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Glossary
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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