Abbreviations and acronyms

ABARES

Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences

ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

ACCC

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ACCU

Australia Carbon Credit Unit

ACT

Australian Capital Territory

Agvet

Agricultural and veterinary

AICIS

Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme

AICS

Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

APVMA

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

ARENA

Australian Renewable Energy Agency

AUD

Australian dollar

BCT

Biodiversity Conservation Trust

CBA

Cost-benefit analysis

CCA

Climate Change Authority

CCS

Carbon capture and storage

CEFC

Clean Energy Finance Corporation

CER

Clean Energy Regulator

CO2

Carbon dioxide

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

DAC

Development Assistance Committee

DAWR

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

DEE

Department of the Environment and Energy

DEU

Domestic extraction used

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

DMC

Domestic material consumption

EEZ

Exclusive economic zone

EFIC

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation

EIA

Environmental impact assessment

EIS

Environmental impact statement

EPA

Environment Protection Authority

EPBC

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation

EPR

Environmental Performance Review

ERF

Emissions Reduction Fund

EU

European Union

EUR

Euro

EV

Electric vehicle

FSANZ

Food Standards Australia New Zealand

GDP

Gross domestic product

GHG

Greenhouse gas

GHS

Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals

GNI

Gross national income

GW

Gigawatt

ICNA

Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment)

IMAP

Inventory Multi-tiered Assessment and Prioritisation

IUCN

International Union for Conservation of Nature

LNG

Liquefied natural gas

LULUCF

Land use, land use change and forestry

MDB

Murray-Darling Basin

MDBA

Murray-Darling Basin Authority

MHF

Major hazard facilities

NDC

Nationally Determined Contribution

NEG

National Energy Guarantee

NEM

National Electricity Market

NEPC

National Environment Protection Council

NEPM

National Environment Protection Measure

NEPP

National Energy Productivity Plan

NGO

Non-government organisation

NICNAS

National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme

NLP

National Landcare Program

NMVOC

Non-methane volatile organic compound

NPI

National Pollutant Inventory

NRS

National Reserve System

NSW

New South Wales

NT

Northern Territory

NWI

National Water Initiative

ODA

Official development assistance

OEH

Office of Environment and Heritage of New South Wales

PECs

Priority Existing Chemicals

PFAS

Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substance

PFOS

Perfluorooctane sulfonate

PM2.5

Particulate matter 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter

POP

Persistent organic pollutant

PRTR

Pollutant release and transfer register

QLD

Queensland

R&D

Research and development

RD&D

Research, development and deployment

RIS

Regulation impact statement

SA

South Australia

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal

SEA

Strategic environmental assessment

SoE

State of the Environment

TAS

Tasmania

TFC

Total final consumption

TGA

Therapeutic Goods Administration

TPES

Total primary energy supply

UN

United Nations

USD

US dollar

VIC

Victoria

WA

Western Australia

WHO

World Health Organization

WHS

Work health and safety

Basic statistics of Australia
2017 or latest available year (OECDa value in parentheses)
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