1.5DS
1.5 Degree Scenario (SR1.5)
SR1.5
20CR
20th Century Reanalysis (WGI)
WGI
2DS
2 Degree Scenario (SR1.5)
SR1.5
3-NOP
3-Nitrooxypropanol (SRCCL)
SRCCL
3-PG
Physiological Processes Predicting Growth (WGII)
WGII
A/F
Afforestation/Reforestation (SRCCL)
SRCCL
A/R
Afforestation and Reforestation (WGII)
afforestation/reforestation (WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
A1B
Special Report on Emissions Scenarios A1B scenario (WGI)
WGI
AABW
Antarctic Bottom Water (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
AAI
Africa Adaptation Initiative (WGII)
WGII
AAIW
Antarctic intermediate water (WGI)
WGI
AAO
Antarctic Oscillation (WGI)
Antarctic Ocean Oscillation (WGII)
WGIWGII
AAS
Australian Academy of Science (WGII)
WGII
ABC
Low Carbon Agriculture Plan (SRCCL)
SRCCL
ABM
Agent-Based Model (SRCCL)
SRCCL
ABNJ
Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (SROCC; WGII)
SROCCWGII
abrupt4xCO2
Scenario with abrupt quadrupling of the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (WGI)
WGI
ABS
Australian Bureau of Statistics (WGII)
WGII
AC
Arctic Council (SROCC)
Air Conditioning (WGII)
alternating current (WGIII)
SROCCWGIIWGIII
ACC
Antarctic Circumpolar Current (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
ACCC
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (WGII)
WGII
ACCCRN
Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (WGII)
WGII
ACCESS
Australian Community Climate and Earth-System Simulator (SR1.5)
Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
ACCMIP
Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Model Intercomparison Project (SR1.5; WGI)
SR1.5WGI
ACCRN
The Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ACCTS
Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability (WGIII)
WGIII
ACE
Accumulated Cyclone Energy (WGI)
Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (WGII)
WGIWGII
ACF
areal carbon footprint (WGIII)
WGIII
ACOLA
Australian Council of Learned Academies (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ACRE
Agriculture and Climate Risk Enterprise (WGII)
WGII
ACT
Australian Capital Territory (WGII)
WGII
ADB
Asian Development Bank (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGII
ADEME
Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie (French Environment and Energy Management Agency) (WGIII)
WGIII
ADVANCE
Advanced Model Development and Validation for the Improved Analysis of Costs and Impacts of Mitigation Policies (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ADW
Alternate Drying and Wetting (WGII)
WGII
AED
atmospheric evaporative demand (WGI)
WGI
AEMO
Australian Energy Market Operator (WGII)
WGII
AerChemMIP
Aerosol Chemistry Model Intercomparison Project (SRCCL)
Aerosols and Chemistry Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
SRCCLWGI
AeroCom
Aerosol Comparisons between Observations and Models project (WGI)
WGI
AERONET
Aerosol Robotic Network (WGI)
WGI
AEW
African Easterly Wave (WGI)
WGI
AEWC
Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission (SROCC)
SROCC
AEZ
Agro-Ecological Zone (SR1.5)
SR1.5
AF
airborne fraction of CO2 (WGI)
Africa / Agroecological Farming (WGII)
Adaptation Fund (WGIII)
WGIWGIIWGIII
AFD
French Development Agency (WGIII)
WGIII
AfDB
African Development Bank (SR1.5; WGII)
SR1.5WGII
AFOLU
Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land-Use (SR1.5)
Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (SRCCL; SYR; WGII; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
AFSI
Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (WGII)
WGII
AGAGE
Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (WGI; WGIII)
WGIWGIII
AGCM
Atmospheric General Circulation Model (SR1.5)
atmospheric global climate model (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
AGFP
absolute global forcing potential (WGI)
WGI
AgMIP
Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (SRCCL; WGII)
SRCCLWGII
AGR/ECOL
agriculture and ecological droughts (WGI)
WGI
AGRA
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (SRCCL)
SRCCL
AGTP
absolute global temperature change potential (WGI)
WGI
AGWP
absolute global warming potentials (WGI)
WGI
AHP
Analytic Hierarchy Processing (WGII)
WGII
AI
Artificial Intelligence (SR1.5; WGII; WGIII)
Aridity Index (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIIWGIII
AIDR
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (WGII)
WGII
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (WGII)
WGII
AILAC
Association of the Latin American and Caribbean Countries (WGIII)
WGIII
AIM
Asia-Pacific Integrated Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
AIRS
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (WGI)
WGI
AIS
Antarctic Ice Sheet (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
ALA
Alaska/Northwest Canada (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ALBA
Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our Americas) (WGIII)
WGIII
ALCA
Attributional Life Cycle Assessment (WGIII)
WGIII
ALT
Active-Layer Thickness (SROCC)
Active Layer Thickness (WGI; WGII)
SROCCWGIWGII
AM
additive manufacturing (WGIII)
WGIII
AMAP
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (SR1.5)
SR1.5
AMIP
Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
AMM
Atlantic Meridional Mode (WGI)
WGI
AMMA
African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (WGI)
WGI
AMO
Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (SRCCL; WGI)
Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (SROCC; WGII)
SRCCLSROCCWGIWGII
AMOC
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (SR1.5; SROCC; WGI; WGII)
SR1.5SROCCWGIWGII
AMP
Adjusting Mitigation Pathway (SR1.5)
SR1.5
AMSU
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (WGI)
WGI
AMV
Atlantic Multidecadal Variability (SROCC)
Atlantic Multi-decadal Variability (WGI)
SROCCWGI
ANPP
Annual Net Primary Productivity (WGII)
WGII
AOD
aerosol optical depth (WGI)
WGI
AOGCM
Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Model (SROCC)
Atmosphere–Ocean General Circulation Model (WGI; WGII)
SROCCWGIWGII
AOSIS
Alliance of Small Island States (WGII)
WGII
AP
Antarctic Peninsula (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (WGIII)
WGIII
APEX
Air Pollutants Exposure Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
APP
Agricultural Adaptation and Perception (WGII)
WGII
APRA
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (WGII)
WGII
AR
Afforestation and Reforestation (SR1.5; SRCCL)
atmospheric river (WGI)
Atmospheric River / Assessment Report (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIWGII
AR4
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (SR1.5; WGI; WGII)
IPCC 4th Assessment Report (SROCC)
Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WGIII)
SR1.5SROCCWGIWGIIWGIII
AR5
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (SR1.5; WGI; WGII)
Fifth Assessment Report (SRCCL; SYR)
IPCC 5th Assessment Report (SROCC)
Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
AR6
IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (SR1.5; WGI; WGII)
IPCC 6th Assessment Report (SROCC)
Sixth Assessment Report (SYR)
Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WGIII)
SR1.5SROCCSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
AR7
Seventh Assessment Cycle of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WGIII)
WGIII
ARA
Arab Region of Asia (WGII)
WGII
ARC
Arctic (SR1.5)
Africa Risk Capacity (SRCCL)
African Risk Capacity (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
ARI
Acute Respiratory Infection (WGII)
WGII
ARM
Adaptive Risk Management (SRCCL)
SRCCL
ARPA-E
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (WGIII)
WGIII
ART
Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (WGIII)
WGIII
Art.
Article (e.g., of the UNFCCC) (WGIII)
WGIII
ASAP
Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (WGIII)
WGIII
ASBEC
Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (WGII)
WGII
ASCM
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (WGIII)
WGIII
ASE
Amundsen Sea Embayment (SROCC; WGI; WGII)
SROCCWGIWGII
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (SR1.5; WGII)
SR1.5WGII
ASF
Animal Sourced Foods (SRCCL)
Animal Sourced Food (SROCC)
SRCCLSROCC
ASFI
Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (WGII)
WGII
ASI
Avoid-Shift-Improve (WGIII)
WGIII
ASK
available seat kilometres (WGIII)
WGIII
ASP
Adaptive Social Protection (WGII)
WGII
AT
Air Temperature / Austria (WGII)
WGII
ATLAS
Adaptation Thought Leadership and Assessments (WGII)
WGII
ATS
Antarctic Treaty System (SROCC)
SROCC
AUC
Area under the Curve (WGII)
WGII
AUD
Australian Dollar (SR1.5)
SR1.5
AUM
assets under management (WGIII)
WGIII
AUP
Auckland Unitary Plan (WGII)
WGII
AusMCM
Australian–Maritime Continent monsoon (WGI)
WGI
AVHRR
Advanced High Resolution Radiometer (SRCCL)
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (WGI)
SRCCLWGI
AWD
Alternate Wetting and Drying (SRCCL)
SRCCL
AZM
Atlantic Zonal Modes (WGI)
WGI
B2DS
Beyond 2 Degrees Scenario (SR1.5)
SR1.5
BAPEN
British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (SRCCL)
SRCCL
BASIC
Brazil, South Africa, India, China (SR1.5)
Brazil, South Africa, India and China (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
BAT
best available technology (WGIII)
WGIII
BAU
Business as Usual (SRCCL; WGIII)
Business-as-Usual (WGII)
SRCCLWGIIWGIII
BC
Black Carbon (SR1.5; SROCC; WGI; WGIII)
Biochar / Black Carbon (SRCCL)
British Columbia (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIWGIIWGIII
BCA
border carbon adjustment (WGIII)
WGIII
BCC-CSM
Beijing Climate Center Climate System Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
BCE
Before the Common Era (WGI)
WGI
BCH
Built Cultural Heritage (WGII)
WGII
BCM
Bergen Climate Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
BCP
biological carbon pump (WGI)
WGI
BCR
Benefit Cost Ratio (SRCCL)
Benefit-to-Cost Ratio (WGII)
SRCCLWGII
BDP
The Bangladesh Delta Plan (WGII)
WGII
BE
Bioenergy (SRCCL)
Berkeley Earth (WGI)
Belgium (WGII)
SRCCLWGIWGII
BECCS
Bioenergy with Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (SR1.5; SYR)
Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (SRCCL; SROCC; WGII; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
BEES
building energy efficiency standards (WGIII)
WGIII
BEFM
Bio-Economic Farm Model (SRCCL)
SRCCL
BEMS
building energy management systems (WGIII)
WGIII
BEST
Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature (SRCCL)
SRCCL
BET
Basic Energy systems, Economy, Environment, and End-use Technology Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
BEV
Battery Electric Vehicle (SR1.5; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
BF-BOF
blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (WGIII)
WGIII
BFV
Barmah Forest Virus (WGII)
WGII
BIM
Building Information Modelling (WGIII)
WGIII
BIPV
building-integrated photovoltaic (WGIII)
WGIII
BLUE
Bookkeeping of land-use emissions (WGIII)
WGIII
BMPs
Best Management Practices (WGII)
WGII
BNEF
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (SR1.5)
SR1.5
BNU
Beijing Normal University (SR1.5)
SR1.5
BOM
Bureau of Meteorology (WGII)
WGII
BORDA
Bremen Overseas Research & Development Association (WGII)
WGII
BPE
Biomass Production Efficiency (SRCCL)
SRCCL
BR
Biennial Report (WGII; WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
BrC
Brown Carbon (SRCCL; WGI)
SRCCLWGI
BRI
Belt and Road Initiative (WGII; WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
BRICS
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (WGII)
WGII
BRT
Bus Rapid Transit (SR1.5)
bus rapid transport (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
BSISO
boreal summer intra-seasonal oscillation (WGI)
WGI
BTM
Bhutanese Traditional Medicine (WGII)
WGII
BTR
biennial transparency report (WGIII)
WGIII
BTU
British thermal units (WGIII)
WGIII
BTV
Blue-Tongue Virus (SRCCL)
SRCCL
BUR
Biannual Update Report (SRCCL)
biennial update report (WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
BVOC
Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (SRCCL; WGII)
biogenic volatile organic compound (WGI)
SRCCLWGIWGII
C-ROADS
Climate Rapid Overview And Decision-support Simulator (SR1.5)
SR1.5
C&S
Cities and Settlements (WGII)
WGII
C3S
Copernicus Climate Change Service (WGI)
WGI
C4MIP
Coupled Climate Carbon Cycle Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
CA
Conservation Agriculture (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGII)
capability approach (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIIWGIII
CABI
Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CACILM
Central Asian Countries Initiative for Land Management (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CAF
Corporacion Andina de Fomento (Development Bank of Latin America) (SR1.5)
Central Africa (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
CAFO
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CAGR
compound annual growth rate (WGIII)
WGIII
CAIT
Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (WGIII)
WGIII
CAM
Central America/Mexico or Community Atmosphere Model (SR1.5)
Central America (WGI)
Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (WGII)
SR1.5WGIWGII
CAMPA
Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authority (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CAMS
Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (WGI)
WGI
CAMx
Comprehensive Air Quality Model with Extensions (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CanESM
Canadian Earth System Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CanESM2
Canadian Earth System Model version 2 (WGI)
WGI
CanESM5
Canadian Earth System Model version 5 (WGI)
WGI
CanRCM
Canadian Regional Climate Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CAO
Central Arctic Ocean (SROCC)
SROCC
CAPE
convective available potential energy (WGI)
WGI
CAPEX
capital expenditure (WGIII)
WGIII
CAR
Small Islands Regions Caribbean (SR1.5)
Caribbean (WGI)
Climate Action Reserve (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIWGIII
CAT
Climate Action Tracker (WGIII)
WGIII
Cat-HM
Catchment-scale Hydrological Models (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CATDDO
Catastrophe Risk Deferred Drawdown Option (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CbA
Community-based Adaptation (SR1.5; SROCC)
Cost-Benefit Analysis (SR1.5; WGIII)
Community-based Adaptation/Cost Benefit Analysis (SRCCL)
Community-Based Adaptation / Commonwealth Bank of Australia (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIIWGIII
CBAM
carbon border adjustment mechanism (WGIII)
WGIII
CBCF
consumption-based carbon footprint (accounting) (WGIII)
WGIII
CBD
Convention on Biological Diversity (SR1.5; SROCC; WGII; WGIII)
United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIIWGIII
CBDR-RC
Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CBDRRC
common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities (WGIII)
WGIII
CBEs
consumption-based emissions (WGIII)
WGIII
CBM
Community-based Monitoring (SROCC)
SROCC
CBO
Community-Based Organisations (WGII)
WGII
CBS & GNH
Centre for Bhutan Studies and Gross National Happiness Research (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CC
Carbon Capture (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
CCA
Climate Change Adaptation (SRCCL)
Climate-Change Adaptation (WGII)
SRCCLWGII
CCAC
Climate and Clean Air Coalition (WGIII)
WGIII
CCAFS
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (SRCCL)
Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (WGII)
SRCCLWGII
CCAM
Conformal Cubic Atmospheric Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CCAMLR
Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (SROCC)
SROCC
CCATWG
Climate Change Adaptation Technical Working Group (WGII)
WGII
CCC
Constant Composition Commitment (SR1.5)
Climate Change Committee (WGII)
SR1.5WGII
CCCma
Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CCD
Climate Compatible Development (WGII)
climate-compatible development (WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
CCDMF
China Clean Development Mechanism Fund (WGII)
WGII
CCE
Climate-Change Education (WGII)
WGII
CCM
chemistry–climate model (WGI)
WGI
CCMI
Chemistry–Climate Modelling Initiative (WGI)
WGI
CCN
Cloud Condensation Nuclei (SRCCL; WGI)
SRCCLWGI
CCP
Cross-Chapter Paper (WGII)
WGII
CCPI
Climate Change Performance Index (WGIII)
WGIII
CCRA
Climate Change Response Act (WGII)
WGII
CCRIF
Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIIWGIII
CCS
Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage (SR1.5; WGI)
Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage / Carbon Capture and Storage (SRCCL)
Carbon Capture and Storage (SYR; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
CCSM
Community Climate System Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CCT
Cirrus Cloud Thinning (SR1.5; WGII; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIWGIIWGIII
CCU
Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilisation (SR1.5; WGII)
Carbon Capture and Usage (SRCCL)
Carbon Capture and Utilization (SYR)
carbon capture and utilisation (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSYRWGIIWGIII
CCUS
Carbon dioxide Capture, Utilisation and Storage (SR1.5)
carbon capture, use and storage (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
CCX
Chicago Climate Exchange (WGIII)
WGIII
CD
cooling degree days (WGI)
charge depleting (WGIII)
WGIWGIII
CD-LINKS
Linking Climate and Development Policies – Leveraging International Networks and Knowledge Sharing (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CDC
Community Development Committees (WGII)
WGII
CDD
Consecutive Dry Days (SR1.5; WGII; WGI)
cooling degree-days (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIWGIIWGIII
CDEM
Civil Defence & Emergency Management (WGII)
WGII
CDIAC
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (WGIII)
WGIII
CDKN
Climate & Development Knowledge Network (WGII)
WGII
CDM
Clean Development Mechanism (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIIWGIII
CDMC
Community Disaster Management Committees (WGII)
WGII
CDP
Carbon Disclosure Project (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
CDR
Carbon Dioxide Removal (SR1.5; SRCCL; SROCC; SYR; WGII; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
CDRMIP
Carbon Dioxide Removal Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
CDW
Circumpolar Deep Water (WGI)
WGI
CE
Common Era (WGI)
Circular Economy (WGII; WGIII)
WGIWGIIWGIII
CEA
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (SR1.5; WGIII)
Cost Effectiveness Analysis (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
CEC
Clean Energy Council (SR1.5)
Commission of the European Communities (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
CEDS
Community Emissions Data System (SR1.5; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIWGIII
CEIC
Census and Economic Information Center (WGII)
WGII
ÇEMGM
Conservation Reserve Program (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CEMICS
Contextualizing Climate Engineering and Mitigation: Illusion, Complement or Substitute? (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CEN-SAD
The Community of Sahel-Saharan States (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CER
Certified Emissions Reduction (WGII)
WGII
CERES
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (WGI)
WGI
CES
Constant Elasticity of Substitution (SR1.5)
Cultural Ecosystem Services / Circulating and Ecological Sphere (WGII)
SR1.5WGII
CESM
Community Earth System Model (SR1.5; WGI)
SR1.5WGI
CETA
EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (WGIII)
WGIII
CFC
Chlorofluorocarbons (SROCC)
Chlorofluorocarbon (WGII)
SROCCWGII
CFCs
Chlorofluorocarbons (SR1.5; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIWGIII
CfD
contract for difference (WGIII)
WGIII
CFL
compact fluorescent lamp [/lighting] (WGIII)
WGIII
CFM
Community Forest Management (WGII)
WGII
CFMIP
Cloud Feedback Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
CFP
Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (WGII)
WGII
CFPP
Coal-Fired Power Plant (WGII)
WGII
CFS
Committee on World Food Security (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CFSR
Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (WGI)
WGI
CGCM
Coupled Global Climate Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CGE
Computable General Equilibrium (SR1.5; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIIWGIII
CGI
Canada/Greenland/Iceland (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CGIAR
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (SR1.5; WGII)
SR1.5WGII
CGIAR-
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CGRA
Coordinated Global and Regional Assessment (SRCCL)
Coordinated Global and Regional Assessments (WGII)
SRCCLWGII
CGTP
combined global temperature change potential (WGI; WGIII)
WGIWGIII
CH4
Methane (SR1.5; SRCCL; SYR; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSYRWGIWGIII
CHIRPS
Climate Hazards Group Infrared Precipitation with Station (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CHMI
Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CHP
Combined Heat and Power (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
CI
Confidence Interval (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
CIAT
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CICERO
Center for International Climate and Environment Research (WGI)
WGI
CICES
Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (WGII)
WGII
CID
Climatic impact-driver (SYR; WGI)
Climate-Impact Driver (WGII)
SYRWGIWGII
CII
Carbon Intensity Indicator (WGIII)
WGIII
CIPHET
Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CIRED
Centre International de Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CIREN
Centro de Información de Recursos Naturales (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CIS
Climate Information Services (WGII)
WGII
CISL
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CISM2
Community Ice Sheet Model 2 (WGI)
WGI
CLASP
Collaborative Labelling and Appliance Standards Program (WGIII)
WGIII
CLC
constant land cover (WGIII)
WGIII
CLCA
Consequential Life Cycle Assessment (WGIII)
WGIII
CLIMI
Climate Laws, Institutions and Measures Index (WGIII)
WGIII
CLLJ
Caribbean low-level jet (WGI)
WGI
CLM
Climate Limited-area Modelling (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CLP
Community Learning Platform (WGII)
WGII
CLRTAP
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (WGIII)
WGIII
CLSAT
China Land Surface Air Temperature (WGI)
WGI
CLT
cross-laminated timber (WGIII)
WGIII
cm
Centimetres (SR1.5)
Cultured Meat (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
CMA
Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (WGIII)
WGIII
CMAP
NOAA Climate Prediction Center Merged Analysis of Precipitation (WGI)
WGI
CMAQ
Community Multiscale Air Quality Modeling System (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CMIE
Centre of Monitoring the Indian Economy (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CMIP
Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (SROCC; WGI; WGII)
SROCCWGIWGII
CMIP3
Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 3 (SR1.5; SROCC; WGI; WGII)
SR1.5SROCCWGIWGII
CMIP5
Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (SR1.5; SRCCL; SROCC; SYR; WGI; WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCSYRWGIWGII
CMIP6
Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (SR1.5; SRCCL; SROCC; SYR; WGI; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
CMR
Crude Mortality Rate (WGII)
WGII
CMSI
Climate Measurement Standards Initiative (WGII)
WGII
CNA
Central North America (SR1.5; WGI)
SR1.5WGI
CNG
compressed natural gas (WGIII)
WGIII
CNRM
Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques (SR1.5)
Centre National de la Recherche Météorologique (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
CO
Carbon monoxide (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIWGIII
CO2
Carbon Dioxide (SR1.5; SRCCL; SYR; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSYRWGIWGIII
CO2-eq
Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (SYR; WGI; WGIII)
SYRWGIWGIII
CO2-FFI
CO2 from Fossil Fuel combustion and Industrial processes (SYR)
SYR
CO2-LULUCF
CO2 from Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (SYR)
SYR
CO2e
Carbon dioxide equivalent (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
CO2eq
Carbon dioxide equivalent (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
CoA
Commonwealth of Australia (WGII)
WGII
COAG
Council of Australian Governments (WGII)
WGII
COBE
Centennial in situ Observation-Based Estimates of Sea Surface Temperature (WGI)
WGI
CODOHSAPA
Centre for Dialogue on Human Settlement and Poverty Alleviation (WGII)
WGII
CoM
Covenant of Mayors (SR1.5)
SR1.5
COMMIT
Climate policy assessment and Mitigation Modelling to Integrate national and global Transition pathways (WGIII)
WGIII
COP
Conference of the Parties (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGII)
Conference of Parties (SROCC)
coefficient of performance (WGIII)
Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIIWGIII
COP16
16th Session of the Conference of the Parties (WGII)
WGII
COP19
19th Session of the Conference of the Parties (WGII)
WGII
COP26
26th Session of the Conference of the Parties (WGII)
WGII
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (WGII)
WGII
COPPE-COFFEE
Programa de Planejamento Energético – COmputable Framework For Energy and the Environment (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CORDEX
Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (SR1.5; WGI; WGII)
SR1.5WGIWGII
CORSIA
Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (WGIII)
WGIII
COSMO
Consortium for Small-scale Modeling (SR1.5; WGI)
SR1.5WGI
CoSMoS
Coastal Storm Modeling System (SROCC)
SROCC
COSSAO
Corporación De Servicios De Salud Y Desarrollo Socioeconómico, El Otoao (WGII)
WGII
COVID-19
coronavirus disease of 2019 (WGI)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (WGII)
WGIWGII
COWCLIP
Coordinated Ocean Wave Climate Project (SROCC)
SROCC
CPA
Conservation Priority Areas (WGII)
WGII
CPI
Climate Policy Initiative / Climate Policy Integration (WGII)
WGII
CPM
convection-permitting model (WGI)
WGI
CPR
Continuous Plankton Recorder (SROCC)
SROCC
CPRS
Climate Policy Relevant Sectors (WGIII)
WGIII
CPTPP
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (WGIII)
WGIII
CRA
climate risk and adaptation assessment (WGI)
WGI
CRC
Climate Resilient City (WGII)
WGII
CRCM
Canadian Regional Climate Model (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
CRD
Climate Resilient Development (SYR; WGII)
climate-resilient development (WGIII)
SYRWGIIWGIII
CRDP
Climate-Resilient Development Pathway (SROCC)
Climate Resilient Development Pathway (WGII)
SROCCWGII
CRDPs
Climate-Resilient Development Pathways (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CRE
cloud radiative effect (WGI)
WGI
CREMAs
Community Resource Management Area Mechanisms (Ghana) (WGIII)
WGIII
CRF
common reporting format (WGIII)
WGIII
CRFS
City Region Food System (WGII)
WGII
CRGE
Climate Resilient Green Economy (WGII)
WGII
CRIBs
Climate Relevant Innovation-system Builders (WGIII)
WGIII
CRIDA
Climate Risk Informed Decision Analysis (WGII)
WGII
CRIEPI
Institut Central de Recherche des Industries Électriques (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CRISPR
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
CRM
cloud resolving model (WGI)
Climate Risk Management (WGII)
WGIWGII
CRO
Chief Resilience Officer (WGII)
WGII
CRP
Conservation Reserve Program (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CRS
Climate Regime Shifts (WGII)
WGII
CRU
Climatic Research Unit (SR1.5)
Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia (SRCCL)
Climate Research Unit (WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLWGI
CRUTEM
Dataset of the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia (SRCCL)
Climatic Research Unit gridded global historical near-surface air temperature dataset (WGI)
SRCCLWGI
CRUTS
Climatic Research Unit gridded time-series dataset (WGI)
WGI
CRV
Climate Resilient Villages (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CS
Climate Services (WGII)
charge sustaining (WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
CSA
Climate-Smart Agriculture (SR1.5)
Climate Smart Agriculture (SRCCL)
Central and South American / Climate-Smart Agriculture (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGII
CSC
Climate Service Center Germany (SR1.5)
climate-smart cocoa (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
CSDI
Cold Spell Duration Index (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CSF
Climate-Smart Forestry (WGII)
WGII
CSI
Cement Sustainability Initiative (WGIII)
WGIII
CSIRO
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SR1.5; WGI)
Commonwealth Scientific Industrial and Research Organisation (WGII)
SR1.5WGIWGII
CSO
Civil Society Organisation (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CSOs
Combined Sewer Overflows (WGII)
WGII
CSP
Concentrated Solar Power (SR1.5)
concentrating solar power (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility (SR1.5; WGIII)
Climatically Suitable Region (WGII)
SR1.5WGIIWGIII
CSSP
cross-sector social partnership (WGIII)
WGIII
CSV
Climate Smart Village (SRCCL)
SRCCL
CTC
Covenant Territorial Coordinator (SR1.5)
SR1.5
CTCN
Climate Technology Centre and Network (WGIII)
WGIII
CurPol
Current Policies scenario (WGIII)
WGIII
CVD
Cardiovascular Disease (WGII)
WGII
CWD
Consecutive Wet Days (SR1.5)
SR1.5
DAC
Development Assistance Committee (WGII)
direct air capture (WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
DACCS
Direct Air Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage (SR1.5)
Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (SYR; WGII; WGIII)
direct air carbon capture with carbon storage (WGI)
SR1.5SYRWGIWGIIWGIII
DACCU
direct air capture carbon and utilisation (WGIII)
WGIII
DACS
Direct Air Capture and Storage (SR1.5)
SR1.5
DAE
Direct Access Entities (WGII)
WGII
DAI
Dangerous Anthropogenic Interference (WGII)
WGII
DALY
Disability Adjusted Life Year (SR1.5; WGIII)
Disability-Adjusted Life-Year (SRCCL)
Disability-Adjusted Life Year (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIIWGIII
DAMIP
Detection and Attribution Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
DAPP
Dynamic Adaptive Pathways Planning (WGII)
WGII
DBH
Diameter at Breast Height (WGII; WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
DCCEE
Department of Climate Change, Energy and Efficiency (WGII)
WGII
DCPP
Decadal Climate Prediction Project (WGI)
WGI
DDT
Dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane (SROCC)
SROCC
DEA
Data Envelopment Analysis (WGII)
WGII
DECK
Diagnostic, Evaluation and Characterization of Klima (WGI)
WGI
DeepMIP
Deep-Time Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
DEHP
Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (WGII)
WGII
DELWP
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (WGII)
WGII
DEM
Digital Elevation Model (WGII)
WGII
DENR
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (WGII)
WGII
DERM
Department of Environment and Resource Management, India (SRCCL)
SRCCL
DES
Department of Environment and Science (WGII)
WGII
DESA
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (WGII)
WGII
DESIRE
Desertification Mitigation and Remediation of Land (SRCCL)
SRCCL
DFIs
Development Finance Institutions (WGII)
WGII
DGVM
Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (SRCCL; WGI; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIWGIII
DGVMs
Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (WGII)
WGII
DHW
Degree Heating Week (SROCC)
Degree Heating Weeks (WGII)
SROCCWGII
DIC
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
DICE
Dynamic Integrated Climate-Economy model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
DINA
Drought Impact and Needs Assessment (WGII)
WGII
DISER
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (WGII)
WGII
DJF
December, January, February (SR1.5; SROCC)
December-January-February (SRCCL)
December–January–February (WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGI
DJFM
December–January–February–March (WGI)
WGI
DLS
decent living standards (WGIII)
WGIII
DM8H
Daily Maximum 8-Hour exposure (SR1.5)
SR1.5
DMDU
Decision-Making under Deep Uncertainty (WGII)
WGII
DNE21+
Dynamic New Earth 21 model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
DOC
Dissolved Organic Carbon (SROCC)
Dissolved Organic Carbon / Department of Conservation (WGII)
SROCCWGII
DOD
Dust Optical Depth (SRCCL)
SRCCL
DOE
Department of Energy (USA) (SR1.5)
SR1.5
DOM
Dissolved Organic Matter (WGII)
WGII
DRC
Democratic Republic of Congo (WGII)
WGII
DRFIP
Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program (WGII)
WGII
DRI
Direct Reduced Iron (SR1.5; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
DRM
Disaster Risk Management (SR1.5; SRCCL; SROCC; SYR; WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCSYRWGII
DRR
Disaster Risk Reduction (SRCCL; WGII)
SRCCLWGII
DSL
Deep Scattering Layers (SROCC)
