TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR NATIONAL OZONE OFFICERS Introduction MODULE 1 acronyms Abbreviations and 1 1.4 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
This list aims to decode many acronyms and abbreviations that NOOs will encounter when working on topics relevant to the Montreal Protocol. Module 13.2 provides a glossary and description of terms
A2: Article 2 Party; non-Article 5 Party A5: Article 5 Party AGAGE: Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment ANSI: American National Standards Institute AR4: Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change AR5: Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ASHRAE: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers BAU: business as usual BCC: Basal cell carcinoma (a type of skin cancer) Br: bromine BV: burning velocity (term used in refrigeration safety standards) °C: degrees Celsius (unit of temperature) CAP: Compliance Assistance Programme of UN Environment’s OzonAction programme CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service CCM: chemistry-climate model CDM: Clean Development Mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change CFC: chlorofluorocarbon
CH4: methane
Cl or Cl2: chlorine
CO2: carbon dioxide
CO2e or CO2eq: carbon dioxide equivalent CP: Country Programme (related to Multilateral Fund projects) CTOC: Chemicals Technical Options Committee of TEAP (now Medical & Chemicals TOC) CU or CUE: Critical Use exemption DME: dimethyl ether DTIE: Division of Trade, Industry and Economics of UN Environment (former name of the Economy Division of UN Environment) DU: Dobson Unit EE: energy efficiency
1.4 Acronyms – UN Environment OzonAction Introductory Training for NOUs EEAP or EEP: Environmental Effects Assessment Panel EESC: Equivalent Effective Stratospheric Chlorine EN: Euro-Norm ESC: Equivalent Stratospheric Chlorine EU: European Union EU or EUE: Essential Use exemption ExCom: Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund F-gas: fluorinated greenhouse gas GEF: Global Environment Facility Gg: gigagrams (unit of mass or weight) GHG: greenhouse gas GHS: Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals. GIZ: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (formerly GTZ) Gt: gigatonnes (unit of mass or weight) GTZ: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (now called GIZ ) GWP: Global Warming Potential HAT: high ambient temperature HC: hydrocarbon HCFC: hydrochlorofluorocarbon HFC: hydrofluorocarbon HFE: hydrofluoroether HFO: hydrofluoroolefin HoC: heat of combustion HPMP: HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (MLF project) HS codes: Harmonized System of Customs Codes HTOC: Halons Technical Options Committee of TEAP IA: Implementing Agency of the Multilateral Fund IEC: International Electrotechnical Commission IGAC: International Global Atmospheric chemistry IIAR: International Institute of Ammonia refrigeration IIF: L’Institut International du Froid / International Institute of Refrigeration IIR: International Institute of Refrigeration / L’Institut International du Froid INDC: Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (under the UNFCCC) IO3C: International Ozone Commission IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPPC: International Plant Protection Convention
page 2 of 5 IS: Institutional strengthening ISO: International Standards Organisation JPL: Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA KA: Kigali Amendment (of the Montreal Protocol) kg: kilogram (unit of mass or weight) km: kilometre (unit of length) Kt: kilotonnes (unit of mass or weight) LCCP: Life-cycle Climate Performance LFL: lower flammability limit LVC: Low-Volume Consuming Country m: metre (unit of length) MAC: mobile air-conditioning MBTOC: Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee of TEAP MCF: methyl chloroform MCTOC: Medical and Chemical Technical Options Committee of TEAP MDI: metered dose inhaler MEI: minimum ignition energy MFS or MLFS: Multilateral Fund Secretariat MLF: Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol MOP: Meeting of the Parties MP: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer MT or mt: metric tonnes MTOC: Medical Technical Options Committee of TEAP (now MCTOC) MYA: Multi-year agreement (of Multilateral Fund project)
N2O: nitrous oxide NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA NatRef: natural refrigerant NH: Northern hemisphere NIKA or NIK: not-in-kind alternatives NMSC: non-melanoma skin cancer NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA Non-A5: Non-Article 5 Party Non-LVC: Non-Low-Volume Consuming Country NOO: National Ozone Officer NOU: National Ozone Unit
NOx : nitrogen oxides
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O2: oxygen
O3: ozone ODP: Ozone Depletion Potential ODP-t: ODP-tonnes ODS: ozone depleting substance OEWG: Open-ended Working Group of the Montreal Protocol •OH: hydroxyl radical OS or OzSec: Ozone Secretariat PAR: photosynthetically active radiation PF foam: phenolic insulation foam POP or POPs: persistent organic pollutant(s) ppb: parts per billion ppm: parts per million ppt: parts per trillion PSC: polar stratospheric cloud PTFE: polytetrafluoroethylene PU: polyurethane QPS: Quarantine and pre-shipment uses of methyl bromide RAC: refrigeration and air-conditioning RACHP: refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pumps RE: radiative efficiency RF: radiative forcing RMP: Refrigerant Management Plan RTOC: Refrigeration Technical Options Committee of TEAP SAGE: Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (a satellite-based instrument) SAP: Scientific Assessment Panel of the Montreal Protocol / UN Environment SCC: squamous cell carcinoma SH: Southern hemisphere SPF: sun protection factor SRES: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) t or T: tonnes (unit of mass / weight) TCE: trichloroethane tCO2eq: carbon dioxide equivalent tonnes
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