Promoting Clean Urban Public Transportation and Green Investment in Moldova
Abbreviations and acronyms
ANRE |
National Agency for Energy Regulation of Moldova (Agenţia Naţională pentru Reglementare în Energetică a Republicii Moldova) |
ANTA |
National Agency of Road Transport (Agenția Națională Transport Auto) of Moldova |
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) |
BTU |
British thermal unit |
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) |
EaP |
(EU) Eastern Partnership |
EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
EC |
European Commission |
EC |
European Community |
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 |
EIA |
Environmental impact assessment |
EIB |
European Investment Bank |
EMEP |
European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme |
EU |
European Union |
EUR |
Euro (Eurozone currency) |
GDP |
Gross domestic product |
GGE |
Gasoline gallon equivalent |
GHG |
Greenhouse gas (emissions) |
GIZ |
German Development Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) |
GoM |
Government of Moldova |
GOST |
State/national (Gosudarstvennyj) (standard) |
ICCT |
International Council on Clean Transportation |
IEA |
International Energy Agency |
IES |
State Ecological Inspectorate (Inspectoratul Ecologic de Stat) of Moldova |
IFI |
International financial institution |
IKI |
International Climate Initiative (Internationale Klimaschutzinitiative) of Germany |
INDC |
Intended nationally determined contribution |
IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
IU |
Implementation unit |
JI |
Joint implementation |
KfW |
Reconstruction Loan Corporation (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau) |
KPC |
Kommunalkredit Public Consulting |
LCU |
Local currency unit |
LEDS |
Low-emission development strategy |
LNG |
Liquefied natural gas |
LPA |
Local public administration |
LPG |
Liquefied petroleum gas |
LRTAP |
Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (Convention) |
LULUCF |
Land use, land-use change and forestry |
MAC |
Maximum allowable concentration |
MARDE |
Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment of Moldova |
MDL |
Moldovan leu (national currency of Moldova) |
MEM |
Ecological Movement of Moldova (Mișcarea Ecologistă din Moldova) |
MoE |
Ministry of Environment of Moldova |
MoF |
Ministry of Finance of Moldova |
MRDC |
Ministry of Regional Development and Construction of Moldova |
MTEF |
Medium-term expenditure framework |
NAMA |
Nationally appropriate mitigations action |
NBS |
National Bureau of Statistics of Moldova |
NCF |
Net cash flow |
NDC |
Nationally determined contribution |
NGO |
Non-government organisation |
NMVOC |
Non-methane volatile organic compound |
NPV |
Net present value |
NRDF |
National Regional Development Fund |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OPTIC |
Optimising Public Transport Investment Costs (OECD Model) |
PCM |
Project cycle management |
PE |
Programming entity |
PI |
Positive ignition |
PM |
Particulate matter |
PPA |
Public Property Agency of Moldova |
PPP |
Public-private partnership |
PPP |
Purchasing power parity |
PTO |
Public transport operator |
PUA |
Urban Bus Park (Parcul Urban de Autobuze) |
PV |
Photovoltaic |
RDA |
Regional Development Agency |
RDC |
Regional Development Council |
RTEC |
Chisinau Electric Transport Company (Regia Transport Electric Chișinău) |
SEA |
Strategic environmental assessment |
SHS |
State Hydrometeorological Service of Moldova (Serviciul Hidrometeorologic de Stat Moldova) |
SME |
Small and medium-sized enterprise |
THE PEP |
Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme |
TSU |
Technical support unit |
UN |
United Nations |
UNECE |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
US |
United States |
USD |
United States dollar |
VAT |
Value added tax |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
Units, quantities and compounds |
|
cm2 |
Square centimetre |
CH4 |
Methane |
CH2O |
Formaldehyde |
CO |
Carbon monoxide |
CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
g |
Gramme |
GW |
Gigawatt |
GWh |
Gigawatt hour |
H2O |
Water |
kg |
Kilogramme |
km |
Kilometre |
km2 |
Square kilometre |
km/h |
Kilometres per hour |
koe |
Kilogramme of oil equivalent |
kpvpd |
Kilometre per vehicle per day |
kt |
Kilotonne |
kWh |
Kilowatt hour |
l |
Litre |
m |
Metre |
mg |
Milligramme |
MJ |
Megajoule |
mln |
Million |
MW |
Megawatt |
MWh |
Megawatt hour |
MPa |
Megapascal |
m3 |
Cubic metre |
NO |
Nitric oxide |
NOx |
Nitrogen oxides |
NO2 |
Nitrogen dioxide |
N2O |
Nitrous oxide |
ppm |
Parts per million |
SO2 |
Sulphur dioxide |
t |
Tonne |
tCO2 |
Tonne of CO2 |
tCO2e |
Tonne of CO2 equivalent |
tNOx |
Tonne of NOx |
tSO2 |
Tonne of SO2 |
TJ |
Terajoule |
µg |
Microgramme |