SROCC
DSM
demand-side management (WGIII)
WGIII
DSR
Direct-Seeded Rice (WGII)
WGII
DTR
diurnal temperature range (WGI)
WGI
DTU
Technical University of Denmark (SR1.5)
SR1.5
DWM
down woody material (WGIII)
WGIII
E
Equilibrium, Evaporation or Evapotranspiration (SR1.5)
Exposure (WGII)
SR1.5WGII
E-HYPE
European Hydrological Predictions for the Environment (SR1.5)
SR1.5
EaaS
energy as a service (WGIII)
WGIII
EAD
Expected Annual Damages (SROCC; WGII)
SROCCWGII
EAF
East Africa (SR1.5)
electric arc furnace (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
EAIS
East Antarctic Ice Sheet (SR1.5; SROCC; WGI; WGII)
SR1.5SROCCWGIWGII
EAO
Equatorial Atlantic Ocean (WGI)
WGI
EASM
East Asian summer monsoon (WGI)
WGI
EAWM
East Asian winter monsoon (WGI)
WGI
EbA
Ecosystems-based Adaptation (SR1.5)
Ecosystem Based Adaptation (SRCCL)
Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (SROCC; SYR; WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCSYRWGII
EBAF
CERES Energy Balanced and Filled climate data record (WGI)
WGI
EBEs
extraction-based emissions (WGIII)
WGIII
EBM
Energy Balance Model (WGI)
Ecosystem-Based Management (WGII)
WGIWGII
EBS
Eastern Bering Sea (WGII)
WGII
EBSA
Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas (WGII)
WGII
EBUS
Eastern Boundary Upwelling System (SROCC; WGII)
Eastern boundary upwelling systems (WGI)
SROCCWGIWGII
EC
European Commission (SR1.5)
Elemental Carbon or European Commission (SRCCL)
End-Century (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGII
ECA
European Court of Auditors (SRCCL)
SRCCL
ECB
European Central Bank (WGII)
WGII
ECF
European Climate Foundation (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ECMWF
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (SR1.5; SROCC; WGI)
SR1.5SROCCWGI
ECOSOC
Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (WGII)
WGII
ECP
Extended Concentration Pathway (SROCC)
SROCC
ECS
Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity (SR1.5; WGII; SYR; WGI)
SR1.5SYRWGIWGII
ECV
Essential Climate Variable (WGI)
WGI
ECWL
Extreme Coastal Water Level (WGI; WGII)
WGIWGII
EDCD
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (WGII)
WGII
EDGAR
Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (SR1.5)
Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (SRCCL; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
EDLC
electrochemical double layer capacitor (WGIII)
WGIII
EDRM
Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (WGII)
WGII
EDW
Elevation Dependent Warming (SROCC)
elevation-dependent warming (WGI)
SROCCWGI
EEA
European Environment Agency (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGII)
Eastern Europe and West Central Asia (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIIWGIII
EECO
Early Eocene Climatic Optimum (WGI)
WGI
EED
Energy Efficiency Directive (WGIII)
WGIII
EEDI
Energy Efficiency Design Index (WGIII)
WGIII
EEE
emissions embodied in exports (WGIII)
WGIII
EEI
emissions embodied in imports (WGIII)
WGIII
EEM
Energy Efficient Mortgage (WGIII)
WGIII
EES
electrical energy storage (WGIII)
WGIII
EET
emissions embodied in trade (WGIII)
WGIII
EEU
Eastern Europe (WGI; WGII)
WGIWGII
EEXI
Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (WGIII)
WGIII
EEZ
Exclusive Economic Zone (SROCC; WGII)
SROCCWGII
EF
Emission Factor (SRCCL; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
EFRs
Environmental Flow Requirements (WGII)
WGII
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority (SRCCL)
SRCCL
EFT
Ecological Fiscal Transfer (SRCCL)
SRCCL
EgC
exagrams of carbon (1000 petagrams of carbon) (WGI)
WGI
EGMAM
ECHO-G Middle Atmosphere Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
EGR
exhaust gas recirculation (WGIII)
WGIII
EGTT
Expert Group on Technology Transfer (WGIII)
WGIII
EIA
Energy Information Administration (WGII)
WGII
EIMs
Energy Improvement Mortgages (WGIII)
WGIII
EIO
Equatorial Indian Ocean (WGI)
WGI
EIP
energy and industrial processes (WGIII)
WGIII
EJ
Exajoules (SR1.5)
exajoule (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
EKC
Environmental Kuznets Curve (WGII)
WGII
ELD
Economics of Land Degradation or Economics of Land Degradation Initiative (SRCCL)
SRCCL
ELUC
land-use change emissions (WGIII)
WGIII
EM-DAT
International Disaster Database (SRCCL)
SRCCL
EMAS
Eco-Management and Auditing Scheme (WGIII)
WGIII
EMEP
European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (SR1.5)
SR1.5
EMF
Energy Modeling Forum (SR1.5)
SR1.5
EMIC
Earth-system Model of Intermediate Complexity (SR1.5)
Earth models of intermediate complexity (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
ENA
East North America (SR1.5)
Eastern North America (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
ENACTS
East Africa and the West African Sahel (WGII)
WGII
ENSO
El Niño-Southern Oscillation (SR1.5; SROCC; WGII)
El Niño/Southern Oscillation (SRCCL)
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIWGII
EOF
empirical orthogonal function (WGI)
WGI
EOR
Enhanced Oil Recovery (SR1.5)
SR1.5
EOV
Essential Ocean Variable (WGI)
WGI
EP
Eastern Pacific (WGI)
Environmental Peacebuilding (WGII)
WGIWGII
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency (USA) (SR1.5)
UN Environmental Protection Agency (SRCCL)
USA Environmental Protection Agency (WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLWGI
EPBD
Energy Performance Buildings Directive (WGIII)
WGIII
EPCs
Energy Performance Certificates (WGIII)
WGIII
EPD
Environmental Product Declaration (WGIII)
WGIII
EPIs
Energy-Intensive Processing Industries (SR1.5)
SR1.5
EPO
Equatorial Pacific Ocean (WGI)
WGI
EPR
extended producer responsibility (WGIII)
WGIII
EPS
Emissions Performance Standard (WGIII)
WGIII
ERA-Interim
ECMWF global reanalysis (WGI)
WGI
ERA20C
ECMWF 20th century reanalysis (WGI)
WGI
ERA20CM
ECMWF 20th century atmospheric model ensemble (WGI)
WGI
ERA5
ECMWF global reanalysis (replaces ERA-Interim) (WGI)
WGI
ERF
Effective Radiative Forcing (SR1.5; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIWGIII
ERFaci
Effective Radiative Forcing from aerosol-cloud interactions (SR1.5)
effective radiative forcing due to aerosol–cloud interactions (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
ERFari
Effective Radiative Forcing from aerosol-radiation interactions (SR1.5)
effective radiative forcing due to aerosol–radiation interactions (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
ERIA
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (WGIII)
WGIII
ERSST
Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (WGI)
WGI
ES
Ecosystem Service (SRCCL)
Executive Summary (SYR)
Expected Shortfall / Spain (WGII)
SRCCLSYRWGII
ES-FiT
Energy Savings Feed-in Tariff (WGIII)
WGIII
ESA
European Space Agency (WGI; WGII)
energy services agreement (WGIII)
WGIWGIIWGIII
ESA CCI
European Space Agency Climate Change Initiative (SROCC; WGI; WGII)
SROCCWGIWGII
ESAF
East Southern Africa (WGI; WGII)
WGIWGII
ESCC
Earth Systems and Climate Change (WGII)
WGII
ESCI
Electricity Sector Climate Information (WGII)
WGII
ESCO
Energy Service Company (WGIII)
WGIII
ESCOs
Energy Service Companies (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ESD
Education for Sustainable Development (WGII; WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
ESG
environmental, social and governance (WGIII)
WGIII
ESGF
Earth System Grid Federation (WGI)
WGI
ESL
Extreme Sea Level (SR1.5; SRCCL; SROCC; WGII; WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIWGII
ESM
Earth System Model (SR1.5; SROCC; WGII; WGI)
Earth System Models (SRCCL)
energy systems model (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIWGIIWGIII
ESMValTool
Earth System Model Evaluation Tool (WGI)
WGI
ESR
Empirical Scaling Relationship (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ESRB ASC
European Systemic Risk Board Advisory Scientific Committee (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ESRL
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (SR1.5; WGI)
SR1.5WGI
ESW
Economic and Sector Work (WGII)
WGII
ESWL
extreme still water levels (WGI)
Extreme Still Water Level (WGII)
WGIWGII
ET
Evapotranspiration (WGI; WGII)
WGIWGII
Eta-CPTEC
Eta Centro de Previsão do Tempo e Estudos Climáticos (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ETC
Extratropical Cyclone (SROCC; WGI)
Extra-Tropical Cyclone (WGII)
SROCCWGIWGII
ETCCDI
Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (WGI)
WGI
ETP
Pacific Islands region [3] or Energy Technology Perspectives model (SR1.5)
Energy Technology Perspectives (IEA report) (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
ETS
Emission Trading Scheme (SR1.5)
Emissions Trading Scheme (SRCCL)
Emissions Trading System (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
ETWL
Extreme Total Water Level (WGI; WGII)
WGIWGII
EU
European Union (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGI; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIWGIIWGIII
EU ETS
European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (WGIII)
WGIII
EU-27
European Union member states [excluding UK] (WGIII)
WGIII
EU-28
European Union member states [including UK] (WGIII)
WGIII
EU-FP6
European Union Sixth Framework Programme (SR1.5)
SR1.5
EU-RED
European Union Renewable Energy Directive (SRCCL)
EU Renewable Energy Directive (WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
EUG4
France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom (SR1.5)
SR1.5
EURO-CORDEX
European branch of the Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (SR1.5)
SR1.5
EV
Electric Vehicle (SR1.5; SYR; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5SYRWGIIWGIII
EVI
Enhanced Vegetation Index (SRCCL)
SRCCL
EW
Enhanced Weathering (SR1.5; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIIWGIII
EW/EA
Early Warning and Early Action (SRCCL)
SRCCL
EWFD
European Water Framework Directive (WGII)
WGII
EWS
Early Warning Systems (SRCCL)
Early Warning System (SROCC; SYR; WGII)
SRCCLSROCCSYRWGII
F-gas
Fluorinated gases (SR1.5)
fluorinated gas (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
FACE
Free-Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment (SRCCL; WGII)
SRCCLWGII
FAIR
Finite Amplitude Impulse Response model (SR1.5)
Finite Amplitude Impulse Response simple climate model (SYR; WGI)
Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable principles (WGI)
Finite Amplitude Impulse Response (WGIII)
SR1.5SYRWGIWGIII
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (SR1.5; SYR; WGIII)
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (SRCCL)
Food and Agriculture Organization (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLSYRWGIIWGIII
FAO-FRA
FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment (SRCCL)
SRCCL
FAOSTAT
Database Collection of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (SR1.5)
FAO Database (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
FAPAR
fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (WGI)
WGI
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGII)
frequently asked question (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIIWGIII
FAR
IPCC First Assessment Report (WGI)
Financing for Adaptation and Resilience / Fraction of Attributable Risks (WGII)
WGIWGII
FARM
Future Agricultural Resources Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
FBD
Food-Borne Disease (WGII)
WGII
FBDG
food-based dietary guidelines (WGIII)
WGIII
FCDO
UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (WGIII)
WGIII
FCV
fuel cell vehicle (WGIII)
WGIII
FDI
Foreign Direct Investment (WGIII)
WGIII
Fe
Iron (SR1.5; SRCCL)
Final Energy (SR1.5)
SR1.5SRCCL
FEDURP
Federation of the Urban and Rural Poor (WGII)
WGII
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency (USA) (SR1.5)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (WGII)
SR1.5WGII
FESOM
Finite Element Sea ice/Ice Shelf Ocean Model (WGI)
WGI
FF
Fossil Fuel (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
FF&I
Fossil-Fuel combustion and Industrial processes (SR1.5)
SR1.5
FFDI
Forest Fire Danger Index (WGI; WGII)
WGIWGII
FFI
Fossil-Fuel combustion and Industrial processes (SYR)
fossil fuel and industry (WGIII)
SYRWGIII
FGOALS
Flexible Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
FIC
Faster Innovation Case (WGIII)
WGIII
FIES
Food Insecurity Experience Scale (SRCCL)
SRCCL
FIO
First Institute of Oceanography (SR1.5)
SR1.5
Fish-MIP
Fisheries and Marine Ecosystem Model Intercomparison Project (WGII)
WGII
FISHMIP
Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems Impact Model Intercomparison Project (SROCC)
SROCC
FLEGT
Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (WGIII)
WGIII
FLW
Food Loss and Waste (WGII; WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
FMNR
Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (SR1.5)
SR1.5
FMU
Forest Management Unit (WGII)
WGII
fNRB
fraction of Non-Renewable Biomass (SRCCL)
SRCCL
FOLU
forestry and other land use (WGI)
WGI
FPIC
Free Prior and Informed Consent (WGII)
WGII
FRA
Forest Rights Act (India) (SRCCL)
SRCCL
FRAND
fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (WGIII)
WGIII
FSC
Forest Stewardship Council (SRCCL; WGII)
Forest Sustainability Council (WGIII)
SRCCLWGIIWGIII
fSST
fixed-sea surface temperature (WGI)
WGI
FTA
free trade agreement (WGIII)
WGIII
FUND
Climate Framework for Uncertainty, Negotiation, and Distribution model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
FUSSR
Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (SR1.5)
SR1.5
FWL
Food Waste and Loss (SRCCL)
Freshwater Lens (WGII)
SRCCLWGII
FWM
fine woody material (WGIII)
WGIII
GACS
Global Alliance of Continuous Plankton Recorder Surveys (SROCC)
SROCC
GAMI
Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative (WGII)
WGII
GAMS
General Algebraic Modeling System (SR1.5)
SR1.5
GAST
Global Mean Surface Air Temperature (WGII)
WGII
GATS
General Agreement on Trade in Services (WGIII)
WGIII
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (SRCCL; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
GBAM
Ground-Based Albedo Modification (SR1.5; WGII)
ground-based albedo modifications (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIIWGIII
GBCA
Green Building Council of Australia (WGII)
WGII
GBEP
Global Bioenergy Partnership (SRCCL)
SRCCL
GBP
Great Britain Pound (WGII)
WGII
GBR
Great Barrier Reef (WGII)
WGII
GBRMPA
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (WGII)
WGII
GCAM
Global Change Assessment Model (SR1.5; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
GCC
Gulf Cooperative Council (SR1.5)
SR1.5
GCCA
Global Cement and Concrete Association (WGIII)
WGIII
GCEC
Global Commission on the Economy and Climate (SR1.5)
SR1.5
GCF
Green Climate Fund (SRCCL; WGII; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIIWGIII
GCM
General Circulation Model or Global Climate Model (SR1.5; WGI)
Global Climate Model or General Circulation Model (SRCCL)
General Circulation Model/Global Climate Model (SROCC)
General Circulation Model / Global Climate Model (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIWGII
GCoM
Global Covenant of Mayors (WGIII)
WGIII
GCOS
Global Climate Observing System (WGI)
WGI
GCP
Global Carbon Project (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIWGIII
GDD
Growing Degree Days (WGI; WGII)
WGIWGII
GDE
Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystem (WGII)
WGII
GDEWS
Global Drought Early Warning System (SRCCL)
SRCCL
GDP
Gross Domestic Product (SR1.5; SRCCL; SROCC; SYR; WGII; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
GE
General Equilibrium (SR1.5)
Government Effectiveness or General Equilibrium (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
GEA
Global Energy Assessment (SR1.5; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
GEF
Global Environmental Facility (SRCCL)
Global Environment Facility (WGII; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIIWGIII
GEM-E3
General Equilibrium Model for Economy - Energy - Environment (SR1.5)
SR1.5
GENeSYS-MOD
Global Energy System Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
GeoMIP
Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
GeSI
Global e-Sustainability Initiative (SR1.5)
SR1.5
GFBI
Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative (WGIII)
WGIII
GFCA
Global Framework for Climate Action (WGIII)
WGIII
GFCF
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (SR1.5)
Gross-fixed capital formation (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
GFCS
Global Framework for Climate Services (SRCCL; WGI)
SRCCLWGI
GFDL
Geophysical Fluid Dynamic Laboratory (SR1.5)
