America's Climate Choices (2011)
Chapter: Appendix E: Acronyms and Initialisms
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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix E: Acronyms and Initialisms." National Research Council. 2011. America's Climate Choices. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/12781.
America’s Climate Choices: Membership Lists
| ACC | America’s Climate Choices |
| CDIAC | Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
| CDM | Clean Development Mechanism |
| CMIP3-A | Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 3-A |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GHG | greenhouse gas |
| GISS | Goddard Institute for Space Studies |
| GOESS | Global Earth Observation System of Systems |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| RISA | NOAA Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments |
| SRES | Special Report on Emissions Scenarios |
| SRM | solar radiation management |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix E: Acronyms and Initialisms." National Research Council. 2011. America's Climate Choices. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/12781.
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| USAID | U.S. Agency for International Development |
| USGCRP | U.S. Global Change Research Program |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
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