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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

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

America's Climate Choices (2011)

Chapter: Appendix E: Acronyms and Initialisms

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America's Climate Choices (2011)

Chapter: Appendix E: Acronyms and Initialisms