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ACM

Atmospheric Chemistry Model of IMAGE 2.4

AEEI

Autonomous Energy Efficiency Improvement (TIMER)

AEM

Agriculture Economy Model of IMAGE 2.4

AET

Actual Evapotranspiration

AGE

Applied General Equilibrium

AEZ

Agro-Ecological Zones approach (FAO)

AGCM

General Circulation Model for the Atmosphere

AOS

Atmospheric Ocean System of IMAGE 2.4

Bern-CC

Bern Carbon Cycle-model (University of Bern, Switzerland)

BGF

BioGaseous Fuel

BLF

BioLiquid Fuel

CPB

Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis

CDIAC

Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center

CE

Consumer Expenditures

CFC

Chlorofluorocarbon compound

CIESIN

Center for International Earth Science Information Network

CRU

Climate Research Unit of the University of Norwich, UK

DAAC

Distributed Active Archive Center of NASA, NOAA & USGS

DIS

Data and Information System of IGBP

DM

Dry matter

DSSR

Desired Self-Sufficiency Ratio

ED

Energy Demand submodel (TIMER)

EDGAR

Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research

EE

Energy Emission Model of IMAGE 2.4

EEA

European Environmental Agency

EF

Emission Factor

EIS

Energy-Industry System of IMAGE 2.4

EPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

EPG

Electric Power Generation submodel (TIMER)

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FDG

Flue Gas Desulphurization

FP

Fuel Production Submodel (TIMER)

GCM

General Circulation Model

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GEO

Global Environmental Outlook

GHG

Greenhouse gas

GIS

Geographic Information System

GLASOD

Global Assessment of Soil Degradation (by ISRIC)

GPS

Geographical Pattern Scaling in IMAGE 2.4

GTAP

Global Trade Analysis Project

GWP

Global Warming Potential

HADCM2

Hadley Center Climate Model version 2

HDP

Human Development Index

HILDA

High-Latitude Exchange/Interior Diffusion-Advection ocean model (University of Bern, Switzerland)

HLF

Heavy Liquid Fuel

HYDE

Hundred Year Database of the Global Environment

IEA

International Energy Agency

IGBP

International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

IMAGE

Integrated Model to Assess the Global Environment

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (www.ipcc.ch)

ISO

International Organization for Standarization (www.iso.ch)

ISRIC

International Soil Reference and Information Center (www.isric.nl)

IUCN

World Conservation Union (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and natural Resources)

IVA

Industrial Value Added

LCM

Land Cover Model of IMAGE 2.4

LDM

Land Degradation Model of IMAGE 2.4

LECS

Land Evaluation Computer System (FAO)

LLF

Light Liquid Fuel

LUEM

Land-Use Emission Model of IMAGE 2.4

MAGICC

Model for the Assessment of Greenhouse gas Induced Climate Change (Climatic Research Unit)

MF

Management Factor (in Land Cover Model of IMAGE 2.4)

NASA

National Atmospheric and Space Agency of the USA

NCGIA

National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis

NEP

Net Ecosystem Production

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

NPP

Net Primary Production

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NPK

Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium fertilizer

NTE

Non-Thermal Electric Options (TIMER)

OCM

Oceanic Carbon Model of IMAGE 2.4

OECD

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

OGCM

General Circulation Model for the Ocean

PHOENIX

The Integrated Population and Health Model

PIEEI

Price-Induced Energy Efficiency Improvement (TIMER)

PET

Potential Evapotranspiration

RIVM

Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

SAR

Second Assessment Report of IPCC

SES

Socio-Economic Status

SLRM

Sea-Level Rise Model

SOM

Soil Organic Matter

SRES

Special Report on Emission Scenarios of IPCC

SSR

Self-Sufficiency Ratio

SVA

Services Value Added

TAR

Third Assessment Report of IPCC

TARGETS

Tool to Assess Regional and Global Environmental and health Targets for Sustainability

TCM

Terrestrial Carbon Model of IMAGE 2.4

TES

Terrestrial Environment System of IMAGE 2.4

TEM

TIMER Emissions Model

TFR

Total Fertility Rate (PHOENIX)

TIMER

The Regionalized Energy Model of IMAGE 2.4

TVM

Terrestrial Vegetation model of IMAGE 2.4

UDCM

Upwelling-Diffusion Climate Model of IMAGE 2.4

UIUC

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

UN

United Nations

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UN-FCCC

the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

USGS

United States Geological Survey

USLE

Universal Soil Loss Equation

USS

User Support System

VA

Value Added

WARiBaS

Water Assessment on a River Basin Scale (RIVM)

WISE

World Inventory of Soil Emission Potentials (ISRIC)

WCMC

World Conservation Monitoring Centre

WCPA

World Commission on Protected Areas

WHO

World Health Organization

WMO

World Meteorological Organization

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