particulate matter
PM2.5
particulate matter with a diameter less than 2.5
μm
PM10
particulate matter with a diameter less than 10
μm
PPP
purchasing power parity
PSR
pressure-state-response
SL
short lived
SUV
sport utility vehicle
TFC
total final consumption
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TOC
total organic carbon
TPES
total primary energy supply
TSP
total suspended particulate
VOC
volatile organic compound
APERC
Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre
CCE
Coordination Center for Effects
CDIAC
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
CSD
Commission on Sustainable Development
EC
European Commission
ECMT
European Conference of Ministers of Transport
EEA
European Environment Agency
Eurostat
Statistical Office of the European Communities
EU
European Union
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
EMEP/MSC-W EMEP’s Meteorological Synthesizing Centre — West
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
ICRP
International Commission on Radiological Protection
IEA
International Energy Agency
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
ITOPF
International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited
MAHB
Major Accident Hazards Bureau
NEA
Nuclear Energy Agency
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OLADE
Organización Latinoamericana de Energía
UN
United Nations
UNCED
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNDESA
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
UNECE
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund
UNITAR
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
WEC
World Energy Council
WHO
World Health Organization
WMO
World Meteorological Organization
AMIS
Air Management Information System
CBD
Convention on Biological Diversity
CITES
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora
CLRTAP
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
CONCAWE CONservation of Clean Air and Water in Europe — The Oil
Companies’ European Organization for Environmental and Health
Protection
EMEP
Co-operative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the
Long-Range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe
EPER
European Pollutant Emission Register
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GPA
Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine
Environment from Land-Based Activities
HELCOM
Helsinki Convention Baltic Marine Environment Protection
Commission
ISIC
International Standard Industrial Classification system
JPOI
Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
MARS
Major Accident Reporting System
NECD
National Emission Ceiling Directive
NEWMDB
Net Enabled Waste Management Database
OSPAR
Oslo and Paris Conventions Commission
PRTR
(OECD) Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
UNCCD
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UNCLOS
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
WOAD
Worldwide Offshore Accident Database
WSSD
World Summit on Sustainable Development
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