Decoding the Kyoto Protocol…

Below are some of the acronyms encountered during reading and researching material related to the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

10/CP.2
8/CP.5
AIJ	Activities implemented jointly
ANAM	National Authority of the Environment of Panama
BAPA	Buenos Aires Plan of Action (adopted at COP-4)
BAU	Business as usual
CDM	Clean Development Mechanism
CGE	Consultative Group of Experts
COP	Conference of the Parties
COP-4	4^th Conference of the Parties, November 1998, Buenos Aires, Argentina
COP6	6^th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCC, The Hague, The Netherlands, 13-25 November 2000
COP7	7^th Conference of the Parties, Marrakech, Morocco, 29 October – 9 November 2001 (scheduled)
CSD
CSD9
DTIE	Division of Technology, Industry & Economics of the UNEP
EMA	Emissions Marketing Association
GEF	Global Environment Facility
GHG	Greenhouse gases
HCFC	Hydrochloroflurocarbons
IDRC	International Development Research Center
IET	International emissions trading
IPCC	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IT	Information technology
JI	Joint implementation
LULUCF	Land use, land use change and forestry
MDI	Metered dose inhaler
MOP	Meeting of the Parties
MOP-12	12^th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, 11-14 December 2000, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
NGO	Nongovernmental organization
ODS	Ozone Depleting Substances
OEWG-20	20^th Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, 11-13 July 2000, Geneva, Switzerland
QELRCs	Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitments
Rio+10
SAR	Second Assessment Report (1995)
SB-13	13^th Session of the Subsidiary Bodies
SBSTA	FCCC Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
TAR	Third Assessment Report
UNEP	United Nations Environment Programme
UNFCCC	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992)
USAID	U.S. Agency for International Development
V&A	Vulnerability and adaptation
BAU	Business as usual