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
GFED
Global Fire Emissions Database (SRCCL; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
GFGP
Conversion of Cropland to Forests and Grasslands Program (Grain for Green Programme) (SRCCL)
SRCCL
GFR
Grid Flexibility Resources (SR1.5)
SR1.5
GGCM
Global Gridded Crop Models (SRCCL)
SRCCL
GGR
Greenhouse Gas Removal (SROCC)
SROCC
Gha
Gigahectares (SR1.5; SRCCL)
Greater Horn of Africa (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGII
GHCN
Global Historical Climatology Network (SRCCL)
NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network (WGI)
SRCCLWGI
GHCNd
NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network daily database (WGI)
WGI
GHCNDEX
Global Historical Climatology Network – Daily climate Extremes (SR1.5)
SR1.5
GHCNv4
NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network monthly database version 4 (WGI)
WGI
GHG
Greenhouse Gas (SRCCL; SROCC; SYR; WGII; WGI; WGIII)
SRCCLSROCCSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
GHGE
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (SRCCL)
SRCCL
GHGI
Greenhouse Gas Inventory (SRCCL)
SRCCL
GHM
Global Hydrological Models (SR1.5)
Global Hydrological Model (WGI; WGII)
SR1.5WGIWGII
GIA
Glacio-Isostatic Adjustment (SROCC)
glacial isostatic adjustment (WGI)
SROCCWGI
GIAHS
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Site (SRCCL)
SRCCL
GIEWS
FAO Global Information and Early Warning System (SRCCL)
SRCCL
GIMMS3g
Global Inventory Modelling and Mapping Studies (SRCCL)
SRCCL
GIS
Greenland Ice Sheet (SR1.5; SROCC)
Geographic Information System (WGII)
geographic information system / global innovation system (WGIII)
SR1.5SROCCWGIIWGIII
GISS
Goddard Institute for Space Studies (SR1.5)
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
GISTEMP
Goddard Institute for Space Studies Surface Temperature Analysis (SR1.5)
Goddard's Global Surface Temperature Analysis (SRCCL)
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Surface Temperature Analysis (WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLWGI
GIZ
German Society for International Cooperation (SRCCL)
the German Development Agency (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) (WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
GJ
Gigajoules (SR1.5; SRCCL)
gigajoule (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
GlacierMIP
Glacier Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
GLASOD
Global Assessment of Human-Induced Soil Degradation (SRCCL)
SRCCL
GLASS
Global Land Atmosphere System Study (SRCCL)
SRCCL
GLDAS
Global Land Data Assimilation System (WGI)
WGI
GLEAM
Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
GLEON
Global Lakes Ecological Observatory Network (WGII)
WGII
Glob-HM
Global Hydrological Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
GLOBIOM
GLObal BIOsphere Management model (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
GLOF
Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (SRCCL)
Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (SROCC; WGII)
SRCCLSROCCWGII
GLOFs
Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (SR1.5)
SR1.5
GloGEM
Global Glacier Evolution Model (WGI)
WGI
GLOMAP
Global Model of Aerosol Processes (SRCCL)
SRCCL
GM
Genetically Modified (SR1.5; SRCCL)
Global monsoon (WGI)
Genetically Modified / Global Monsoon (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIWGII
GMF
Global Methane Fund (WGIII)
WGIII
GMI
Global Methane Initiative (WGIII)
WGIII
GMMIP
Global Monsoons Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
GMO
Genetically Modified Organism (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
GMRIO
global multi-region input-output (WGIII)
WGIII
GMSL
Global Mean Sea Level (SR1.5; SRCCL; SROCC; WGII; WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIWGII
GMSLR
Global Mean Sea Level Rise (WGII)
WGII
GMST
Global Mean Surface Temperature (SR1.5; SRCCL; SROCC; WGII; WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIWGII
GMT
Global Mean Temperature (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGII
GMTSL
global mean thermosteric sea level (WGI)
WGI
GNDR
Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (WGII)
WGII
GNH
Gross National Happiness (WGII)
WGII
GNHI
Gross National Happiness Index (SR1.5)
SR1.5
GNI
gross national income (WGIII)
WGIII
GNR
Global Nutrition Report (SRCCL)
SRCCL
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System (WGI)
WGI
GOA-ON
Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (WGII)
WGII
GOME
Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (WGI)
WGI
GOSAT
Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (WGI)
WGI
GPCC
Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (WGI; WGII)
WGIWGII
GPCP
Global Precipitation Climatology Project (WGI)
WGI
GPD
Generalised Pareto Distribution (SROCC)
SROCC
GPG
Good Practice Guidance (SROCC; WGII)
SROCCWGII
GPM
Global Precipitation Mission (WGI)
WGI
GPP
Gross Primary Productivity (SR1.5)
Gross Primary Productivity/Gross Primary Production (SRCCL)
Gross Primary Production (SROCC; WGII)
Green Public Procurement (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIIWGIII
GPS
Global Positioning System (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
GPT
General Purpose Technologies (SR1.5)
general-purpose technologies (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
GQL
Good Quality of Life (WGII)
WGII
GRACE
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (SROCC; WGI; WGII)
SROCCWGIWGII
GRAPE
Global Relationship Assessment to Protect the Environment model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
GRD
Gravity, Rotation, and Deformation (SROCC)
gravitational, rotational and deformational (WGI)
SROCCWGI
GRDC
Global Runoff Data Centre (WGII)
WGII
GrIS
Greenland Ice Sheet (WGI)
WGI
GSAT
Global mean Surface Air Temperature (SR1.5)
Global Surface Air Temperature (WGI; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIWGIIWGIII
GSMaP
Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation dataset (WGI)
WGI
GSP
Gross State Product (SROCC)
SROCC
Gt
Gigatonne (SR1.5; WGIII)
Gigatonnes (SYR)
SR1.5SYRWGIII
GtC
gigatonnes of carbon (WGI)
WGI
GtCO2
gigatonnes of carbon dioxide (WGI)
WGI
GtCO2-eq
gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent (WGIII)
WGIII
GTEM
global transport energy sectoral models (WGIII)
WGIII
GTP
Global Temperature-change Potential (SR1.5)
global temperature change potential (WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIWGIII
GWA
Government of Western Australia (SR1.5)
SR1.5
GWL
Global Warming Level (SYR; WGII; WGI)
SYRWGIWGII
GWP
Global Warming Potential or Gross World Product (SR1.5)
Global Warming Potential (SRCCL; SROCC; WGII; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIWGIIWGIII
GWP100
Global Warming Potential over a 100 year time horizon (SYR)
100-year global warming potential (WGIII)
SYRWGIII
GWR
Geographically Weighted Regression (WGII)
WGII
GWRC
Greater Wellington Regional Council (WGII)
WGII
GWSHP
Groundwater-Source Heat Pumps (WGII)
WGII
GWSI
Global Water Security Index (WGII)
WGII
H-DRI
Hydrogen-based direct reduced iron (WGIII)
WGIII
HAB
Harmful Algal Blooms (SROCC)
Harmful Algal Bloom (WGII)
SROCCWGII
HadCM
Hadley Centre Coupled Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
HadCM3
Hadley Centre Coupled Model, version 3 (SRCCL)
Hadley Center Coupled Model (WGII)
SRCCLWGII
HadCRUT
Hadley Centre Climatic Research Unit Gridded Surface Temperature Data Set (SR1.5)
Hadley Centre Climatic Research Unit gridded surface temperature dataset (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
HadEX
Hadley Centre Global Climate Extremes index (SR1.5)
SR1.5
HadEX3
Hadley Centre gridded land surface extremes indices (WGI)
WGI
HadGEM
Hadley Centre Global Environmental Model (SR1.5)
Hadley Centre Global Environment Model (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
HadISST
Hadley Centre Ice and Sea Surface Temperature dataset (WGI)
WGI
HadRM
Hadley Centre Regional Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
HadSST
Hadley Centre Sea Surface Temperature dataset (WGI)
WGI
HANPP
Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production (SRCCL)
SRCCL
HAP
Heat Action Plan (WGII)
household air pollution (WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
HAPPI
Half a degree Additional warming, Prognosis and Projected Impacts (SR1.5)
Half a degree Additional warming, Projections, Prognosis and Impacts (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
HCE
historical cumulative emission (WGIII)
WGIII
HCFC
hydrochlorofluorocarbon (WGI)
WGI
HCFCs
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (WGIII)
WGIII
HCS
High Carbon Stock (WGIII)
WGIII
HCSA
High Carbon Stock Areas (WGII)
WGII
HCVA
High Conservation Value Areas (WGII)
WGII
HD
heating degree days (WGI)
WGI
HDI
Human Development Index (SRCCL; WGII; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIIWGIII
HDSR
Health and Disability System Review (WGII)
WGII
HDV
Heavy-Duty Vehicle (SR1.5)
Heavy-duty vehicles (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
HEI
Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (SRCCL)
SRCCL
HELP
High Level Experts and Leaders Panel (WGII)
WGII
HEMS
home energy management system (WGIII)
WGIII
HES
Hybrid energy storage (WGIII)
WGIII
HEV
Hybrid Electric Vehicle (SR1.5; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
HFC
Hydrofluorocarbons (SROCC)
Hydrofluorocarbon (WGI; WGIII; WGII)
SROCCWGIWGIIWGIII
HFCs
Hydrofluorocarbons (SR1.5; SYR)
SR1.5SYR
HFCV
hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (WGIII)
WGIII
HFRS
Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (WGII)
WGII
HHP
High Hydrostatic Pressure (SRCCL)
SRCCL
HighResMIP
High Resolution Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
HIHD
Historical Index of Human Development (WGIII)
WGIII
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (WGII)
WGII
HKH
Hindu-Kush Himalayan (SRCCL)
Hindu Kush Himalaya (WGI; WGII)
SRCCLWGIWGII
HLCCP
High-Level Commission on Carbon Prices (SR1.5)
SR1.5
HLD
High Latitude Dust (WGII)
WGII
HLPE
High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (SR1.5)
High Level Panel of Experts (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
HLPF
High-Level Political Forum (WGIII)
WGIII
HN
Houghton and Nassikas (WGIII)
WGIII
HNPP
Herbaceous Net Primary Productivity (WGII)
WGII
HPLE
High Level Panel of Experts (WGII)
WGII
HRBA
Human Rights-Based Approach (WGII)
WGII
HSM
Historical Simulation (SROCC)
SROCC
HSRTF
Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force (SR1.5)
SR1.5
HTM
Holocene Thermal Maximum (SR1.5)
SR1.5
HVAC
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (WGII; WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
HVO
hydrotreated vegetable oil (WGIII)
WGIII
HYDE
History Database of the Global Environment (SRCCL; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
HYMOD
HYdrological MODel (SR1.5)
SR1.5
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency (SR1.5; SROCC)
SR1.5SROCC
IAGA
International Air Transport Association (WGIII)
WGIII
IAGOS
In-service Aircraft for a Global Observing System (WGI)
WGI
IAM
Integrated Assessment Model (SRCCL; WGII; WGI; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIWGIIWGIII
IAMC
Integrated Assessment Modelling Consortium (SR1.5)
SR1.5
IAMs
Integrated Assessment Models (SR1.5)
SR1.5
IAS
Invasive Alien Species (WGII)
WGII
IBA
International Bar Association (SR1.5)
SR1.5
IBAI
Index-Based Agricultural Insurance (WGII)
WGII
IBE
income-based emission accounting (WGIII)
WGIII
IBI
International Biochar Initiative (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ICA
Insurance Council of Australia (WGII)
WGII
ICAMS
Integrated Climate and Air Quality Modeling System (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization (WGIII)
WGIII
ICARDA
International Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (SRCCL)
SRCCL
ICC
Inuit Circumpolar Council (SROCC)
SROCC
ICCC
International Conference on Climate Change (SRCCL)
SRCCL
ICCT
International Council on Clean Transportation (WGIII)
WGIII
ICE
initial condition ensemble (WGI)
internal combustion engine (WGIII)
WGIWGIII
ICEM
International Centre for Environmental Management (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ICESat
Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (WGI)
WGI
ICEV
internal combustion engine vehicles (WGIII)
WGIII
ICI
international cooperative initiative (WGIII)
WGIII
ICJ
International Court of Justice (WGIII)
WGIII
ICLEI
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (SR1.5)
Local Governments for Sustainability (WGII)
SR1.5WGII
ICM
Integrated Coastal Management (SROCC; WGII)
SROCCWGII
ICNZ
Insurance Council of New Zealand (WGII)
WGII
ICOADS
International Comprehensive Ocean–Atmosphere Data Set (WGI)
WGI
ICOS
Integrated Carbon Observation System (SRCCL)
SRCCL
ICPAC
IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (SRCCL)
SRCCL
ICPDR
International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ICRI
International Coral Reef Initiative (WGII)
WGII
ICSU
International Council for Science (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
ICT
Information and Communication Technology (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGIII)
Information and Communications Technology (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIIWGIII
ICTP
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (SRCCL)
SRCCL
ICV
Instituto Centro de Vida (WGII)
WGII
ICZM
Integrated Coastal Zone Management (SROCC; WGII)
SROCCWGII
IDDRI
Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (WGIII)
WGIII
IDF
International Diabetes Foundation (WGII)
WGII
IDMC
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (WGII)
WGII
IDP
Internally Displaced People (WGII)
WGII
IEA
International Energy Agency (SR1.5; SRCCL; SYR; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSYRWGIIWGIII
IEA-STEPS
International Energy Agency Stated Policies Scenario (SYR)
SYR
IEAGHG
IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (SR1.5)
SR1.5
IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
IFC
International Finance Corporation (WGIII)
WGIII
IFDD
Institut de la Francophonie pour le Développement Durable (Francophonie Institute for Sustainable Development) (WGIII)
WGIII
IFI
international financial institution (WGIII)
WGIII
IFPRI
International Food Policy Research Institute (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGII
IGAD
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (SRCCL)
SRCCL
IGCC
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (SR1.5)
Investor Group on Climate Change (WGII)
International Green Construction Code (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIIWGIII
IHME
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (SRCCL; WGII)
SRCCLWGII
IIASA
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (SR1.5; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
IIED
International Institute for Environment and Development (WGII)
WGII
IIF
Institute of International Finance (SR1.5)
SR1.5
IIGCC
Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (WGIII)
WGIII
IIoT
industrial internet of things (WGIII)
WGIII
IISD
International Institute for Sustainable Development (WGII)
WGII
IK
Indigenous Knowledge (SRCCL; SROCC; WGII)
SRCCLSROCCWGII
IKLK
Indigenous Knowledge and Local Knowledge (WGII)
WGII
ILB
incandescent light bulb (WGIII)
WGIII
ILK
Indigenous and Local Knowledge (SRCCL)
SRCCL
ILM
intrusive load monitoring (WGIII)
WGIII
iLUC
Indirect Land-Use Change (SR1.5; WGII)
indirect Land Use Change (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCLWGII
IMACLIM-NLU
IMpact Assessment of CLIMate policies model – Nexus Land-Use model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
IMAGE
Integrated Model to Assess the Global Environment (SR1.5)
Integrated Model to Assess Global Environment (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
IMBIE
Ice Sheet Mass Balance Intercomparison Exercise (WGI)
WGI
IMF
International Monetary Fund (SR1.5; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIIWGIII
IMO
International Maritime Organization (SR1.5; SROCC; WGIII)
SR1.5SROCCWGIII
IMP
Illustrative Mitigation Pathway (SYR; WGIII)
SYRWGIII
IMP-GS
Illustrative Mitigation Pathway – Gradual Strengthening (WGIII)
WGIII
IMP-LD
Illustrative Mitigation Pathway - Low Demand (SYR)
Illustrative Mitigation Pathway – Low Demand (WGIII)
SYRWGIII
IMP-NEG
Illustrative Mitigation Pathway - NEGative emissions deployment (SYR)
Illustrative Mitigation Pathway – Net Negative Emissions (WGIII)
SYRWGIII
IMP-REN
