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


G.

G2V

grid-to-vehicle

G8

group of eight industrialised nations – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom and the United States.

G20

group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors. The group is made up of all G8 members, plus Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea and Turkey. The European Union is the twentieth member.

GB

Governing Board (of the IEA)

GCCSI

Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute

GCP

Gas, Coal, and Power Markets Division (of the IEA)

GDP

gross domestic product

GED

Directorate of Global Energy Dialogue (of the IEA)

GFCF

gross fixed capital formation

GHG

greenhouse gases

GHP

geothermal heat pumps

GIS

Green Investment Scheme

GIS

geographic information systems

GREET

The Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation Model

GREMPP

Global Renewable Energy Markets and Policies Programme  (of the IEA)

GSHP

ground-source heat pumps

GTL

gas-to-liquids