENA ITIF ITUC LCOE
Carbon capture and storage Clean Development Mechanism
CENBIO Brazilian Reference Center on Biomass
Carbon dioxide
DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK)
Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
European Environment Agency Energy Information Administration Environmental Law Institute
European Renewable Energy Council
ESMAP Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme
European Union
European Union Emissions Trading Scheme
Gross domestic product Green Economy Report Greenhouse gas
GNESD Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development
Global Subsidies Initiative High Road Strategies
International Energy Agency
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
International Labour Organization
International Organisation of Employers
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Intelligence quotient
International Renewable Energy Agency
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
International Trade Union Confederation
Levelised cost of energy
MDGs Millennium Development Goals MI
Millennium Institute
NH3
NOX NRC
NREL OECD OPEC
Ammonia
NMVOCs Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds
Nitrogen oxides National Research Council
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
PFM Public Finance Mechanism PM10
PV Photovoltaic R&D REN RPS
SHSs SO2
SRREN T21
Particulate matter of 10 microns in diameter or smaller
Research and development Renewable energy
Renewables portfolio standard Solar household systems Sulfur dioxide
Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (IPCC)
Threshold 21 model (Millennium Institute)
UN DESA United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP UNEP
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP SEFI United Nations Environment Programme Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization
WEO World Energy Outlook WHO World Health Organization WMO World Meteorological Organization WTO World Trade Organization WWEA World Wind Energy Association