Abbreviations
| AAU |
Assigned Amount Units |
| ba |
border adjustment |
| bafu |
Bundesamt für Umwelt (Switzerland) |
| BAT |
best available technology |
| BISD |
Basic Instruments and Selected Documents of the World Trade Organization |
| BTA |
border tax adjustment |
| °C |
degree Celsius |
| CAD |
Canadian dollar |
| CBDR |
common but differentiated responsibilities |
| CDM |
Clean Development Mechanism |
| CER |
Certified Emission Reduction |
| CETA |
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union |
| ch 4 |
methane |
| CHF |
Swiss franc |
| CNY |
Chinese yuan |
| co 2 |
carbon dioxide |
| co 2-eq |
carbon dioxide equivalents |
| COP |
Conference of Parties |
| CORSIA |
Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation |
| CPE |
cross price elasticity of demand |
| CTE |
Committee on Trade and Environment |
| DIW |
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung |
| DCS |
directly competitive or substitutable |
| DSU |
Dispute Settlement Understanding |
| e.g. |
for example |
| ec |
European Communities |
| ECJ |
European Court of Justice |
| EEX |
European Energy Exchange |
| ERU |
Emission Reduction Unit |
| etc. |
et cetera |
| ETS |
emissions trading system |
| ETS-ba |
border adjustment referring to an emissions trading system |
| eu |
European Union |
| EUA |
eu Emission Allowance |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
| GATS |
General Agreement on Trade in Services |
| GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GCF |
Green Climate Fund |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GHG |
greenhouse gas |
| GSP |
Generalized System of Preferences |
| HFC |
hydrofluorocarbons |
| hs |
Harmonized System |
| hsc |
Health and Safety Code (California, USA) |
| IASB |
International Accounting Standards Board |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
| icap |
International Carbon Action Partnership |
| icj |
International Court of Justice |
| iea |
International Energy Agency |
| IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IFOAM |
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements |
| ILA |
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
| incl. |
including |
| INDC |
intended nationally determined contribution |
| ISO |
International Organisation for Standardization |
| IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| ITMO |
internationally transferred mitigation outcome |
| ji |
Joint Implementation |
| JPY |
Japanese yen |
| KRW |
South Korean won |
| LDC |
least developed country |
| ltd. |
limited company |
| MA |
market access |
| MEA |
multilateral environmental agreement |
| MFN |
most-favoured nation |
| MRA |
Mutual Recognition Agreement |
| n |
footnote |
| nn |
footnotes |
| n 2 o |
nitrous oxide |
| NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
| nprppm |
non-product-related process and production method |
| nf 3 |
nitrogen trifluoride |
| no 3 |
nitrate |
| NDC |
nationally determined contribution |
| NTR |
national treatment rule |
| NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
| OJ |
Official Journal (eu) |
| PCIJ |
Permanent Court of International Justice |
| PFC |
perfluorocarbon |
| PPM |
process and production method |
| PTA |
preferential trade agreement |
| REC |
Renewable Energy Certificate |
| RGGIRegional Greenhouse Gas Initiative |
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| RMU |
Removal Units |
| SATAP |
so as to afford protection |
| SCM |
(Agreement on) Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
| sf 6 |
sulfur hexafluoride |
| SPS |
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures |
| t |
tonne |
| TBT |
Technical Barriers to Trade |
| TEHG |
Treibhausgasemissionsgesetz (Germany) |
| TEU |
Treaty on European Union |
| TFA |
Trade Facilitation Agreement |
| TFEU |
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union |
| tisa |
Trade in Services Agreement |
| TNS |
Taylor Nelson Sofres |
| un |
United Nations |
| UNCLOS |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
| UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNFCCC |
United Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UNGA |
General Assembly of the United Nations |
| UNTS |
United Nations Treaty Series |
| USA |
United States of America |
| USD |
United States Dollar |
| VCLT |
Vienna Convention on the Law of the Treaties |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| wp |
working party |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |