AA | Appropriate Assessment |
AD | Anaerobic Digestion |
BAP | Biodiversity Action Plan |
BPEO | Best Practicable Environmental Option |
CDM | Clean Development Mechanism |
CFC | Chlorofluorocarbon |
CH4 | Methane |
CHP | Combined Heat and Power |
CO2 | Carbon Dioxide (CO2) |
CRC | Carbon Reduction Commitment |
DAMs | Detailed Assessment Matrices |
EC | European Community |
EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
ETS | Emissions Trading Scheme |
EU | European Union |
EUETS | European Union Emissions Trading Scheme |
FCS | Forestry Commission Scotland |
GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
GWP | Global Warming Potential |
HFC | Hydrofluorocarbon |
HS | Historic Scotland |
IPCC | Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change |
IPPC | Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control |
JI | Joint Implementation |
LCA | Life Cycle Analysis |
LMC | Land Management Contract |
NAEI | National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory |
NO2 | Nitrogen Dioxide |
N2O | Nitrous Oxide |
NPPG | National Planning Policy Guidance |
PM10 | Particulate Matter (with a diameter _10 micrometers) |
PPC | Pollution Prevention and Control |
PPS | Planning Policy Statement |
PPS/ PPP | Policies, Plans & Strategies / Policies, Plans & Programmes |
RIA | Regulatory Impact Assessment |
ROS | Renewables Obligation Scotland |
RSPB | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
RTFO | Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation |
SCCB | Scottish Climate Change Bill |
SCCP | Scottish Climate Change Programme |
SEA | Strategic Environmental Assessment |
SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
SG | Scottish Government |
SME | Small & Medium sized Enterprises |
SNH | Scottish Natural Heritage |
SNIFFER | Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research |
SPP | Scottish Planning Policy |
SRDP | Scottish Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 |
SUDS | Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems |
UKCCP | UK Climate Change Programme |
UKCIP | UK Climate Impacts Programme |
UKETS | United Kingdom Emission Trading Scheme |
UN | United Nations |
UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
WFD | Water Framework Directive |