Abbreviations and acronyms

AFOLU

Agriculture, forestry and other land use

C40

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

CDP

Carbon Disclosure Project

CO₂-eq

Carbon Dioxide Equivalent

COFOG

Classification of the Functions of Government

COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019

CUT

Coalition for Urban Transformation

DG REGIO

Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EC

European Commission

EDGAR

Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research

EEA

European Economic Area

ESC

Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative

EU

European Union

FUA

Functional Urban Area

FWI

Fire Weather Index

GlobalABC

Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction

GCoM

Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy

GHG

Greenhouse gas

GHS

Global Human Settlement

GIZ

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, German Agency for International Co-operation

GPC

GHG Protocol for Cities

GSF

Green space factor

ICLEI

ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability

IDB

Inter-American Development Bank

IEA

International Energy Agency

IFCMA

Inclusive Forum of Carbon Mitigation Approaches

IPAC

International Programme for Action on Climate

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

JRC

Joint Research Centre

LT-LEDS

Long-term low emissions development strategies

LULC

Land use and land cover

MLIT

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Japan

NAP

National Adaptation Plan

NAS

National Adaptation Strategy

NbS

Nature-based Solution

NUP

National Urban Policy

NDC

Nationally Determined Contribution

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NZE

Net-Zero Emissions

PSR

Pressure-State-Response Approach

PPM

Parts per million

RACA

Rural Agenda for Climate Action

REN21

Renewables in Cities 2021

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals

SECAP

Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Programme

SURGe

Sustainable Urban Resilience for the Next Generation

SUV

Sport-utility vehicle

TACAR

Territorial approach to climate action and resilience

UCLG

United Cities and Local Governments

UN

United Nations

UNDRR

United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change

UTCI

Universal Therman Climate Index

USF

Urban Sustainability Framework

WWF

World Wildlife Fund