Glossary
The CAP uses abbreviations for frequently used terms. The terms are explained here.
Abbreviation | Explanation |
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ASF | Animal sourced food |
BAU | Business-As-Usual |
BECCS | Bioenergy carbon capture and storage |
BIS | Bank of International Settlements |
CAP | Climate Action Plan |
CCS | Carbon Capture and Storage |
CCU | Carbon capture and usage |
CDR | Carbon dioxide removal |
CO2eq | CO2-Equivalent |
COP | UN Climate Change Conference |
DACCS | Direct air carbon capture and storage |
DETEC | Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications |
ECB | European Central Bank |
EDK | Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education |
ESD | Education for Sustainable Development |
ESG | ecological, social and governance |
ESPEC | Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy Committees |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FDF | The Federal Department of Finance |
FDFA | Federal Department of Foreign Affairs |
FFA | Federal Finance Administration |
FF-NPT | Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty |
FINMA | Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority |
FOAG | Federal Office for Agriculture |
FOC | Federal Office of Culture |
FOCP | Federal Office for Civil Protection |
FOEN | Federal Office of the Environment |
FOPH | Federal Office of Public Health |
FSD | Education for sustainable Development |
FSO | Federal Statistical Office |
FSVO | Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office |
GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
GEAK/CECB/CECE | Gebäudeenergieausweis der Kantone/ Certificat énergétique cantonal des bâtiments/ Certificato Energetico Cantonale degli Edifici |
GHG | Greenhouse gas |
IAM | Integrated assessment models |
ITMO | Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes |
LULUCF | Land use, land-use change and forestry |
LULUCF | Land use, land use change and forestry |
NAI | Non-amortizable investment |
NDCs | Nationally Determined Contributions |
NETs | Negative emission technologies (technologies used for CDR) |
NGFS | Network for Greening the Financial System |
NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
ODA | Official development assistance |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
ÖLN/PER | Ökologischer Leistungsnachweis/ Prestations écologiques requises/ Prova che le esigenze ecologiche sono rispettate |
ProGJ | Public Program for Green Jobs |
RE | Renewable energy |
SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
SDI | Sustainable Development Index |
SFA | Synthetic fertilizer application |
SFOE | Swiss Federal Office of Energy |
SIF | State Secretariat for International Finance |
SNB | Swiss National Bank |
SRG/SSR | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation |
UNEP FI | United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative |
UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
UNHCR | UN Refugee Agency |
UVPV/OEIE/OEIA | Verordnung über die Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung/ Ordonnance relative à l’étude de l’impact sur l’environnement/ Ordinanza concernente l’esame dell’impatto sull’ambiente |
VBSA | Verband der Betreiber Schweizer Abfallverwertungsanlagen/ Association suisse des exploitants d’instellations de traitement des déchets |
VHKA/DIFC/CISR | Verbrauchsabhängige Heiz- und Warmwasserkostenabrechnung/ Décompte individuel des frais de chauffage et d’eau / Conteggio individuale delle spese di riscaldamento e di acqua calda |
WTO | World Trade Organization |
WTR | Working Time Reduction |