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 |
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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 |
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CDQ |
coke dry quenching |
CDU |
crude distillation unit |
CEM |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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CSM |
coal seam methane |
CSP |
concentrating solar power |
CSPG |
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CSS |
cyclic steam stimulation |
CTC |
coal to chemicals |
CTF |
Clean Technology Fund (World Bank) |
CTG |
coal-to-gas |
CTL |
coal-to-liquids |