Appendix 3: Glossary
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BEIS |
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
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Berne Convention |
Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, an international legal instrument |
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Bonn Convention |
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, an international legal instrument |
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CAP |
Common Agricultural Policy |
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CFP |
Common Fisheries Policy |
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CJEU |
Court of Justice of the European Union |
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CLA |
Country Land and Business Association |
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Defra |
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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E3G |
Third Generation Environmentalism, a consultancy and think tank |
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ECHA |
European Chemicals Agency |
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EEA |
European Economic Area |
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EEF |
The Manufacturers’ Organisation (formerly the Engineering Employers’ Federation) |
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EFTA |
European Free Trade Association |
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EIB |
European Investment Bank |
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EU ETS |
EU Emissions Trading Scheme (or EU Emissions Trading System) |
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FCO |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
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FTA |
Free trade agreement |
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Gothenburg Protocol |
A protocol designed to reduce acidification, eutrophication and ground-level ozone by setting emissions ceilings |
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IPPR |
Institute for Public Policy Research |
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NEC |
National Emission Ceilings |
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NGO |
Non-Governmental Organisation |
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OSPAR Convention |
The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic |
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Paris Agreement |
An agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to limit global warming to well below 2°C |
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PM2.5 |
An air pollutant formed of fine particulate matter |
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Ramsar Convention |
An international treaty on the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. |
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REACH |
The Regulation governing the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals |
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RSPB |
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
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TFEU |
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union |
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WTO |
World Trade Organization |
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WWF |
World Wide Fund for Nature |