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CNG
Compressed Natural Gas
CTL
Coal To Liquids
DC
Developing Countries
DEFC
Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell
DMFC
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
EPR
European Pressurised Reactor
ETBE
Ethyl Tert-Butyl Ether
ETS
Emissions Trading Scheme
EU
EuropeanUnion (EU-15, with the first fifteen countries;
EU-25, with twenty-five countries)
FACTS
Flexible Alternative Transmission Systems
FNR
Fast Neutron Reactor
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GHG
Green House Gas
GMO
Genetically Modified Organism
GNP
Gross National Product
GPI
Genuine Progress Indicator
GTL
Gas To Liquids
HDI
Human Development Index
IEA
International Energy Agency
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ITER
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
JI
Joint Implementation
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LNG
Liquefied Natural Gas
LPG
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
MEA
MonoEthanolAmine
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MOFC
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell
Mox
Mixed oxide (nuclear fuel containing recycled
plutonium)
NO
x
Nitrogen Oxides
NRE
New/Renewable Energies
OPEC
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OSPAR
Designation of the Oslo-Paris Convention guiding
international cooperation on the protection of the
marine environment of the northeast Atlantic
PAH
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
PAN
Peroxyacetylnitrate
PEMFC
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
PHV
Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle
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