Glossary
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Abbreviation | Name |
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ASHP | Air source heat pump |
BECCS | Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage |
BEIS | Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy |
BEV | Battery electric vehicle |
CCC | Climate Change Committee |
CCS | Carbon capture and storage |
CDR | Carbon dioxide removal |
CHP | Combined heat and power |
DAC | Direct air capture |
Defra | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs |
EV | Electric vehicle |
GHG | Greenhouse gas |
GSHP | Ground source heat pump |
HEV | Hybrid electric vehicle |
HP | Heat pump |
ICE | Internal combustion engine |
LED | Low energy demand |
MRIO | Multi-Regional Input Output model |
NDCs | Nationally Determined Contributions |
NHM | National Household Model |
ONS | Office for National Statistics |
PHEV | Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle |
TEAM-UK | Transport Energy Air pollution Model for the UK |
TIMES | The Integrated MARKAL-EFOM System |
UKTM | UK TIMES Model |
ULEV | Ultra-low emission vehicle |
WSHP | Water source heat pump |
ZEV | Zero-emission vehicle |