Emissions Scenarios - IPCC

582 Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronyms and Abbreviations DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
DOE
Department of Energy
Al SRES scenario family A1 EBC/UDO Energy Balance Climate/Upwelling Diffusion
AlB Scenariogroup within the Al scenario family Ocean model
(balanced energy supply mix) ECN Netheriands Energy Research Foundation
AlC Scenario group within Al scenario family EEA European Environmental Agency
(emphasis on coal) EEU Central and Eastem Europe
AlFI Scenariogroup within the A1 scenario family (see Appendix III)
(fossil-intensive, combination of AlC and EIA Energy Infonnation Administration (US)
AIG) EIS Energy-Industry System (IMAGE model)
AIG Scenario group within AI scenario family EJ Exajoules (lO'^J)
(emphasis on oil and gas) ENDS Environmental Data Services
AIT Scenario group within Al scenario family EMEP European Monitoring and Evaluation
(emphasis on non-fossils)
Programme (for air pollutants)
A2 SRES scenario family A2 EMF Energy Modeling Forum (Stanford
AAGR -Average Annual Growth Rate University)
AEEI Autonomous Energy Efficiency Improvement EPA Environmental Protection Agency (US)
(rate) ERB Edmonds, Reilly and Barns model
AFEAS Altemative Fluorocarbons Environmental ESD Emissions Scenario Database
Acceptability Study ETSAP Energy Technology Systems Analysis
AFR Sub-Saharan Africa (see Appendix III) Programme (lEA)
AGC/MLO Atmospheric General Circulation/Mixed EU European Union
Layer Ocean model FAO UN Food and Agriculture Organization
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome FBC Fluidized Bed Combustion
AIM Asian Integrated Model (see Appendix IV) FETC Federal Energy Technology Center (US)
ALM SRES region - Africa, Latin America and FGD Flue Gas Desulfurization
Middle East (see Appendix III) FSU Former Soviet Union (see Appendix III)
A/O GCM Afmosphere/Ocean General Circulation FUND Climate Framework for Uncertainty
Model
Negotiation and Distribution model
AOS Atmosphere-Ocean System (IMAGE model) GCM General Circulation Model
ASF Atmospheric Stabilization Framework model GCAM Global Change Assessment Model
(see Appendix IV) GDI Gender related Development Index (UNDP)
ASIA SRES region - Asia excluding the Middle GDP Gross Domestic Product
East (see Appendix III) GEM Gender Empowerment Measure (UNDP)
Bl SRES scenario family В1 GHG Greenhouse Gas
B2 SRES scenario family B2 GNP Gross National Product
BGF Biomass based gaseous fuels (IMAGE GRP Gross Regional Product
model) GWP Global Waiming Potential
BLF Biomass based liquid fuels (IMAGE model) GtC Gigaton of carbon (1 GtC = 10'-'' gC =
BLS Basic Linked System of National Agricultural 1 PgC ~ 3.7 Gt carbon dioxide)
Models (see Appendix IV) GWP Global Warming Potential
BP British Petroleum HABITAT United Nations Centre for Human
CCGT combined cycle gas turbine Settlements
CES constant elasticity of substitution HDI Human Development Index (UNDP)
CETA Carbon Emissions Trajectory Assessment HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
model HS Harmonized Scenarios
CIESIN Center for Intemational Earth Science lA Integrated Assessment
Information Network ICAM Integrated Climate Assessment Model
C02DB Carbon Dioxide Database (see Appendix IV) ICAO Intemational Civil Aviation Organization
COP Conference of the Parties ID Identification
CORINAIR Coordination of Information on the lEA Intemational Energy Agency
Environment - Air lEA CIAB lEA Coal Industry Advisory Board
CPA Centrally Planned Asia and China lEW International Energy Workshop (IIASA -
(see Appendix III)
Stanford University)
СРВ Central Planning Bureau (the Netherlands) IGCC Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle
GRP Current Reduction Plans IGU Intemational Gas Union
DEV Developing countries IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems
DICE Dynamic Integrated Climate Economy model Analysis