Sustainability

Appendix 3: Abbreviations and acronyms

Abbreviations and acronyms for Community GHG Inventory
Btu British thermal unit(s)
CH₄ methane
CO₂ carbon dioxide
CO₂e carbon dioxide equivalent
EF emissions factor
EIA United States Energy Information Administration
EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
g gram(s)
GHG greenhouse gas
GPC Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions
GRP General Reporting Protocol
GWP Global Warming Potential
HFC hydrofluorocarbon
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
kg kilogram(s)
kWh kilowatt-hour(s)
lb(s) pound(s)
LFG landfill gas
LPG liquefied petroleum gas
MMBtu one million British thermal units
mpg miles per gallon
MSW municipal solid waste
MT metric ton(s)
MMT  million metric tons
MWh megawatt-hour(s)
PFC perfluorocarbon
SF₆ sulfur hexafluoride
VMT vehicle miles traveled
WARM U.S. EPA’s Waste Reduction Model
WTE  waste-to-energy
WWTP wastewater treatment plant

 

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