Appendix D — Abbreviations
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Abbreviation
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Description
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|---|---|
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AB
|
assembly bill
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ABS
|
acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
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BTU
|
British thermal unit
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CaCO3
|
calcium carbonate
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CDM
|
Clean Development Mechanism
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CDP
|
Carbon Disclosure Project
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CFC
|
chlorofluorocarbon
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CH4
|
methane
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CHP
|
combined heat and power
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CO2
|
carbon dioxide
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CO2e
|
carbon dioxide equivalent
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CSRD
|
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
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Defra
|
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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EEIO
|
environmentally extended input-output
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EfW
|
energy-from-waste
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eGRID
|
Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database
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EPA
|
Environmental Protection Agency
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ERP
|
enterprise resource planning
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EU ETS
|
EU Emissions Trading System
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FASB
|
Financial Accounting Standards Board
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FY
|
fiscal year
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GAAP
|
generally accepted accounting principles
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GHG
|
greenhouse gas
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GO
|
Guarantee of Origin
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GP
|
general partner
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GWh
|
gigawatt-hour
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GWP
|
global warming potential
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HCFC
|
hydrochlorofluorocarbon
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HFC
|
hydrofluorocarbon
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IEA
|
International Energy Agency
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IFRS
|
International Financial Reporting Standard
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IPCC
|
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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IT
|
information technology
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JV
|
joint venture
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kg
|
kilogram
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km
|
kilometer
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kWh
|
kilowatt-hour
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lb
|
pound
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LCA
|
life cycle assessment
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LCD
|
liquid crystal display
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LFGTE
|
landfill-gas-to-energy
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m2
|
square meter
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m3
|
cubic meter
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MSW
|
municipal solid waste
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mt
|
metric ton
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MWh
|
megawatt-hour
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N2O
|
nitrous oxide
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NEPOOL
|
New England Power Pool
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NF3
|
nitrogen trifluoride
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NGO
|
nongovernmental organization
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NOx
|
nitrogen oxides
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NYUP
|
New York Upstate
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PCAF
|
Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials
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PET
|
polyethylene terephthalate
|
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PFC
|
perfluorocarbon
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PJM
|
Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection
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PPA
|
power purchase agreement
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PS
|
polystyrene
|
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REC
|
renewable energy certificate
|
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RE-DISS
|
Reliable Disclosure Systems for Europe
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SB
|
senate bill
|
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SEC
|
Securities and Exchange Commission
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SF6
|
sulfur hexafluoride
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t
|
metric ton (in the Scope 3 Standard)
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T&D
|
transmission and distribution
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TEU
|
twenty-foot equivalent unit
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TJ
|
terajoule
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UNFCCC
|
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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VIE
|
variable interest entity
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WBCSD
|
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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WRI
|
World Resources Institute
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WtE
|
waste-to-energy
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