Promoting Clean Urban Public Transportation and Green Investment in Kyrgyzstan
Abbreviations and acronyms
ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
ATM |
Automated teller machine |
BAU |
Business as usual (scenario) |
BMNT |
(Austrian) Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism (Bundesministerium für Nachhaltigkeit und Tourismus) |
BMU |
(German) Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit) |
BRT |
Bus rapid transit (system) |
CAREC |
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (Program) |
CAREC |
Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia |
CDM |
Clean development mechanism |
CHP |
Combined heat and power (plant) |
CI |
Compression ignition |
CIS |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
CNG |
Compressed natural gas |
COP |
Conference of the Parties (to the UNFCCC) |
CPT |
Clean Public Transport (OECD Programme) |
CRI |
Climate risk index |
EAEU |
Eurasian Economic Union |
EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
EC |
European Commission |
EC |
European Community |
EECCA |
Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia |
EEA |
European Economic Area |
EEA |
European Environment Agency |
EEC |
Eurasian Economic Commission |
EEC |
European Economic Community |
EECCA |
Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia |
EEV |
Enhanced environmentally friendly vehicle |
EIB |
European Investment Bank |
EMEP |
European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme |
EU |
European Union |
EUR |
Euro (Eurozone currency) |
GCF |
Green Climate Fund |
GDP |
Gross domestic product |
GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
GGE |
Gasoline gallon equivalent |
GHG |
Greenhouse gas (emissions) |
GIZ |
German Development Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) |
GNI |
Gross national income |
GoK |
Government of Kyrgyzstan |
GOST |
State/national (Gosudarstvennyj) (standard) |
GWP |
Global warming potential |
HPP |
Hydroelectric power plant |
ICCT |
International Council on Clean Transportation |
IFC |
International Finance Corporation |
IFI |
International financial institution |
IKI |
International Climate Initiative (Internationale Klimaschutzinitiative) of Germany |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
INDC |
Intended nationally determined contribution |
IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
IPPA |
Investment Promotion and Protection Agency of the Kyrgyz Republic |
IU |
Implementation unit |
JI |
Joint implementation |
JSC |
Joint stock company |
KGS |
Kyrgyzstani som (national currency of Kyrgyzstan) |
KPC |
Kommunalkredit Public Consulting |
LNG |
Liquefied natural gas |
LPG |
Liquefied petroleum gas |
LRTAP |
Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (Convention) |
LULUCF |
Land use, land-use change and forestry |
MAC |
Maximum allowable concentration |
MTEF |
Medium-term expenditure framework |
NAMA |
Nationally appropriate mitigations action |
NCF |
Net cash flow |
NGO |
Non-governmental organisation |
NMVOC |
Non-methane volatile organic compound |
NPV |
Net present value |
NSC |
National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OJSC |
Open joint stock company |
OPTIC |
Optimising Public Transport Investment Costs (OECD Model) |
PAGE |
Partnership for Action on Green Economy |
PCM |
Project cycle management |
PE |
Programming entity |
PI |
Positive ignition |
PM |
Particulate matter |
PPP |
Public-private partnership |
PPP |
Purchasing power parity |
PTO |
Public transport operator |
SAEPF |
State Agency on Environmental Protection and Forestry (of Kyrgyzstan) |
SME |
Small and medium-sized enterprise |
TLV |
Threshold limit value |
TSU |
Technical support unit |
UN |
United Nations |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
US |
United States |
USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
USD |
United States dollar |
VAT |
Value added tax |
WB |
World Bank |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
Units, quantities and compounds |
|
cm |
Centimetre |
cm2 |
Square centimetre |
CH4 |
Methane |
CH2O |
Formaldehyde |
CO |
Carbon monoxide |
CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
g |
Gram |
Gg |
Gigagram |
GWh |
Gigawatt hour |
H2O |
Water |
kcal |
Kilocalorie |
kg |
Kilogramme |
km |
Kilometre |
km2 |
Square kilometre |
km/h |
Kilometres per hour |
koe |
Kilogram of oil equivalent |
kpvpd |
Kilometre per vehicle per day |
kt |
Kilotonne |
kWh |
Kilowatt hour |
l |
Litre |
m |
Metre |
mg |
Milligram |
MJ |
Megajoule |
mln |
Million |
MPa |
Megapascal |
MW |
Megawatt |
MWh |
Megawatt hour |
m3 |
Cubic metre |
NH3 |
Ammonia |
NO |
Nitric oxide |
NOx |
Nitrogen oxides |
N2O |
Nitrous oxide |
ppm |
Parts per million |
p-km |
Passenger-kilometre |
SO2 |
Sulphur dioxide |
t |
Tonne |
tCO2 |
Tonne of CO2 |
tCO2e |
Tonne of CO2 equivalent |
tNOx |
Tonne of NOx |
tPM2.5 |
Tonne of PM2.5 |
tSO2 |
Tonne of SO2 |
TJ |
Terajoule |
TWh |
Terawatt hour |
t-km |
Tonne-kilometre |
µg |
Microgram |