BIC | British Irish Council |
BKCC | Building Knowledge for a Changing Climate |
BRE | Building Research Establishment |
BREEAM | Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method |
BMW | Biodegradable Municipal Waste |
CAP | Common Agricultural Policy |
CCGT | Combined Cycle Gas Turbines |
CCS | Carbon Capture and Storage |
CCT | Clean Coal Technologies |
CEEF | The Central Energy Efficiency Fund |
CFCs | Chlorofluorocarbons |
CHP | Combined Heat and Power |
CO 2 | Carbon dioxide |
CoRWM | Committee on Radioactive Waste Management |
COSLA | Convention of Scottish Local Authorities |
DEFRA | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
DTI | Department of Trade and Industry |
EC | European Council/European Commission |
EEAC | Energy Efficiency Advice Centre |
EEC | Energy Efficiency Commitment |
EMS | Environmental Management System |
EPBD | Energy Performance of Buildings Directive |
EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council |
ERDC | Environment and Rural Development Committee |
EST | Energy Saving Trust |
ETS | Emissions Trading Scheme |
EU | European Union |
EUETS | European Union Emissions Trading Scheme |
FCS | Forestry Commission Scotland |
F-gases | Fluorinated gases |
FIAC | Flooding Issues Advisory Committee |
FLAGs | Flood Liaison and Advice Groups |
FREDS | The Forum for Renewable Energy Development in Scotland |
GAEC | Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition |
GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
GHG | Greenhouse gases |
GW | Gigawatt (unit of power) |
HECA | The Home Energy Conservation Act |
HFCs | Hydrofluorocarbons |
IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
IPPC | Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control |
ISO 14001 | International Organization for Standardization Environmental Management System |
kWh | Kilowatt hours |
LACMP | The Local Authority Carbon Management Programme |
LCBP | Low Carbon Building Programme |
LMCs | Land Management Contracts |
LUCF | Land Use Change and Forestry |
MW | Megawatt (unit of power) |
MtC | Million tonnes of carbon |
NAP | National Allocation Plan (under EUETS) |
Netcen | National Environmental Technology Centre |
NHSS | National Health Service Scotland |
NPPG | National Planning Policy Guideline |
NTS | National Transport Strategy |
NWP | National Waste Plan |
Odt | Oven dried tonnes (in relation to wood fuel) |
ppm | Parts per million |
PAN | Planning Advice Note |
PEPFAA | The Prevention of Environmental Pollution from Agricultural Activity |
PFCs | Perfluorocarbons |
PPC | Pollution Prevention and Control |
RDF | Route Development Fund |
RISE | Risk Research Management Website |
ROS | The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) |
RTFO | Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation |
RTPs | Regional Transport Partnership |
SAFED | Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving |
SBSA | Scottish Building Standards Agency |
SCCIP | Scottish Climate Change Impacts Partnership |
SCHRI | Scottish Community and Household Renewables Initiative |
SCS | Scottish Court Service |
SEA | Strategic Environmental Assessment |
SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
SF6 | Sulphur hexafluoride |
SHQS | The Scottish Housing Quality Standard |
SMEs | Small and Medium sized Enterprises |
SNH | Scottish Natural Heritage |
SNIFFER | Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research |
SPCB | The Scottish Parliament Corporate Body |
SPP | Scottish Planning Policy |
SPS | Scottish Prison Service |
SRC | Short Rotation Coppice |
SSN | Sustainable Scotland Network |
STAG | The Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance |
UKCCP | UK Climate Change Programme |
UKCIP | UK Climate Impacts Programme |
WEWS | The Water Environment and Water Services |
WRAP | The Waste and Resources Action Programme |
A glossary of terms related to climate change can be found on the website of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change. 2