Acronyms and Abbreviations

Glossary of Terms

Units of measure

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z


C.

CAAGR

compound average annual growth rate

CAFE

corporate average fuel economy (standards in the US)

CAPEX

capital expenditures

CBE

Committee on Budget and Expenditure (of the IEA); also indicated as Budget Committee

CBM

coalbed methane

CBTL

coal-and-biomass-to-liquids

CCXG

Climate Change Experts Group.

CCGT

combined-cycle gas turbine

CCHP

combined cooling, heat and power

CCRC

Climate Change Research Centre

CCS

carbon capture and storage

CCS

Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Unit (of the IEA)

CCU

Climate Change Unit (of the IEA)

CCT

clean coal technologies

CDM

Clean Development Mechanism

CDQ

coke dry quenching

CDU

crude distillation unit

CEM

Clean Energy Ministerial

CEQ

Council on Environmental Quality (United States)

CER

Certified Emission Reductions issued by CDM Executive Board, representing 1 tonne of CO2 equivalent

CERT

Committee on Energy Research and Technology (of the IEA)

CFBC

circulating fluidised-bed combustion (boiler technology)

CFI

commercial financial institutions

CFL

compact fluorescent lamp

CH4

methane

CHP

combined heat and power (generation)

CIAB

Coal Industry Advisory Board

CIF

Climate Investment Fund

CIO

Communications and Information Office (of the IEA)

CLEEN

Cluster for Energy and the Environment (Finland)

CMM

coal mine methane

CNG

compressed natural gas

CO

carbon monoxide

COD

chemical oxygen demand

COG

coke-oven gas

COP

Conference of the Parties

COP

coefficient of performance

CO2

carbon dioxide

CO2-eq

carbon-dioxide equivalent

CPC

Caspian Pipeline Consortium

CPOGT

Collaborative Platform on Oil and Gas Technologies

CPRS

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

CSD

Country Studies Division (of the IEA)

CSG

coal seam gas

CSH

concentrating solar heating

CSLF

Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum

CSM

coal seam methane

CSP

concentrating solar power

CSPG

China Southern Power Grid

CSS

cyclic steam stimulation

CTC

coal to chemicals

CTF

Clean Technology Fund (World Bank)

CTG

coal-to-gas

CTL

coal-to-liquids