Illustrative Mitigation Pathway - Heavy reliance on RENewables (SYR)
Illustrative Mitigation Pathway – Renewable Electricity (WGIII)
SYRWGIII
IMP-SP
Illustrative Mitigation Pathway - Shifting development Pathways (SYR)
Illustrative Mitigation Pathway – Shifting Pathways (WGIII)
SYRWGIII
IMPACT2C
Quantifying Projected Impacts under 2°C Warming (SR1.5)
SR1.5
INDC
Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (SRCCL)
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (WGII; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIIWGIII
INDCs
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (SR1.5)
SR1.5
INGO
International Non-Governmental Organisation (SROCC)
SROCC
INM
Russian Institute for Numerical Mathematics (SR1.5)
SR1.5
INP
ice nucleating particle (WGI)
WGI
INPE
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (National Institute for Space Research) (SRCCL)
SRCCL
IOC-UNESCO
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (SROCC)
SROCC
IOD
Indian Ocean Dipole (SRCCL; SROCC; WGI; WGII)
SRCCLSROCCWGIWGII
IOM
International Organization for Migration (SR1.5)
SR1.5
IoT
Internet of Things (SR1.5; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIIWGIII
IP
Illustrative Pathway (WGIII)
WGIII
IP-ModAct
Illustrative Pathway Moderate Action (SYR)
SYR
IPBES
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (SRCCL; WGI; WGIII)
Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services assessments (SROCC)
Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (WGII)
SRCCLSROCCWGIWGIIWGIII
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (SR1.5; SRCCL; SYR; WGI; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
IPLC
Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (WGII)
WGII
IPO
Inter-Decadal Pacific Oscillation (SRCCL; WGI; WGII)
Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (SROCC)
SRCCLSROCCWGIWGII
IPP
independent power producers (WGIII)
WGIII
IPPU
Industrial processes and product use (WGIII)
WGIII
IPR
intellectual property rights (WGIII)
WGIII
IPSL
Institute Pierre Simon Laplace (SR1.5)
Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
IQR
Interquartile Range (SRCCL; WGII)
SRCCLWGII
IRC
Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (SROCC)
SROCC
IRD
Integrated Rural Development (SRCCL)
SRCCL
IRENA
International Renewable Energy Agency (SR1.5; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
IRF
instantaneous radiative forcing (WGI)
WGI
IRFaci
Instantaneous radiative forcing (or effect) due to aerosol-cloud interactions (WGI)
WGI
IRFari
Instantaneous radiative forcing (or effect) due to aerosol–radiation interactions (WGI)
WGI
IRGC
International Risk Governance Council (WGII)
WGII
IRP
UN International Resource Panel (WGIII)
WGIII
ISDS
investor–state dispute settlement (WGIII)
WGIII
ISEAL
ISEAL Alliance (International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling Alliance) (SRCCL)
SRCCL
ISIMIP
Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (SR1.5; WGI)
Inter-Sectoral Impacts Model Intercomparison Project (WGII)
SR1.5WGIWGII
ISME
International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems (WGII)
WGII
ISO
International Standards Organisation (SR1.5)
International Organization for Standardization (SRCCL; WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGII
ISR
Inuvialuit Settlement Region (SROCC)
SROCC
ISSC
International Social Science Council (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ITCZ
Intertropical Convergence Zone (SROCC)
Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (WGI)
SROCCWGI
ITF
International Transport Forum (SR1.5; WGIII)
Indonesia Throughflow (SROCC)
Indonesian throughflow (WGI)
SR1.5SROCCWGIWGIII
ITMO
internationally transferred mitigation outcome (WGIII)
WGIII
ITPS
Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (SRCCL)
SRCCL
ITRDB
International Tree Ring Data Bank (SRCCL)
SRCCL
ITUC
International Trade Union Confederation (WGIII)
WGIII
IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature (SR1.5; SRCCL)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGII
IUWN
Integrated Urban Water Management (WGII)
WGII
IVA
Integrated Vulnerability Assessments (WGII)
WGII
IWAI
Inland Waterways Authority of India (SRCCL)
SRCCL
IWG
Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases (SR1.5)
SR1.5
IWGIA
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (WGII)
WGII
IWM
Integrated Watershed Management (SRCCL)
SRCCL
IWRM
Integrated Water Resources Management (SR1.5)
Integrated Water Resource Management (SROCC; WGII)
SR1.5SROCCWGII
JAS
July–August–September (WGI)
WGI
JAXA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (WGI)
WGI
JeDi
Jena Diversity-Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
JICA
Japanese International Cooperation Agency (WGIII)
WGIII
JJA
June, July, August (SR1.5; SROCC)
June-July-August (SRCCL)
June–July–August (WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGI
JJAS
June–July–August–September (WGI)
WGI
JMA
Japan Meteorological Agency (SR1.5; WGI)
SR1.5WGI
JRA-55
Japanese 55-year Reanalysis (SR1.5; WGI)
SR1.5WGI
JRC
European Commission – Joint Research Centre (SR1.5)
Joint Research Centre (WGII)
GECO Joint Research Centre – Global Energy and Climate Outlook (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIIWGIII
JULES
Joint United Kingdom Land Environment Simulator (SR1.5)
SR1.5
K1, K2, K3
Mountain Delineations (WGII)
WGII
kcal cap-1 day-1
Kilocalories per capita per day (SR1.5)
SR1.5
km
Kilometres (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
KNMI
Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) (SR1.5)
SR1.5
KNOMAD
Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (WGII)
WGII
KR
Key Risk (WGII)
key risks (WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
kt
Kilotonnes (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
kWh
Kilowatt hours (SR1.5; SRCCL)
Kilowatt hour (SYR; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSYRWGIII
L&D
Loss and Damage (SR1.5; SROCC)
Losses and Damages (WGII)
SR1.5SROCCWGII
LADA
Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (SRCCL)
SRCCL
LAI
Leaf Area Index (SRCCL; WGII; WGI)
SRCCLWGIWGII
LAM
Latin America and Caribbean (SR1.5)
Latin America and the Caribbean (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
LAP
light-absorbing particle (WGI)
WGI
LAPA
Local Adaptation Plan of Action (SRCCL)
SRCCL
LARMIP
Linear Antarctic Response Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
LC-PUFAs
Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (WGII)
WGII
LCA
Lifecycle Analysis/Life-Cycle Assessment (SRCCL)
life cycle assessment or life cycle analysis (WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
LCC
Land-Cover Conversions (SRCCL)
lifecycle costs (WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
LCCC
levelised cost of conserved carbon (WGIII)
WGIII
LCCE
levelised cost of conserved energy (WGIII)
WGIII
LCCS
Land Cover Classification System (SRCCL)
SRCCL
LCOE
Levelized Cost of Energy (SYR)
Levelised Costs of Electricity (WGII)
levelised cost of electricity or levelised cost of energy (WGIII)
SYRWGIIWGIII
LCP
Local Community Perception (WGII)
WGII
LCS
low-carbon society (WGIII)
WGIII
LDC
Least Developed Countries (SRCCL; SROCC; SYR; WGII)
SRCCLSROCCSYRWGII
LDCF
Least Developed Country Fund (WGII)
Least Developed Countries Fund (WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
LDCs
Least Developed Countries (SR1.5)
Least-Developed Countries (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
LDMz-INCA
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique – INteractions between Chemistry and Aerosols (SR1.5)
SR1.5
LDN
Land Degradation Neutrality (SRCCL; WGII; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIIWGIII
LDOC
Labile Dissolved Organic Carbon (SROCC)
SROCC
LDT
Last deglacial transition (WGI)
WGI
LDV
Light-Duty Vehicle (SR1.5; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
LEAF
Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest Finance (WGIII)
WGIII
LECZ
Low Elevation Coastal Zone (SROCC)
Low-Elevation Coastal Zone (WGII)
SROCCWGII
LED
Low Energy Demand or Light Emitting Diode (SR1.5)
Low Energy Demand (SRCCL)
light-emitting diode (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
LED scenario
Low Energy Demand scenario (WGIII)
WGIII
LEDS
Low Emission Development Strategies (WGII)
low-emissions development strategies (WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (WGII)
WGII
LEED-ND
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design–Neighbourhood Design (WGII)
WGII
LGBTQI
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex (WGII)
WGII
LGM
Last Glacial Maximum (SR1.5; SROCC; WGI)
SR1.5SROCCWGI
LGNZ
Local Government of New Zealand (WGII)
WGII
LGP
Length of Growing Period (SRCCL)
SRCCL
LIB
lithium-ion battery (WGIII)
WGIII
LiDAR
Light Detection and Ranging (SRCCL)
SRCCL
LIG
Last Interglacial (SR1.5; SROCC; WGI; WGII)
SR1.5SROCCWGIWGII
LIMCOM
Limpopo Watercourse Commission (SRCCL)
SRCCL
LIMIC
Low-Income and Medium-Income Countries (WGII)
WGII
LiRE
IMAGE-Lifestyle-Renewable (IEA scenario) (WGIII)
WGIII
LK
Local Knowledge (SRCCL; SROCC; SYR; WGII)
SRCCLSROCCSYRWGII
LLCFs
Long-Lived Climate Forcers (SR1.5)
SR1.5
LLGHG
long-lived greenhouse gas (WGI)
WGI
LLHI
Low-likelihood, high-impact (WGI)
WGI
LLIC
Low-Lying Islands and Coasts (SROCC)
SROCC
LMIC
Low- and Middle-Income Country (SRCCL)
SRCCL
LMMA
Locally Managed Marine Protected Area (SROCC)
Locally Managed Marine Area (WGII)
SROCCWGII
LNG
Liquefied Natural Gas (SR1.5; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
LPG
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (SR1.5; WGIII)
Liquified Petroleum Gas (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
LPJmL
Lund-Potsdam-Jena managed Land model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
LSAT
Land Surface Air Temperature (SRCCL; WGI)
SRCCLWGI
LSLA
Large-Scale Land Acquisition (SRCCL; WGII)
SRCCLWGII
LTA
Land Transport Authority of Singapore (SR1.5)
SR1.5
LTGG
Long-Term Global Goal (SR1.5)
long-term global goal (to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels) (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
LTKA
Local and Traditional Knowledge in Agriculture (SRCCL)
SRCCL
LTO
long-term operation (WGIII)
WGIII
LUC
Land-Use Change (SR1.5; SROCC; WGII; WGI)
Land Use Change (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIWGII
LUH2
Harmonised Land Use Change Data (SRCCL)
SRCCL
LULCC
Land Use Land Cover Change (SRCCL)
SRCCL
LULUC
Land Use and Land-Use Change (SROCC; WGII)
SROCCWGII
LULUCF
Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry (SR1.5)
Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (SRCCL)
Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (SYR; WGII; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
m w.e.
Meter Water Equivalent (WGII)
WGII
m.a.s.l.
Metres Above Sea Level (WGII)
WGII
M&C
Monitoring and Evaluation (WGII)
WGII
M&E
Monitoring and Evaluation (SR1.5; SROCC)
SR1.5SROCC
m3 cap-1 yr-1
Cubic metres per capita per year (SR1.5)
SR1.5
Ma
Million years ago (SR1.5)
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (SRCCL)
Mitigation Alliance (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
MaaS
Mobility as a Service (WGIII)
WGIII
MAC
Marginal Abatement Cost (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
MACC
Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (SRCCL; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
MacPDM
Macro-scale – Probability-Distributed Moisture Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
MAGICC
Model for the Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Induced Climate Change (SR1.5; SYR; WGI)
SR1.5SYRWGI
MAgPIE
Model of Agricultural Production and its Impact on the Environment (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
MAGT
Mean Annual Ground Temperature (SROCC)
SROCC
MAM
March, April, May (SR1.5)
March-April-May (SRCCL)
March–April–May (WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLWGI
MAP
Mediterranean Action Plan / Municipal Adaptation Plan (WGII)
WGII
MAPS
Mitigation Action Plans and Scenarios (WGIII)
WGIII
MAR
Managed Aquifer Recharge (SRCCL; WGII)
SRCCLWGII
MAT
marine air temperature (WGI)
WGI
MBIE
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (WGII)
WGII
mbpd
million barrels per day (WGIII)
WGIII
MCB
Marine Cloud Brightening (SR1.5; WGII; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIWGIIWGIII
MCCA
Mercado Común Centroamericano (SR1.5)
SR1.5
MCDA
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (SROCC; WGII)
SROCCWGII
MCF
Methyl Chloroform (SRCCL)
SRCCL
MCO
Miocene Climatic Optimum (WGI)
WGI
MCP
Maximum Catch Potential (WGII)
WGII
MCPP
Municipal Climate Protection Programme (WGII)
WGII
MCS
Mesoscale Convective Systems (SRCCL)
mesoscale convective system (WGI)
SRCCLWGI
MDB
Group of Multilateral Development Banks (SR1.5)
Multi-Lateral Development Bank / Murray–Darling Basin (WGII)
multilateral development bank (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIIWGIII
MDG
Madagascar (WGI)
Millennium Development Goal (WGII)
WGIWGII
MDGs
Millennium Development Goals (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ME
material efficiency (WGIII)
WGIII
MEA
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGII)
multilateral environmental agreement (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIIWGIII
MEASO
Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean (WGII)
WGII
MED
South Europe/Mediterranean (SR1.5)
Middle Eastern Dust Storms (SRCCL)
Mediterranean (WGI; WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIWGII
MEE
Ministry of Ecology and Environment (WGII)
WGII
MEFF
Mediterranean Flood Fatalities Database (WGII)
WGII
MEL
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (WGII)
WGII
MENA
Middle East North Africa (WGI)
Middle East and North Africa (WGII)
WGIWGII
MEPC
Marine Environment Protection Committee (WGIII)
WGIII
MEPS
Minimum Energy Performance Standards (SR1.5)
SR1.5
MEPSs
Minimum Energy Performance Standards (WGIII)
WGIII
MER
Market Exchange Rates (SR1.5)
SR1.5
MERET
Managing Environmental Resources to Enable Transitions (SR1.5)
SR1.5
MERGE-ETL
Model for Evaluating Regional and Global Effects of greenhouse gas reduction policies – Endogenous Technology Learning (SR1.5)
SR1.5
MERI
Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (WGII)
WGII
MERIS
Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (SRCCL)
SRCCL
MERRA
Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications (WGI)
WGI
MERS
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (WGII)
WGII
MES
material efficiency scenario (WGIII)
WGIII
MESSAGE
Model for Energy Supply Systems And their General Environmental impact (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
METACLIP
Metadata for climate products project (WGI)
WGI
MfE
Ministry for the Environment (WGII)
WGII
MFP
Multistakeholder Forestry Programme (WGII)
WGII
MFS
Microfinance Services (SRCCL)
SRCCL
MGNREGA
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (WGII)
WGII
Mha
Megahectare (SR1.5; SRCCL)
million hectares (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
MHW
Marine Heatwave (SROCC; WGI)
Marine Heatwaves (WGII)
SROCCWGIWGII
MI
Myocardial Infarction (WGII)
WGII
MICI
Marine Ice Cliff Instability (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
MIGA
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (WGIII)
WGIII
MIP
Model Intercomparison Project (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
MIPs
Model Intercomparison Projects (WGII)
WGII
MIROC
Model for Interdisciplinary Research on Climate (SR1.5; WGI)
SR1.5WGI
MIRWH
Mechanized Micro Rainwater Harvesting (SRCCL)
SRCCL
MIS
Marine Isotope Stage (WGI)
mission-oriented innovation systems (WGIII)
WGIWGIII
MISI
Marine Ice Sheet Instability (SR1.5; SROCC; WGII; WGI)
SR1.5SROCCWGIWGII
MISMIP
Marine Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Projects (WGI)
WGI
MIT IGSM
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Integrated Global System Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
MJ
Megajoules (SR1.5; SRCCL)
megajoule (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
MJO
Madden–Julian Oscillation (WGI)
WGI
Mkm2
million square kilometres (WGIII)
WGIII
MLO
Mauna Loa Observatory (WGI)
WGI
MLP
multi-level perspective (WGIII)
WGIII
MME
multi-model ensemble (WGI)
WGI
MMT
Minimum Mortality Temperature (WGII)
WGII
MND
Micro Nutrient Deficiency (SRCCL)
SRCCL
MOC
Meridional Overturning Circulation (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
MoCC
