OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Ireland 2021

Abbreviations and acronyms

BIK	Benefit-in-kind
CNG	Compressed natural gas
CO2 eq	Carbon dioxide equivalent
CSO	Central Statistics Office
DAFM	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
DECC	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
DHLGH	Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
DMC	Domestic material consumption
DoT	Department of Transport
DPER	Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
DTTAS	Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
EC	European Commission
EEA	European Environment Agency
EIA	Environmental impact assessment
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
ETS	Emissions Trading System
EU	European Union
EV	Electric vehicle
GDP	Gross domestic product
GHG	Greenhouse gas
GNI	Gross national income
IEA	International Energy Agency
IPC	Integrated Pollution Control
IUCN	International Union for Conservation of Nature
LULUCF	Land use, land-use change and forestry
MOT	Mineral oil tax
MPR	Minimum parking requirement
Mtoe	Million tonnes of oil equivalent
NDP	National Development Plan
NEC	National Emission Ceilings Directive
NECP	National Energy and Climate Plan
NGO	Non-governmental organisation
NIECE	Network for Ireland’s Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
NOx	Nitrogen oxides
NPF	National Planning Framework
NTA	National Transport Authority
NWPP	National Waste Prevention Programme
OMV	Original market value
PM10	Particulate matter smaller than 10 microns in diameter
PM2.5	Particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter
PPP	Purchasing power parity
PRTR	Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
R&D	Research and development
RBMP	River Basin Management Plan
SDG	Sustainable Development Goal
SEA	Strategic environmental assessment
SEAI	Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
SMEs	Small and medium-sized enterprises
SOx	Sulphur oxides
TII	Transport Infrastructure Ireland
TPES	Total primary energy supply
USD	United States dollar
VAT	Value added tax
VRT	Vehicle registration tax