Glossary of climate change acronyms
 
  • AOSIS Alliance of Small Island States
  • AWG-KP Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties  Under the Kyoto Protocol
  • AWG-LCA Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the  Convention BAP Bali Action Plan
  • CCS Carbon capture and storage
  • CER Certifi ed Emission Reductions
  • CDM Clean Development Mechanism
  • CGE Consultative Group of Experts on Non-Annex I National Communications
  • COP Conference of the Parties
  • COP/MOP Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to    the Kyoto Protocol
  • EGTT Expert Group on Technology Transfer
  • COS Global Climate Observing System
  • GEF Global Environment Facility
  • GHG Greenhouse gas
  • GWP Global warming potential
  • HWP Harvested wood products
  • ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
  • IMO International Maritime Organization
  • IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
  • LDC Least developed country
  • LULUCF Land use, land-use change and forestry
  • MRV Monitoring, review and verifi cation
  • NAMA Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action
  • NAPA National Adaptation Programme of Action
  • NWP Nairobi Work Programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change ppm Parts per million of carbon equivalent
  • REDD Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries
  • REDD-plus Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries,  including conservation
  • SBs UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies
  • SBI UNFCCC Subsidiary Body on Implementation
  • SBSTA UNFCCC Subsidiary Body on Scientifi c and Technological Advice
  • SCCF Special Climate Change Fund
  • SIDS Small Island Developing States
  • UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Climate inaction
January 1, 2009
The climate talks in Poznan failed on all counts. The US was found missing in post-election inaction; climate-champion EU was squabbling over the economic pain of taking action; developing countries found themselves talking amongst themselves about what needs to be done to cut emissions.
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Interview:
It makes perfect sense to integrate the green dimension
January 1, 2009
Guy Ryder, general secretary of the International Trade Union Confedaration, went to Poznan to attend his first UN climate meet. He sees green opportunity in the financial crisis. Pradip Saha caught up with him
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December 04, 2008
CSE charts an agenda for action in Poznan, calls for tough action to reduce emissions and an agreement based on equity
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