Ministry of Climate Change and Adaptation (Government of Vanuatu) (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ModAct
Moderate Action scenario (WGIII)
WGIII
MODIS
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (SRCCL; WGI; WGII)
SRCCLWGIWGII
MOE
molten oxide electrolysis (WGIII)
WGIII
MOFPI
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (SRCCL)
SRCCL
MOHC
Met Office Hadley Centre (SR1.5)
SR1.5
MOOC
massive open online course (WGIII)
WGIII
MOPEX
Model Parameter Estimation Experiment (SR1.5)
SR1.5
MPA
Marine Protected Area (SROCC)
Marine-Protected Area (WGII)
megapascal (WGIII)
SROCCWGIIWGIII
MPAs
Marine Protected Areas (SR1.5)
SR1.5
MPI
Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology) (SR1.5)
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (WGI)
Multidimensional Poverty Index (WGII)
SR1.5WGIWGII
MPWP
Mid Pliocene Warm Period (SR1.5)
mid-Pliocene Warm Period (SROCC; WGI)
SR1.5SROCCWGI
MRFCJ
Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice (SR1.5)
SR1.5
MRI
Meteorological Research Institute of Japan Meteorological Agency (SR1.5)
Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
MRV
Measurement, Reporting and Verification (SR1.5; SROCC)
Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (SRCCL; WGII)
measuring, reporting and verifying or measuring, reporting and verification (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIIWGIII
MSA
Mean Species Abundance (SRCCL)
SRCCL
MSFD
Marine Strategy Framework Directive (WGII)
WGII
MSL
Mean Sea Level (SROCC; WGII)
SROCCWGII
MSME
micro, small and medium enterprises (WGIII)
WGIII
MSP
Marine Spatial Planning (WGII)
WGII
MSR
Multi-Sector Risk score (SR1.5)
SR1.5
MSRI
Modified System of Rice Intensification (WGII)
WGII
MSSD
Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (WGII)
WGII
MSY
Maximum Sustainable Yield (SROCC)
Maximum Sustainable Yields (WGII)
SROCCWGII
Mt
Megatonnes (SR1.5; SRCCL)
megatonne (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
MTA
methanol-to-aromatics (WGIII)
WGIII
MTE
Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems (WGII)
WGII
MTFR
maximum technically feasible reductions (WGI)
WGI
MTO
methanol-to-olefins (WGIII)
WGIII
MTOE
Million Tonnes of Oil Equivalent (SRCCL)
SRCCL
MWh
Megawatt hour (SYR; WGIII)
SYRWGIII
N2O
Nitrous Oxide (SR1.5; SYR; SRCCL; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSYRWGIWGIII
NADW
North Atlantic Deep Water (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
NAF
North Africa and Middle East (WGII)
WGII
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement (WGIII)
WGIII
NAHS
National Aboriginal Health Strategy (WGII)
WGII
NAM
Northern Annular Mode (WGI)
WGI
NAMA
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (SRCCL)
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
NAmerM
North American monsoon (WGI)
WGI
NAO
North Atlantic Oscillation (SROCC; WGI; WGII)
SROCCWGIWGII
NAP
National Adaptation Plan (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGII; WGIII)
National Adaption Plan (SROCC)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIIWGIII
NAPA
National Adaptation Program of Action (SRCCL)
National Adaptation Programmes of Action (WGII)
SRCCLWGII
NARC
Nepal Agricultural Research Council (SRCCL)
SRCCL
NARCCAP
North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program (WGI)
WGI
NAS
North Asia (SR1.5)
National Adaptation Strategy (WGII)
SR1.5WGII
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (SR1.5)
USA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
NASA/GISS
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (SRCCL)
SRCCL
NASEM
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (SR1.5)
SR1.5
NASH
North Atlantic Subtropical High (WGI)
WGI
NAU
North Australia (SR1.5)
Northern Australia (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
NAZCA
Non-State Actor Zone for Climate Action (WGIII)
WGIII
NBI
Nile Basin Initiative (WGII)
WGII
NBP
Net Biome Productivity (WGI)
WGI
NBS
Nature Based Solutions (SRCCL)
Nature-Based Solutions (WGII; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIIWGIII
NCA
Northern Central America (WGI)
WGI
NCAR
National Center for Atmospheric Research (SR1.5; WGI)
SR1.5WGI
NCCARF
National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (SR1.5; WGII)
SR1.5WGII
NCCRS
National Climate Change Response Strategy (WGII)
WGII
NCD
Non-Communicable Diseases (SRCCL)
Non-Communicable Disease (WGII)
SRCCLWGII
NCE
New Climate Economy (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
NCEI
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (WGI)
National Centers for Environmental Information (WGII)
WGIWGII
NCEP
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (SROCC)
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction (WGI)
SROCCWGI
NCP
Nature's Contributions to People (SRCCL)
Nature's Contribution to People (SROCC; WGII)
SRCCLSROCCWGII
NDC
Nationally Determined Contribution (SRCCL; SYR; WGI; WGIII)
Nationally Determined Contributions (SROCC; WGII)
SRCCLSROCCSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
NDCs
Nationally Determined Contributions (SR1.5)
SR1.5
NDVI
Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (SRCCL; WGII)
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (WGI)
SRCCLWGIWGII
NEA
Nuclear Energy Agency (SR1.5)
SR1.5
NEAF
North Eastern Africa (WGI)
WGI
NEB
North-East Brazil (SR1.5)
SR1.5
NEC
National Environment Commission (Royal Government of Bhutan) (SR1.5)
SR1.5
NEDO
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation, Japan (WGIII)
WGIII
NELD
Non-Economic Loss and Damage (WGII; WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
NEN
North-Eastern North America (WGI)
WGI
NENA
Near East and North Africa (SRCCL)
SRCCL
NEON
National Science Foundation's National Ecological Observatory Network (SRCCL)
SRCCL
NEP
National Energy Programme (SRCCL)
Net Ecosystem Production (WGII)
SRCCLWGII
NES
North-Eastern South America (WGI)
WGI
NESP
National Environmental Science Program (WGII)
WGII
NET
Negative Emission Technology (SRCCL)
SRCCL
NETL
National Energy Technology Laboratory (US Department of Energy) (SR1.5)
SR1.5
NEU
North Europe (SR1.5)
Northern Europe (WGI; WGII)
SR1.5WGIWGII
NEUS
European Arctic Waters (WGII)
WGII
NF3
Nitrogen trifluoride (SR1.5; SYR; WGIII)
SR1.5SYRWGIII
NFM
Natural Flood Management (WGII)
WGII
NFPP
National Forest Protection Program (SRCCL)
SRCCL
NGFS
Network for Greening the Financial System (WGIII)
WGIII
NGHGI
national greenhouse gas inventories (WGIII)
WGIII
NGO
Non-Governmental Organization (SR1.5)
Non-Governmental Organisation (SRCCL; SROCC; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIIWGIII
NH
Northern Hemisphere (WGI)
WGI
NH3
Ammonia (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLWGI
NHD
Number of Hot Days (SR1.5)
SR1.5
NHS
National Health Service (WGII)
WGII
NIAB
National Institute of Agricultural Botany (SRCCL)
SRCCL
NIES
National Institute for Environmental Studies (WGII)
WGII
NILM
non-intrusive load monitoring (WGIII)
WGIII
Nimby
Not in my back yard (WGIII)
WGIII
NiMH
nickel-metal hydride (WGIII)
WGIII
NIS
national innovation system (WGIII)
WGIII
NITI Aayog
National Institution for Transforming India (SR1.5)
SR1.5
NIWA
National Institute of Water and Air (WGII)
WGII
NMAT
nighttime marine air temperature (WGI)
WGI
NMHS
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (WGII)
WGII
NMVOC
Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds (SR1.5; WGIII)
non-methane volatile organic compound (WGI)
SR1.5WGIWGIII
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (SR1.5; SROCC; WGIII)
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (SRCCL)
USA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIWGIII
NOAA AVHRR
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (SRCCL)
SRCCL
NOAA ESRL
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Earth System Research Laboratory (SRCCL)
SRCCL
NOAAGlobalTemp
NOAA Merged Land Ocean Global Surface Temperature Analysis (WGI)
WGI
NorESM
Norwegian Earth System Model (SR1.5; WGI)
SR1.5WGI
NOx
Nitrogen oxides (SR1.5; WGI)
SR1.5WGI
NPCC
New York City Panel on Climate Change (SR1.5)
SR1.5
NPO
North Pacific Ocean (WGI)
WGI
NPP
Net Primary Productivity (SR1.5)
Net Primary Production/Net Primary Productivity (SRCCL)
Net Primary Production (SROCC; WGI)
Net Primary Production / Nuclear Power Plants (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIWGII
NPV
Net Present Value (SR1.5; SRCCL; SROCC)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCC
NRC
National Research Council (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
NRDC
Natural Resources Defence Council (SRCCL)
SRCCL
NSA
Northern South America (WGI)
non-state actor (WGIII)
WGIWGIII
NSR
Northern Sea Route (SR1.5; WGII)
SR1.5WGII
NSTT
North–South technology transfer and cooperation (WGIII)
WGIII
NT
Non-technological (WGIII)
WGIII
NTDs
Neglected Tropical Diseases (WGII)
WGII
NTEM
national transport-energy models (WGIII)
WGIII
NTFP
Non-Timber Forest Product (SRCCL)
SRCCL
NTFPs
Non-Timber Forest Products (WGII)
WGII
NTP
Pacific Islands region [2] (SR1.5)
SR1.5
NUA
New Urban Agenda (WGII; WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
NUS
Neglected and Underutilised Species (SRCCL)
SRCCL
NWN
North-Western North America (WGI)
WGI
NWP
Northwest Passages (WGII)
WGII
NWS
North-Western South America (WGI)
Northwestern South America (WGII)
WGIWGII
NYCEDC
New York City Economic Development Corporation (WGII)
WGII
NYDF
New York Declaration on Forests (WGIII)
WGIII
NZAGRC
New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Center (SR1.5)
SR1.5
NZCFSF
New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Finance (WGII)
WGII
NZE
net zero emissions (WGIII)
WGIII
NZE scenario
Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 (IEA scenario) (WGIII)
WGIII
NZEB
net zero energy building (WGIII)
nearly zero energy building (WGIII)
WGIII
O3
Ozone (SR1.5; SRCCL; SYR)
SR1.5SRCCLSYR
OA
Ocean Acidification or Ocean Alkalinization (SR1.5)
Ocean Acidification (SROCC; WGII)
organic aerosols (WGI)
ocean alkalinity (WGIII)
SR1.5SROCCWGIWGIIWGIII
OAC
Ocean Albedo Change (WGII; WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
OAE
ocean alkalinity enhancement (WGIII)
WGIII
OC
Organic Carbon (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLWGI
OCLTT
Capacity-Limited Thermal Tolerance (WGII)
WGII
ODA
Official Development Assistance (WGII)
overseas development assistance (WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
ODS
ozone depleting substances (WGI)
ozone-depleting substance (WGIII)
WGIWGIII
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGI; WGIII; WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIWGIIWGIII
OECM
Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (WGII)
WGII
OEH
Office of Environment and Heritage (WGII)
WGII
OF
ocean fertilisation (WGIII)
WGIII
OGCC
Optimal Gasification Combined Cycle (SR1.5)
SR1.5
OH
Hydroxyl Radical (SRCCL; WGI)
SRCCLWGI
OHC
Ocean Heat Content (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
OHCHR
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (SR1.5)
SR1.5
OHRLLS
United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (WGII)
WGII
OIF
Ocean Iron Fertilisation (SR1.5)
SR1.5
OLR
outgoing longwave radiation (WGI)
WGI
OLS
Ordinary Least Square (SROCC)
ordinary least squares (WGI)
SROCCWGI
OMI
Ozone Monitoring Instrument (WGI)
WGI
OMIP
Ocean Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
OMVS
Senegal River Basin Organisation (WGII)
WGII
OMZ
Oxygen Minimum Zone (SROCC)
Oxygen Minimum Zones (WGII)
SROCCWGII
OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (WGIII)
WGIII
OPEX
operating and maintenance expenditures (WGIII)
WGIII
ORCHIDEE
ORganising Carbon and Hydrology In Dynamic EcosystEms model (SR1.5)
Organising Carbon and Hydrology In Dynamic Ecosystems (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
ORR
NYC Mayor's Office of Recovery & Resiliency (SR1.5)
SR1.5
OSPAR
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (WGII)
WGII
OSS
Sahara and Sahel Observatory (SRCCL)
one-stop shop (WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
OW
The Office of Water (WGII)
WGII
P
Precipitation or Phosphorous (SR1.5)
Precipitation or Phosphorus (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
PA
Paris Agreement (WGI)
Partnership Agreement / Protected Area (WGII)
The Paris Agreement (WGIII)
WGIWGIIWGIII
PACE
Property Assessed Clean Energy (WGIII)
WGIII
PACJA
Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance (WGII)
WGII
PAF
Pilot Auction Facility (SRCCL)
SRCCL
PAGCC
Gender and Climate Change Action Plans (WGII)
WGII
PAGE
Policy Analysis of the Greenhouse Effect model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
PAGES 2K
Past Global Changes 2k consortium (WGI)
WGI
PAGGW
Pan-African Agency of the Great Green Wall (SRCCL)
SRCCL
PAH
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (SRCCL)
SRCCL
PAHO
Pan American Health Organization (SR1.5)
SR1.5
PBAP
Primary Biological Aerosol Particles (SRCCL)
SRCCL
PBEs
production-based emissions (WGIII)
WGIII
PC
principal component (WGI)
WGI
PCB
Polychlorinated Biphenyl (WGII)
WGII
PCBs
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (SROCC)
SROCC
PCCB
Paris Committee on Capacity-building (WGIII)
WGIII
PCE
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (WGII)
WGII
PCF
personal carbon footprint (WGIII)
WGIII
PCM
Parallel Climate Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
pCO2
partial pressure of CO2 (WGI)
Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide (WGII)
WGIWGII
PCRAFI
Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (SRCCL; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
PDB
public development bank (WGIII)
WGIII
PDO
Pacific Decadal Oscillation (SROCC; WGI; WGII)
SROCCWGIWGII
PDRC
People's Democratic Republic of Congo (WGII)
WGII
PDS
Public Distribution System (WGII)
WGII
PDSI
Palmer Drought Severity Index (SR1.5; WGI; WGII)
SR1.5WGIWGII
PDV
Pacific Decadal Variability (WGI)
WGI
PE
Primary Energy or Partial Equilibrium (SR1.5)
Asked for Expansion (WGII)
SR1.5WGII
PEFC
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (SRCCL; WGIII)
Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (WGII)
SRCCLWGIIWGIII
PEMFC
proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (WGIII)
WGIII
PERSIANN-CDR
Precipitation estimations from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks Climate Data Record (WGI)
WGI
PES
Payment for Environmental Services/Payment for Ecosystem Services (SRCCL)
Payments for Ecosystem Services (WGII)
payment for ecosystem services (WGIII)
SRCCLWGIIWGIII
PET
Physiologically Equivalent Temperature or Potential Evapo-Transpiration (SR1.5)
Potential Evapotranspiration (SRCCL; WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGII
PETM
Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (WGI)
WGI
PFC
Perfluorocarbons (SROCC)
Perfluorocarbon (WGII)
SROCCWGII
PFCs
Perfluorocarbons (SR1.5; SYR; WGIII)
SR1.5SYRWGIII
PgC
petagrams of carbon (WGI)
WGI
PgCeq
petagrams of carbon equivalent (WGI)
WGI
pH
Potential of Hydrogen (WGII)
WGII
PHEV
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (SR1.5; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
PHL
Post Harvest Losses (SRCCL)
SRCCL
PICS
Purdue Improved Crop Storage (SRCCL)
SRCCL
PICSA
Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (WGII)
WGII
PIDA
African Union's Programme for Infrastructure Development (WGII)
WGII
PIDACC
Programmes for Integrated Development and Adaptation to Climate Change (WGII)
WGII
PIG
Pine Island Glacier (SROCC)
SROCC
PIK
Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) (SR1.5)
SR1.5
PISM
Parallel Ice Sheet Model (SROCC)
SROCC
pkm
passenger-kilometres (WGIII)
WGIII
PlioMIP
Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
PM
Particulate Matter (SRCCL; SROCC; WGII; WGI; WGIII)
SRCCLSROCCWGIWGIIWGIII
PM10
Particulate Matter with Aerodynamic Diameter <10 μm (SR1.5)
particulate matter with diameter of less than 10 microns (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
PM2.5
Particulate Matter with Aerodynamic Diameter <2.5 μm (SR1.5)
Particulate matter with size less than 2.5 µm (SRCCL)
particulate matter with diameter of less than 2.5 microns (WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLWGI
PMIP
Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
POA
primary organic aerosols (WGI)
WGI
POC
Particulate Organic Carbon (SROCC; WGII)
SROCCWGII
POLES
Prospective Outlook on Long-term Energy Systems model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
POMS
Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (WGII)
WGII
POP
Persistent Organic Pollutants (SROCC)
