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Future scenerios of IPCC based on assumptions, the more significant of which are population, population growth, rate of end-use energy intensity improvement, andelasticity of energy demand
LCI
Life cycle inventory
Mw(e)
Megawatts of electric power
NGO
Non-governmental organization
OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OGF
Same as AOG
oxyfuel
Fuel burned in oxygen that has been separated from air prior to burning.
PCC
Post-combustion capture
PCDC
Pre-combustion decarbonization
PET
polyethylene teraphthalate
PLA
Polylactic acid
PNGV
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles
ppmv
Parts per million volume
PSI
Pounds per square inch
PV
Photovoltaic
Quad
1015 BTU. This is approximately equal to 0.2 billion tonnes of carbon
SCFD
Standard cubic feet per day
ton
2000 lb, used by some writers. See tonne,
tonne
Metric ton, equal to 2202 lb. The standard unit for projection is tonnes of carbon. This should be differentiated from tonnes of CO2, which is a factor of 11/3 larger than tonnes carbon
UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Also FCCC