Abbreviations and acronyms

BIK

Benefit-in-kind

CNG

Compressed natural gas

CO₂ eq

Carbon dioxide equivalent

CSO

Central Statistics Office

DAFM

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

DECC

Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

DHLGH

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

DMC

Domestic material consumption

DoT

Department of Transport

DPER

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

DTTAS

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

EC

European Commission

EEA

European Environment Agency

EIA

Environmental impact assessment

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

ETS

Emissions Trading System

EU

European Union

EV

Electric vehicle

GDP

Gross domestic product

GHG

Greenhouse gas

GNI

Gross national income

IEA

International Energy Agency

IPC

Integrated Pollution Control

IUCN

International Union for Conservation of Nature

LULUCF

Land use, land-use change and forestry

MOT

Mineral oil tax

MPR

Minimum parking requirement

Mtoe

Million tonnes of oil equivalent

NDP

National Development Plan

NEC

National Emission Ceilings Directive

NECP

National Energy and Climate Plan

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

NIECE

Network for Ireland’s Environmental Compliance and Enforcement

NO_x

Nitrogen oxides

NPF

National Planning Framework

NTA

National Transport Authority

NWPP

National Waste Prevention Programme

OMV

Original market value

PM₁₀

Particulate matter smaller than 10 microns in diameter

PM_2.5

Particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter

PPP

Purchasing power parity

PRTR

Pollutant Release and Transfer Register

R&D

Research and development

RBMP

River Basin Management Plan

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal

SEA

Strategic environmental assessment

SEAI

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

SMEs

Small and medium-sized enterprises

SO_x

Sulphur oxides

TII

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

TPES

Total primary energy supply

USD

United States dollar

VAT

Value added tax

VRT

Vehicle registration tax