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Glossary
CLRTAP | United Nations Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution |
CO | carbon monoxide |
CO2 |
carbon dioxide |
CTP | Common Transport Policy |
dB(A) |
international sound pressure level unit meaning decibel with an A frequency weighting which reflects the sensitivity of the human ear |
DG |
Directorate-General (of the European Commission) |
DPSIR |
Driving forces, Pressures, State, Impact, Responses |
EAP |
environmental action programme (5EAP is the fifth environmental action programme of the European Union) |
ECMT |
European Conference of Ministers of Transport |
EEA |
European Environment Agency |
EIA |
environmental impact assessement |
EIB | European Investment Bank |
EIONET |
European Information and Observation Network |
EMAS |
Eco-Management and Auditing Scheme |
ESDP |
European Spatial Development Perspective |
ETC |
European Topic Centre |
EU |
European Union |
Eurostat |
Statistical Office of the European Union |
GDP |
gross domestic product |
HSR |
high-speed railway |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
IEA |
International Energy Agency |
km | kilometers |
ktonnes | thousand tonnes |
LCA | life-cycle assessment |
MARPOL |
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships |
MEET |
methodologies for estimating emissions from transport |
MS | Member State (of EU) |
Mt |
million tonnes |
NGO | non-governmental organisation |
NMVOC | non-methane volatile organic compound |
NO2 |
nitrogen dioxide |
NOx |
nitrogen oxides |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
PM10 | respirable Particulate Matter with aerodynamic diameter between 2.5 and 10 µm |
PPP | purchasing power parities |
SEA |
strategic environmental assessment |
SO2 |
sulphur dioxide |
TEN |
trans-European transport network |
TERM |
Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism for the EU |
TINA |
Transport Infrastructure Needs Assessment |
TRENDS |
Transport and Environment Database System |
UN |
United Nations |
UNCSD |
United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development |
UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
VOC |
volatile organic compound |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
5EAP |
European Unions fifth environmental action programme |
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