Acronyms and abbreviations
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Ademe |
Ecological Transition Agency |
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AESA |
Absolute Environmental Sustainability Assessment |
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AOD |
aerosol optical depth |
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CFC |
chlorofluorocarbon |
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CGDD |
General Commissariat for Sustainable Development |
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CTC |
carbon tetrachloride |
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DCE |
water framework directive |
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EEE |
invasive alien species |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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GHG |
greenhouse gases |
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GFN |
Global Footprint Network |
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IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
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HCFC |
hydrochlorofluorocarbon |
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HFC |
hydrofluorocarbon |
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ICPE |
classified facility for environmental protection |
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IGN |
French National Institute for Geographic and Forestry Information |
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IPBES |
Intergovernmental science-policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services |
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MASA |
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty |
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Medpol |
program to assess and control marine pollution in the mediterranean region |
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MSA |
Mean Species Abundance |
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MTECT |
Ministry of the Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion |
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OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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ODD |
sustainable development goal |
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OFB |
French Biodiversity Office |
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GMO |
genetically modified organism |
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WATER |
International Office for Water |
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WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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ONB |
National Biodiversity Observatory |
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UN |
United Nations |
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Ospar |
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic |
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PAC |
common agricultural policy |
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PAN |
national action program |
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BY |
regional action plan |
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PCAET |
territorial climate-air-energy plan |
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GDP |
gross domestic product |
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PLU/PLUi |
local urban development plan / intercommunal local urban development plan |
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PM2.5 |
particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers |
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PM10 |
particles with a diameter of less than 10 micrometers |
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PNACC |
national climate change adaptation plan |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) |
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PREPA |
national plan to reduce emissions of atmospheric pollutants |
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CPR |
Representative concentration pathway |
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RLI |
Red List Index |
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SAO |
Ozone-depleting substance |
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SAR |
regional development scheme |
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UAA |
useful agricultural area |
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SCoT |
territorial coherence scheme |
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SDAGE |
master plan for water development and management |
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SDES |
statistical data and studies department |
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SNBC |
national low-carbon strategy |
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SNDI |
national strategy to combat imported deforestation |
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SRADDET |
regional planning, sustainable development and territorial equality scheme |
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SRC |
Stockholm Resilience Centre |
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SRCAE |
regional climate-air-energy plan |
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SSP |
Shared Socio-economic Pathways (Giec socio-economic scenarios) |
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SSP |
Statistics and Forecasting Department (MASA) |
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TCA |
trichloroethane |
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EU |
European Union |
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IUCN |
International Union for Conservation of Nature |
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Unifa |
Union des industries de la fertilisation |
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UTCATF |
Land use, land-use change and forestry |
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WWF |
World Wide Fund for nature |
Chemical symbols
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CaCO3 |
aragonite |
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CH4 |
methane |
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CO2 |
carbon dioxide |
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N2O |
nitrous oxide |
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NO2 |
nitrogen dioxide |
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NOX |
nitrogen oxide |
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O3 |
ozone |
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pH |
hydrogen potential |
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SO2 |
sulfur dioxide |
Measurement units
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FROM |
Dobson unit |
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Gt |
gigatonne (billion tonnes) |
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ha |
hectare |
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kg |
kilogram |
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km2 |
square kilometer |
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km3 |
cubic kilometer |
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m3 |
cubic meter |
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Mha |
million hectares |
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Mt |
million tonnes |
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ppm |
part per million (i.e. 1 millionth) |
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t |
ton |
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°C |
degree celcius |
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