MODULE 1 Abbreviations and Acronyms
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MODULE 1 Introduction 1 Abbreviations and acronyms TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR NATIONAL OZONE OFFICERS TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR NATIONAL OZONE 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 page 3 of 5 nPB: n-propyl bromide NPP: National Phase out Plan NR: natural refrigerant 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 page 4 of 5 TEAP: Technology and Economic Assessment Panel of the Montreal Protocol TFA: trifluoroacetic acid TOC: Technical Options Committee of TEAP TOMS: Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer TPMP: Terminal Phase out Management Plan (MLF project) UFL: upper flammability limit UNDP: United Nations Development Programme UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme; UN Environment UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organisation USA: United States of America UV: ultra-violet radiation VC: Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer VRF: variable refrigerant flow VSL: very short-lived VSLS: very short-lived substance WCO: World Customs Organization WHO: World Health Organization W/m2 or W m-2: watts per square metre WMO: World Meteorological Organization XPS foam: extruded polystyrene foam page 5 of 5 .