Persistent Organic Pollutant (WGII)
SROCCWGII
PoU
Prevalence of Undernourishment (SRCCL)
SRCCL
pp
People (SR1.5)
primary production (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
PPA
Power Purchase Agreements (SRCCL)
Power Purchase Agreement (WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
PPADI
Human Development Index, Recently Adjusted to Reflect the Effect of Planetary Pressures (WGII)
WGII
ppb
Parts per billion (SR1.5; SYR)
Participatory Plant Breeding (WGII)
SR1.5SYRWGII
PPCA
Powering Past Coal Alliance (WGIII)
WGIII
PPCDAm
Interministerial Plan of Action for Prevention and Control of Deforestation of the Legal Amazon (SRCCL)
SRCCL
PPCR
Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (WGIII)
WGIII
PPI
Plant Phenology Index (SRCCL)
pulp and paper industry (WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
ppm
Parts per million (SR1.5; SYR)
SR1.5SYR
ppmv
parts per million volume (SROCC)
SROCC
PPP
Purchasing Power Parity (SR1.5; SYR)
Public–Private Partnerships / Purchasing Power Parity (WGII)
public-private partnership / purchasing power parity (WGIII)
SR1.5SYRWGIIWGIII
ppt
Parts per thousand (SR1.5)
SR1.5
PR
Probability Ratio (SR1.5)
SR1.5
PRI
Principles for Responsible Investment (WGIII)
WGIII
PRIMAP
Potsdam Real-time Integrated Model for the probabilistic Assessment of emission Paths (SRCCL)
SRCCL
PSI
Principles for Sustainable Insurance (WGII)
WGII
PSNP
Productive Safety Net Programme (WGII)
WGII
PSS-78
Practical Salinity Scale 1978 (WGI)
WGI
PSU
Practical Salinity Unit (SROCC)
SROCC
PTSD
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (WGII)
WGII
PV
Photovoltaics (SR1.5)
Photovoltaic (SYR; WGIII)
SR1.5SYRWGIII
PWC
Physical Work Capacity (WGII)
WGII
PWLM
Participatory Watershed Land-Use Management (WGII)
WGII
QBO
quasi-biennial oscillation (WGI)
WGI
QE
quantitative easing (WGIII)
WGIII
QFCI
Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry (WGII)
WGII
QFES
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (WGII)
WGII
R&D
Research and Development (SR1.5; SYR; WGIII)
SR1.5SYRWGIII
RAP
Representative Agricultural Pathways (SRCCL)
SRCCL
RAR
Russian Arctic Region (WGI)
WGI
RAWES
Rapid Assessment of Wetland Ecosystem Services (WGII)
WGII
RBNZ
Reserve Bank of New Zealand (WGII)
WGII
RCA
Rossby Centre Regional Atmospheric Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
RCB
Remaining Carbon Budget (SYR)
SYR
RCEP
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (WGIII)
WGIII
RCI
Rotterdam Climate Initiative (SR1.5)
SR1.5
RCM
Regional Climate Model (SR1.5; SROCC; WGII; WGI)
Regional Climate Models (SRCCL)
reduced complexity model (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIWGIIWGIII
RCMIP
Reduced Complexity Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
RCP
Representative Concentration Pathway (SRCCL; SROCC; WGI; WGII; WGIII)
SRCCLSROCCWGIWGIIWGIII
RCPs
Representative Concentration Pathways (SR1.5)
Representative Concentration Pathways (e.g. RCP2.6, pathway for which radiative forcing by 2100 is limited to 2.6 Wm-2) (SYR)
SR1.5SYR
RCSA
Rwanda Climate Services Programme (WGII)
WGII
RD&D
research, development and demonstration (WGIII)
WGIII
RDI
Research, Development and Innovation (WGIII)
WGIII
RDM
Robust Decision Making (SROCC)
Robust Decision-Making (WGII)
SROCCWGII
RDOC
Refractory Dissolved Organic Carbon (SROCC)
SROCC
RECC
Resource Efficiency and Climate Change (WGIII)
WGIII
RECC-LED
Resource Efficiency and Climate Change-Low Energy Demand (IEA scenario) (WGIII)
WGIII
REDD
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (SRCCL)
Reduction of Emissions From Deforestation and Forest Degradation (WGII)
SRCCLWGII
REDD+
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation
and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (SRCCL)
reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
ReEDS-IPM
Regional Electricity Deployment System model – Integrated Planning Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
REEs
rare earth elements (WGIII)
WGIII
RegCM
Regional Climate Model system (SR1.5)
Regional Climate Model (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
REGEN
Rainfall Estimates on a Gridded Network (WGII)
WGII
REMIND
REgional Model of INvestments and Development (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
REN21
Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
ReSOLVE
Regenerate, Share, Optimise, Loop, Virtualise, Exchange framework (WGIII)
WGIII
RF
Radiative Forcing (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLWGI
RFC
Reason for Concern (SR1.5; SROCC; WGII)
Reasons for Concern (WGI)
SR1.5SROCCWGIWGII
RFCs
Reasons for Concern (SYR)
SYR
RFMIP
Radiative Forcing Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
RFMO
Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (WGII)
WGII
RGGI
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (WGIII)
WGIII
RGI
Randolph Glacier Inventory (SROCC)
SROCC
RGoB
Royal Government of Bhutan (SR1.5)
SR1.5
RICH
Radiosonde Innovation Composite Homogenization (WGI)
WGI
RIL
Reduced Impact Logging (SRCCL)
SRCCL
RIMAP
Real-time Integrated Model for probabilistic Assessment of emissions Paths (WGIII)
WGIII
RIO
Rational Impartial Observer (WGII)
WGII
RIS
regional innovation systems (WGIII)
WGIII
RIT
Resilient Infrastructure and Technologies (WGII)
WGII
RITC
Rapid Intensification of Tropical Cyclones (SROCC)
SROCC
RKR
Representative Key Risk (WGI; WGII)
Representative Key Risks (WGIII)
WGIWGIIWGIII
RMI
Rocky Mountain Institute (SR1.5)
SR1.5
RNCFC
Reference Non-CO2 Forcing Contribution (SR1.5)
SR1.5
RNCTC
Reference Non-CO2 Temperature Contribution (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ROSCA
Rotating Saving and Credit Association (SRCCL)
SRCCL
ROSES
Reporting Standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses (WGII)
WGII
RPDS
Research Program on Dryland Systems (SRCCL)
SRCCL
RPK
revenue passenger-kilometres (WGIII)
WGIII
RSD
relative standard deviation (WGIII)
WGIII
RSL
Relative Sea Level (SROCC; WGII; WGI)
SROCCWGIWGII
RSLR
Relative Sea Level Rise (SROCC; WGI)
Relative Sea-Level Rise (WGII)
SROCCWGIWGII
RSPO
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (WGIII)
WGIII
RTI
Respiratory Tract Infection (WGII)
WGII
RTS
Reference Technology Scenario (WGIII)
WGIII
RUE
Rain Use Efficiency (SRCCL)
SRCCL
RUSLE
Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (SRCCL)
SRCCL
RVI
Reconstructed Vegetation Index (SRCCL)
SRCCL
RWH
Rainwater Harvesting (SRCCL)
SRCCL
Rx1day
Annual Maximum 1-day Precipitation (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
Rx5day
Annual maximum 5-day precipitation (SR1.5)
SR1.5
S&L
standards and labelling (WGIII)
WGIII
SAF
Southern Africa (SR1.5)
sustainable aviation fuel (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
SAH
Sahara (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLWGI
SAI
Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SR1.5; WGI)
Stratospheric Aerosol Intervention (WGII)
stratospheric aerosol interventions (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIWGIIWGIII
SAIA
South African Insurance Association (WGII)
WGII
SAIIA
South African Institute of International Affairs (WGII)
WGII
SAM
Southern Annular Mode (SROCC; WGI)
Southern Annular Mode / South American Monsoon (WGII)
Social Accounting Matrix (WGIII)
SROCCWGIWGIIWGIII
SAmerM
South American monsoon (WGI)
WGI
SAMOC
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (SROCC)
SROCC
SAMS
South American Monsoon System (SR1.5)
SR1.5
SAO
South Atlantic Ocean (WGI)
WGI
SAOD
stratospheric aerosol optical depth (WGI)
WGI
SAR
IPCC Second Assessment Report (SR1.5; WGI)
Second Assessment Report (WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIWGIIWGIII
SARF
stratospheric-temperature-adjusted radiative forcing (WGI)
WGI
SARPs
Standards and Recommended Practices (WGIII)
WGIII
SARS
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (WGII)
WGII
SAS
South Asia (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGI; WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIWGII
SASB
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (WGIII)
WGIII
SAsiaM
South and South East Asian monsoon (WGI)
WGI
SASSCAL
Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change, Adaptive Land Management (WGII)
WGII
SAT
Surface Air Temperature (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLWGI
SAU
South Australia/New Zealand (SR1.5)
Southern Australia (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
SBSTA
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (UNFCCC) (SR1.5)
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
SBT
science-based target (WGIII)
WGIII
SCA
Southern Central America (WGI)
WGI
SCC
Social Cost of Carbon (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIIWGIII
SCCF
Special Climate Change Fund (WGIII)
WGIII
SCE
Snow Cover Extent (WGI; WGII)
WGIWGII
ScenarioMIP
Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (WGI)
WGI
SCM
simple climate model (WGI)
WGI
scPDSI
Self-Calibrating Palmer Drought Severity Index (WGII)
WGII
SCS
Soil Carbon Sequestration (SR1.5; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
SD
Sustainable Development (SR1.5; SROCC; WGII)
Standard Deviation or Sustainable Development (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGII
SDG
Sustainable Development Goal (SRCCL; SYR; WGII; WGIII)
Sustainable Development Goals (WGI)
SRCCLSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
SDGs
Sustainable Development Goals (SR1.5; SROCC)
SR1.5SROCC
SDGVM
Sheffield Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
SDII
Simple Daily Intensity Index (SR1.5)
SR1.5
SDM
Structured Decision Making (SROCC)
Species Distribution Model (WGII)
SROCCWGII
SDP
Sustainable Development Pathway (SROCC; WGII)
SROCCWGII
SDPs
Shifting Development Pathways (SYR)
shifting development pathways to increased sustainability (WGIII)
SYRWGIII
SDR
Special Drawing Rights (WGIII)
WGIII
SDS
Sand and Dust Storms (WGII)
Sustainable Development Scenario (IEA scenario) (WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
SDS-WAS
Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Assessment System (SRCCL)
SRCCL
SDSN
Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SR1.5; WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
SE
Southeast (WGII)
sustainable entrepreneur (WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
SEA
Southeast Asia (SR1.5)
South East Asia (WGI)
strategic environmental assessment (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIWGIII
SEADRIF
South East Asian Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (WGIII)
WGIII
SEAF
South Eastern Africa (WGI)
WGI
SEAPs
Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SR1.5)
SR1.5
SEC
specific energy consumption (WGIII)
WGIII
SECA
sulphur emission control area (WGIII)
WGIII
SED
Structured Expert Dialogue (SR1.5; WGI)
SR1.5WGI
SEEA
System of Environmental–Economic Accounting (WGII)
WGII
SEEMP
Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (WGIII)
WGIII
SEJ
Structured Expert Judgement (WGI)
WGI
SEM
Semi-Empirical Model (SR1.5)
structural equations modelling (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
SER
Sufficiency, Efficiency, Renewal (WGIII)
WGIII
SERFOR
National Forest Service and Wildlife Authority (SRCCL)
SRCCL
SES
Socio-Ecological Systems (SRCCL)
South-Eastern South America (WGI)
Socio-Ecological Systems / Southeast South America / Semi-Enclosed Sea (WGII)
SRCCLWGIWGII
SETAC
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (UNEP-SETAC) (WGIII)
WGIII
SETS
Social, Ecological and Technological Systems (WGII)
WGII
SEUS
Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea (WGII)
WGII
SF6
Sulphur Hexafluoride (SR1.5; SYR; WGIII)
sulphur hexaflouride (WGI)
SR1.5SYRWGIWGIII
SFM
Sustainable Forest Management (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
SFSC
Shortening Food Supply Chain (SRCCL)
SRCCL
SH
Southern Hemisphere (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
SHELF
Sheffield Elicitation Framework (WGII)
WGII
SI
Sustainable Intensification (SRCCL; WGII; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIIWGIII
SIB
State Investment Bank (SRCCL)
SRCCL
SICAR
National Land Registry System (SRCCL)
SRCCL
SIDS
Small Island Developing States (SR1.5; SRCCL; SROCC; SYR; WGI; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
SIFMA
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SR1.5)
SR1.5
SIS
sectoral innovation system (WGIII)
WGIII
SITES
Sustainable Sites Initiative (WGII)
WGII
SLCF
Short-Lived Climate Forcer (SRCCL; SYR; WGII; WGI; WGIII)
Short-Lived Climate Forcers (SROCC)
SRCCLSROCCSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
SLCFs
Short-Lived Climate Forcers (SR1.5)
SR1.5
SLCP
Short Lived Climate Pollutant (SRCCL)
short-lived climate pollutant (WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
SLCPs
Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SR1.5)
SR1.5
SLE
Sea Level Equivalent (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
SLM
Sustainable Land Management (SRCCL; WGII; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIIWGIII
SLoCaT
Sustainable Low Carbon Transport Partnership (WGIII)
WGIII
SLP
Sea Level Pressure (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
SLR
Sea Level Rise (SR1.5; SROCC; WGII; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5SROCCWGIWGIIWGIII
SLURC
Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (WGII)
WGII
SM
Supplementary Material (SR1.5; WGII)
Supplementary Materials (SRCCL)
smart manufacturing (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIIWGIII
SMA
Soil Moisture Anomalies (SR1.5)
SR1.5
SMAP
Soil Moisture Active Passive (WGI)
WGI
SMART
Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (WGII)
WGII
SMB
Surface Mass Balance (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
SME
Small and Medium Enterprises (WGII)
WGII
SMEs
small and medium-sized enterprises (WGIII)
WGIII
SMHI
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SR1.5)
SR1.5
SMILE
single-model initial-condition large ensemble (WGI)
WGI
SNA
System of National Accounts (WGII; WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
SNTT
South–North technology transfer and cooperation (WGIII)
WGIII
SO2
Sulphur dioxide (SR1.5; WGI; WGIII)
Sulfur dioxide (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIWGIII
SOA
Secondary Organic Aerosols (SRCCL; WGI)
SRCCLWGI
SOC
Soil Organic Carbon (SRCCL; WGII)
SRCCLWGII
SOE
state-owned enterprise (WGIII)
WGIII
SOFC
solid oxide fuel cell (WGIII)
WGIII
SOFI
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SRCCL)
SRCCL
SOI
Southern Oscillation Index (WGI; WGII)
WGIWGII
SOLARIS HEPPA
SOLARIS High Energy Particle Precipitation in the Atmosphere (SR1.5)
SR1.5
SOM
Soil Organic Matter (SRCCL; WGII)
SRCCLWGII
SON
September, October, November (SR1.5)
September-October-November (SRCCL)
September–October–November (WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLWGI
SOx
Sulphur oxides (SR1.5; WGI)
SR1.5WGI
SPAs
Shared climate Policy Assumptions (SR1.5)
SR1.5
SPC
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SR1.5)
SR1.5
SPCZ
South Pacific Convergence Zone (WGI)
WGI
SPEI
Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SR1.5; WGI)
Standardised Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (WGII)
SR1.5WGIWGII
SPI
Standardised Precipitation Index (SR1.5; WGII)
Standardized Precipitation Index (WGI)
SR1.5WGIWGII
SPM
Summary For Policymakers (SR1.5; SROCC; WGI; WGII; WGIII; SYR)
SR1.5SROCCSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
SPO
South Pacific Ocean or South Pole Observatory (WGI)
WGI
SPOT VGT
Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre Vegetation (Satellite for the Observation of the Earth Vegetation) (SRCCL)
SRCCL
SPP
State Planning Policy (WGII)
WGII
SPV
Special Purpose Vehicle (WGII; WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
SR-LULUCF
IPCC Special Report on Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (SRCCL)
SRCCL
SR1.5
IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (SR1.5; WGI; WGII)
Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (SYR)
IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC (WGIII)
SR1.5SYRWGIWGIIWGIII
SR15
IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (SRCCL; SROCC)
SRCCLSROCC
SRA
Social Responsibility Agreements (WGII)
WGII
SRCCL
IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SR1.5; SRCCL; SROCC; WGI; WGIII)
Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SYR; WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
SRES
IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SR1.5; SROCC; WGI)
IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRCCL)
Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIWGII
SREX
IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SR1.5; SRCCL; SROCC)
IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risk of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGI
SRI
Standardized Runoff Index (WGI)
Sustainable and Responsible Investment (WGIII)
WGIWGIII
SRM
Solar Radiation Modification (SR1.5; SROCC; SYR; WGII; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5SROCCSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
SROCC
IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SR1.5; SROCC; WGI; WGIII)
IPCC Special Report on the Ocean Cryosphere and Climate Change (SRCCL)
Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SYR; WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
SRTM
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SROCC; WGII)
SROCCWGII
SSA
Southeastern South America (SR1.5)
Southern South America (WGI)
South and Sub-Saharan Africa (WGII)
SR1.5WGIWGII
SSC
South-South cooperation (WGIII)
WGIII
SSP
Shared Socio-economic Pathways (SRCCL; WGI)
Shared Socioeconomic Pathway (SYR)
Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (WGII)
Shared Socio-economic Pathway (WGIII)
SRCCLSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
SSPs
Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SR1.5; SROCC)
SR1.5SROCC
SSR
Seasonal Severity Rating (WGII)
WGII
SSSA
Soil Science Society of America (SRCCL)
SRCCL
SST
Sea Surface Temperature (SR1.5; SRCCL; SROCC; WGII; WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIWGII
SSTT
South–South technology transfer and cooperation (WGIII)
WGIII
SSW
sudden stratospheric warming (WGI)
WGI
STE
stratosphere–troposphere exchange (WGI)
WGI
STEM
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (WGIII)
WGIII
STEPS
Stated Policies Scenario (WGIII)
WGIII
STFM
Sustainable Tropical Forest Management (WGII)
WGII
STI
Science, Technology and Innovation (WGII)
WGII
STP
Southern Tropical Pacific (SR1.5)
SR1.5
SUDS
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (WGII)
WGII
SUV
sport utility vehicle (WGIII)
WGIII
SW
shortwave (WGI)
Southwest (WGII)
WGIWGII
SWAT
Soil & Water Assessment Tool (SR1.5)
Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
SWC
Soil and Water Conservation (SRCCL)
SRCCL
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent (SROCC; WGII; WGI)
SROCCWGIWGII
SWF
Social Welfare Function (SR1.5)
SR1.5
SWM
Sustainable Water Management (WGII)
WGII
SWP
Soil Water Potential (WGII)
WGII
SWS
South-Western South America (WGI)
WGI
SWV
stratospheric water vapour (WGI)
WGI
SYR
IPCC Synthesis Report (SR1.5; SRCCL)
Synthesis Report (SYR)
SR1.5SRCCLSYR
t
Tonnes (SR1.5; SRCCL)
Temperature or Transient (SR1.5)
SR1.5SRCCL
T-FACE
Temperature Free-Air Controlled Enhancement (WGII)
WGII
T&D
Transmission and Distribution (SR1.5)
SR1.5
TA
territorial accounting (WGIII)
WGIII
TABS
thermally activated building systems (WGIII)
WGIII
TAR
IPCC Third Assessment Report (WGI)
Third Assessment Report (WGII)
WGIWGII
TAV
Tropical Atlantic Variability (WGI; WGII)
WGIWGII
TBT Agreement
WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (WGIII)
WGIII
TC
Tropical Cyclone (SROCC; WGII; WGI)
SROCCWGIWGII
TCBA
technology-adjusted consumption-based emission accounting (WGIII)
WGIII
TCFD
Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (WGII; WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
tCO2-eq
Tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (SYR)
SYR
tCO2-FFI
Tonne of carbon dioxide from Fossil Fuel combustion and Industrial processes (SYR)
SYR
TCR
Transient Climate Response (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLWGI
TCRE
Transient Climate Response to cumulative CO2 Emissions (SR1.5; WGI)
transient climate response to cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIWGIII
TCWV
total column water vapour (WGI)
WGI
tDM
Tonnes Dry Matter (SR1.5)
SR1.5
TDR
travel demand reduction (WGIII)
WGIII
TEAP
Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (SR1.5)
SR1.5
TEC
Technology Executive Committee (WGIII)
WGIII
TEEB
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (SRCCL; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIII
TEG CRM
Technical Expert Group on Comprehensive Risk Management (WGII)
WGII
TES
Transforming Energy Scenario (WGIII)
WGIII
TEU
Twenty-Foot Container Equivalent Units (WGII)
WGII
TEUS
European Temperate Seas (WGII)
WGII
TFC
total final energy consumption (WGIII)
WGIII
TFE
Thematic Focus Element (SR1.5)
SR1.5
TFP
Total Factor Productivity (SR1.5; WGII)
SR1.5WGII
Tg
Teragrams (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLWGI
TGC
tradeable green certificate (WGIII)
WGIII
TGCs
Tradable Green Certificates (WGIII)
WGIII
THC
Thermohaline Circulation (SROCC)
SROCC
THI
Temperature Humidity Index (WGII)
WGII
ThSL
thermosteric sea level (WGI)
WGI
TIA
Tourism Industry Aotearoa (WGII)
WGII
TIB
Tibetan Plateau (SR1.5; WGI; WGII)
SR1.5WGIWGII
TIS
technological innovation system (WGIII)
WGIII
TK
Traditional Knowledge (WGII)
WGII
TLAS
Timber Legality Assurance System (WGII)
WGII
TMNs
Transnational Municipal Networks (WGII)
WGII
TMSP
Transboundary Marine Spatial Planning (WGII)
WGII
TNA
technology needs assessment (WGIII)
WGIII
TNn
Coldest night-time temperature of the year (SR1.5)
annual minimum daily minimum temperature (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
TNx
annual maximum daily minimum temperature (WGI)
WGI
TOA
the net top-of-the-atmosphere (WGI)
WGI
TOD
Transit Oriented Development (SR1.5)
transit-oriented development (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
ToE
Time of Emergence (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
TPES
total primary energy supply (WGIII)
WGIII
TRA
technology readiness assessment (WGIII)
WGIII
TrC
triangular cooperation (WGIII)
WGIII
TRIPS Agreement
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (WGIII)
WGIII
TRL
technology readiness level (WGIII)
WGIII
TRMM
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (WGI)
WGI
TS
Technical Summary (SR1.5; SRCCL; SYR; WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLSYRWGI
TSI
total solar irradiance (WGI)
WGI
TSR
Transpolar Sea Route (WGII)
WGII
TSRA
Torres Strait Regional Authority (WGII)
WGII
TSS
Time Series Segmentation (SRCCL)
SRCCL
TSU
Technical Support Unit (WGII)
WGII
TURFs
Territorial Use Rights for Fishing (WGII)
WGII
TWS
Terrestrial Water Storage (WGII)
WGII
TWS-DSI
Terrestrial Water Storage-Drought Severity Index (WGII)
WGII
TWWHA
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (WGII)
WGII
TXx
Hottest daytime temperature of the year (SR1.5)
SR1.5
UAH
University of Alabama in Huntsville (WGI)
WGI
UCCRN
Urban Climate Change Research Network (SR1.5)
SR1.5
UCDP
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (WGII)
WGII
UCLG
United Cities and Local Governments (WGII)
WGII
UGI
Urban Green Infrastructure (SRCCL)
SRCCL
UHC
Universal Health Coverage (WGII)
WGII
UHI
Urban Heat Islands (SR1.5)
Urban Heat Island (SRCCL; WGII; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIWGIIWGIII
UITP
Union Internationale des Transports Publics (International Association of Public Transport) (SR1.5)
SR1.5
UKCCC
United Kingdom Climate Change Committee (WGIII)
WGIII
UKCP
United Kingdom Climate Projections (SR1.5)
SR1.5
ULCS
ultra-low carbon steel (WGIII)
WGIII
UN
United Nations (SR1.5; WGI; WGII)
SR1.5WGIWGII
UN DESA
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (SR1.5)
SR1.5
UN-EMG
UN Environment Management Group (SRCCL)
SRCCL
UN-OHRLLS
Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (SR1.5)
SR1.5
UN-REDD
United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (SRCCL)
SRCCL
UNCBD
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (SR1.5)
United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
UNCCD
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (SRCCL; WGII; WGIII)
SRCCLWGIIWGIII
UNCED
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (SRCCL)
SRCCL
UNCLOS
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (SROCC)
SROCC
UNCRD
United Nations Centre for Regional Development (WGIII)
WGIII
UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (SRCCL)
SRCCL
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIIWGIII
UNEP
UN Environment (SR1.5)
United Nations Environment Programme (SRCCL; SROCC; WGI; WGII; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCWGIWGIIWGIII
UNEP-GEF
UN Environment Global Environment Facility (SRCCL)
SRCCL
UNEP-WCMC
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (SR1.5)
SR1.5
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (SR1.5; WGII)
SR1.5WGII
UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (SR1.5; SRCCL; SROCC; WGI; WGII; WGIII)
United Framework Convention on Climate Change (SYR)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
UNGA
United Nations General Assembly (SR1.5)
SR1.5
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee (WGII)
WGII
UNICEF
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (SR1.5)
United Nations Children's Fund (SRCCL; WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGII
UNISDR
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (SR1.5)
UN Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
UNOSSC
United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (WGIII)
WGIII
UNRISD
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (SR1.5)
SR1.5
UNSCEAR
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (SR1.5)
SR1.5
UNU
United Nations University (SR1.5)
SR1.5
UNU-EHS
United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (SR1.5)
SR1.5
UPA
Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture (WGII)
WGII
UPAF
Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture and Forestry (SRCCL)
SRCCL
UQ
Uncertainty Quantification (SROCC)
SROCC
US DOE
United States Department of Energy (WGIII)
WGIII
US EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency (WGIII)
WGIII
USAID
United States Agency for International Development (SRCCL; WGII)
SRCCLWGII
USD
United States Dollars (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGII)
United States Dollar (SYR)
US dollar (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLSYRWGIIWGIII
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture (SRCCL)
SRCCL
USEPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency (SRCCL)
SRCCL
USGS
United States Geological Survey (WGII)
WGII
UTFI
Underground Taming of Floods for Irrigation (SRCCL)
SRCCL
UTLS
upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (WGI)
WGI
UV
Ultraviolet (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGI; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIWGIII
UVic ESCM
University of Victoria Earth System Climate Model (WGI)
WGI
V1G
controlled charging (of an electric vehicle) (WGIII)
WGIII
VBD
Vector-Borne Disease (WGII)
WGII
VCS
Verified Carbon Standard of the Verra programme (WGIII)
WGIII
VGGT
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (SRCCL)
SRCCL
VISIT
Vegetation Integrative Simulator for Trace Gases (SR1.5)
SR1.5
vkm
vehicle-kilometre (WGIII)
WGIII
VKT
Vehicle Kilometres of Travel (SR1.5)
vehicle kilometres travelled (WGIII)
SR1.5WGIII
VLM
Vertical Land Motion (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
VLR
Voluntary Local Review (WGIII)
WGIII
VMT
vehicle miles travelled (WGIII)
WGIII
VNR
Voluntary National Review (WGIII)
WGIII
VOC
Volatile Organic Compound (SRCCL; WGII)
volatile organic compounds (WGI)
SRCCLWGIWGII
VoCC
Velocity of Climate Change (WGII)
WGII
VOCs
Volatile Organic Compounds (SR1.5)
SR1.5
VOD
Vegetation Optical Depth (SRCCL; WGII)
SRCCLWGII
VPA
Voluntary Partnership Agreements (WGII)
WGII
VPD
Vapour Pressure Deficit (WGI; WGII)
WGIWGII
VRES
Variable Renewable Energies (WGII)
WGII
VSLS
very short-lived halogenated species (WGI)
WGI
W
Watts (SR1.5; SRCCL)
Western (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGII
WAF
West Africa (SR1.5; SRCCL)
Western Africa (WGI)
SR1.5SRCCLWGI
WAfriM
West African monsoon (WGI)
WGI
WAIS
West Antarctic Ice Sheet (SR1.5; SROCC; WGI; WGII)
SR1.5SROCCWGIWGII
WASCAL
West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (WGII)
WGII
WASH
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WGII)
WGII
WaTEM/SEDEM
Spatially distributed sediment delivery model combining the WaTEM and SEDEM models (SRCCL)
SRCCL
WBA
World Bioenergy Association (SRCCL)
SRCCL
WBC
Western Boundary Current (SROCC; WGI)
SROCCWGI
WBCSD
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (SR1.5; SRCCL)
World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
WBD
Waterborne Disease (WGII)
WGII
WBGT
wet bulb globe temperature (WGI)
WGI
WBGU
Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen (German Advisory Council on Global Change) (SR1.5)
SR1.5
WBM
Water Balance Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
WCA
West Central Asia (WGI; WGII)
WGIWGII
WCE
Western and Central Europe (WGI)
Western Central Europe (WGII)
WGIWGII
WCED
World Commission on Environment and Development (SR1.5)
SR1.5
WCRP
World Climate Research Programme (SR1.5; WGI; WGII)
SR1.5WGIWGII
WEC
World Energy Council (SR1.5; SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCL
WEF
Water-Energy-Food or World Economic Forum (SR1.5)
World Economic Forum (SRCCL)
Water–Energy–Food / World Economic Forum (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGII
WEFN
water-energy-food nexus (WGIII)
WGIII
WEM
World Energy Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
WEMA
Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WGII)
WGII
WEO
World Energy Outlook (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
WEPP
Water Erosion Prediction Project (SRCCL)
SRCCL
WET
Wetland Extent Trends (SRCCL)
SRCCL
WFP
World Food Programme (SR1.5; SRCCL; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
WG
Working Group (SYR; WGIII)
IPCC Working Group (WGI)
SYRWGIWGIII
WGI
IPCC Working Group I (SR1.5; SRCCL; SROCC; SYR)
Working Group I (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCSYRWGII
WGII
IPCC Working Group II (SR1.5; SRCCL; SROCC; SYR)
Working Group II (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLSROCCSYRWGII
WGIII
IPCC Working Group III (SR1.5; SRCCL; SYR)
Working Group III (WGII)
SR1.5SRCCLSYRWGII
WGMS
World Glacial Monitoring Service (SROCC)
SROCC
WGWDGD
Wet Get Wetter, Dry Get Drier (WGII)
WGII
WHO
World Health Organization (SR1.5; SYR; WGI; WGII; WGIII)
World Health Organisation (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCLSYRWGIWGIIWGIII
WHP
waste heat to power (WGIII)
WGIII
WIM
Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (SR1.5)
Warsaw International Mechanism on Loss and Damage under UNFCCC (SYR)
Warsaw International Mechanism (WGII)
SR1.5SYRWGII
WIO
West Indian Ocean (SR1.5)
SR1.5
WITCH
World Induced Technical Change Hybrid Model (SR1.5)
SR1.5
Wm-2
Watts per square meter (SYR)
SYR
WMGHG
well-mixed greenhouse gas (WGI)
WGI
WMGHGs
Well-Mixed Greenhouse Gases (SR1.5)
SR1.5
WMO
World Meteorological Organization (SR1.5; WGI; WGII)
World Meteorological Organisation (SRCCL; WGIII)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIWGIIWGIII
WNA
West North America (SR1.5)
Western North America (WGI)
SR1.5WGI
WNP
Western North Pacific (WGI)
WGI
WOA18
World Ocean Atlas 2018 (WGI)
WGI
WOCAT
World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (SRCCL)
SRCCL
WRAP
Waste and Resources Action Programme (WGIII)
WGIII
WRF
Weather Research and Forecasting (SR1.5)
SR1.5
WRI
World Resources Institute (SRCCL)
SRCCL
WSA
West Coast South America (SR1.5)
SR1.5
WSAA
Water Services Association of Australia (WGII)
WGII
WSAF
West Southern Africa (WGI; WGII)
WGIWGII
WSB
Wilkes Subglacial Basin (WGI)
WGI
WSDI
Warm Spell Duration Index (SR1.5)
SR1.5
WSI
Water Scarcity Index (WGII)
WGII
WSOA
Water Soluble Organic Compounds (SRCCL)
SRCCL
WSUD
Water Sensitive Urban Design (WGII; WGIII)
WGIIWGIII
WTO
World Trade Organization (SR1.5; WGIII)
World Trade Organisation (SRCCL)
SR1.5SRCCLWGIII
WTP
willingness to pay (WGIII)
WGIII
WTTC
World Travel & Tourism Council (WGII)
WGII
WTU
Water Treatment Unit (WGII)
WGII
WUE
Water Use Efficiency (SRCCL)
Water-Use Efficiency (WGI; WGII)
SRCCLWGIWGII
WUI
Wildland–Urban Interface (WGII)
WGII
WWF
World Wildlife Fund (WGII)
WGII
YCS
Yield Constraint Score (WGII)
WGII
YJ
yottajoule, 10^24 joules (WGI)
WGI
YLD
Years of Life Lived with Disability (WGII)
WGII
YLL
Years of Life Lost (WGII)
WGII
ZEC
Zero Emissions Commitment (SR1.5; WGI)
SR1.5WGI
ZEV
zero emission vehicle (WGIII)
WGIII
ZJ
zettajoule, 10^21 joules (WGI)
WGI
ZNLD
Zero Net Land Degradation (SRCCL)
SRCCL