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| AAU | Assigned amount unit |
| AEA | Annual emission allocation |
| AR4 | Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC |
| CER | Certified emission reduction |
| CM | Cropland management |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| COP 21 | Paris climate conference |
| EEA | European Environment Agency |
| EED | Energy Efficiency Directive |
| Eionet | European environment information and observation network |
| ETC/ACM | European Topic Centre for Air Pollution and Climate Change Mitigation |
| ERU | Emission reduction unit |
| ESD | Effort Sharing Decision |
| EU | European Union |
| EU ETS | European Union Emissions Trading System |
| F-gas | Fluorinated gas |
| FM | Forest management |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GM | Grazing-land management |
| GWP | Global warming potential |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
| INDC | Intended Nationally Determined Contribution |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| LDC | Least developed country |
| LULUCF | Land use, land use change and forestry |
| MMR | Monitoring Mechanism Regulation |
| Mtoe | Million tonnes of oil equivalent |
| NDC | Nationally Determined Contribution |
| NEEAP | National energy efficiency action plan |
| NF3 | Nitrogen trifluoride |
| NREAP | National renewable energy action plan |
| QA/QC | Quality assurance and quality control |
| QELRC | Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment |
| RED | Renewable Energy Directive |
| RES | Renewable energy source |
| RES-E | Renewable energy source use in electricity |
| RES-H/C | Renewable energy source use in heating and cooling |
| RES-T | Renewable energy source use in transport |
| RMU | Removal units |
| RV | Revegetation |
| SIDS | Small island developing state |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| WAM | With additional measures |
| WEM | With existing measures |
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