Acronyms and abbreviations

Page Last modified 20 Apr 2016

BAT	Best available technology
CAP	Common Agricultural Policy (EU)
CEE	Central and Eastern Europe
CCE	Coordinating Centre for Effects (UNECE)
CFCs	Chlorofluorocarbons
CLRTAP	Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution (UNECE)
DG III	EC Directorate-General III (Industry); now DG Industry
DG XI	EC Directorate-General XI (Environment, Nuclear Safety and Civil Protection); now DG Environment
DMI	Direct Material Input
DPSIR	Driving forces, Pressures, State, Impact, Responses
5EAP	fifth environmental action programme of the European Union
ECU	European Currency Unit (now EUR or euro)
EEA	European Environment Agency
EFTA	European Free Trade Association
EMEP	Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long Range Transmission of Air Pollution in Europe
ETC/AE	European Topic Centre on Air Emissions
ETC/AQ	European Topic Centre on Air Quality
ETC/IW	European Topic Centre on Inland Waters
ETC/LC	European Topic Centre on Land Cover
ETC/NC	European Topic Centre on Nature Conservation
ETC/W	European Topic Centre on Waste
EU	European Union
Eurostat	Statistical Office of the European Union (Luxembourg)
FCCC	Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN)
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN)
GDP	gross domestic product
GWP	global warming potential
HCFCs	hydrochlorofluorocarbons
HELCOM	Helsinki Commission
HFCs	hydrofluorocarbons
IEA	International Energy Agency
IPCC	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPPC	Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (EU Directive)
ktonnes	thousand tonnes
MAC	maximum admissible concentration
MSC-W	EMEP Meteorological Synthesising Centre-West (UNECE)
New Cronos	general statistical database at Eurostat
NMVOCs	non-methane volatile organic compounds
NO_x	nitrogen oxides, including nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)
OECD	Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
ODP	ozone-depleting potential
OSPAR	Joint Oslo and Paris Commissions
PCBs	polychlorinated biphenyls
PFCs	perfluorcarbons
PM	particulate matter
POPs	persistent organic pollutants
ppb	parts per billion
ppm	parts per million
Ramsar	Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat
RIVM	National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection, the Netherlands
TMR	Total Material Requirement
toe	tonnes of oil equivalent
UNECE	United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNEP	United Nations Environment Programme
UNFCCC	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UUA	utilised agricultural area
VOCs	volatile organic compounds
WHO	World Health Organization