Project Resources - Abbreviations

This contains the key abbreviations and acronyms This used in the project

Abbreviations

BATNEEC
Best available technology not entailing excessive cost
BAU
Business as usual scenarios
BPEO
Best practicable environmental option
CAP
Common Agricultural Policy
CE
Cambridge Econometrics
CMS
Caleb Group
COICOP
National database of household expenditure
CURE
Centre for Urban & Regional Ecology
DCLG
Department of Communities & Local Government
DfT
Department for Transport
DTLR
(the former) Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions
DEFRA
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
DETR
(the former) Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions
DPSIR
driving forces, pressures, state, impact, response framework for indicators
DTI
Department of Trade and Industry
DUKES
Digest of UK Energy Statistics
EA
Environment Agency
EEA
European Environment Agency
ECA
Enhanced Capital Allowance
ERDF
European Regional Development Fund
EU
European Union
EUWFD
EU Water Framework Directive
F-4
Factor 4 reduction in resource use
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GONW
Government Office NW
IA
Integrated assessment
ICT
Information & communications technology
IPCC
Inter-Governmental Panel on the Scientific Assessment of Climate Change
IPPC
Integrated pollution prevention and control
LCA
Life-cycle analysis of environmental impacts
LDF
Local development framework
LFT
Land Fill Tax
LSP
Local Strategic Partnership
NWDA
North West Development Agency
NWRA
North West Regional Assembly
NDPB
non-departmental public body
ODPM
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
ONS
Office of National Statistics
OST
Office of Science & Technology
PIU
Performance & Innovation Unit (former) of the Cabinet Office
PMSU
Prime Ministers Strategy Unit
PREST
Policy Research for Engineering Science & Technology
PRODCOM
Database of products and materials of Customs & Excise
RDA
Regional Development Agency
REAP
Resource Analysis Programme
REEIO
Regional Economy-Environment Input-Output (Model)
RES
Regional economic strategy
REWARD
Regional & Welsh Appraisal for Resource Productivity & Development
ROHS
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (directive)
RPG
Regional Planning Guidance
RSS
Regional Spatial Strategy
RSDF
Regional Sustainable Development Framework
SA
Sustainability appraisal
SCP
Sustainable consumption & production
SCP-net
Sustainable Consumption & Production network
SEA
Strategic environmental assessment
SEI
Stockholm Environment Institute
SEPA
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
SU
Strategy Unit of the Cabinet Office
TEPI
Towards Environmental Pressure Indicators (EEA)
UDP
Unitary Development Plan
UKCIP
UK Climate Impacts Programme
USEPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
WEEE
Waste Electronic Electrical Equipment (directive)
WFD
EU Water Framework Directive
WCA
Waste collection authority
WDA
Waste disposal authority
WPA
Waste planning authority