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Appendix D: Acronyms, Energy Units, and Chemical Formulas
Pages 255-258

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From page 255...
... Department of State EIA Energy Information Administration EISA Energy Independence and Security Act EMF Energy Modeling Forum EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPRI Electric Power Research Institute EU ETS European Union Emissions Trading Scheme GAO Government Accountability Office GDP Gross domestic product GHG Greenhouse gas GWP Global warming potential IEA International Energy Agency IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change LCFS Low Carbon Fuel Standards 
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From page 256...
... APPENdiX d LED Light-emitting diode LUCF Land-use change and forestry NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NRC National Research Council NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory NSF National Science Foundation OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development R&D Research and development REDD Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing nations RFS Renewable Fuels Standard RGGI Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative RPS Renewable Portfolio Standard S&E Science and engineering TRB Transportation Research Board UNEP United Nations Environmental Program UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture VMT Vehicle miles traveled WCI Western Climate Initiative WTO World Trade Organization CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS CFCs Chlorofluorocarbons CH4 Methane CO2 Carbon dioxide HFC Hydrofluorocarbons NMHCs Nonmethane hydrocarbons NOx Nitrogen oxides O3 Tropospheric ozone PFCs Perfluorocarbons PM Particulate matter N 2O Nitrous oxide SF6 Sulfur hexafluoride SO2 Sulfur dioxide VOC Volatile organic compounds 
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... kilograms, or one million metric tons ppm: parts per million, a measure of atmospheric concentration of some greenhouse gases Barrel (oil) : ~42 gallons.
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