List of Abbreviations

A-S-I

Avoid-Shift-Improve

A-S-I-F

Activity–Structure–Intensity–Factor

A2Z

Accelerating to Zero Coalition 

A4E

Airlines For Europe 

AAAM

African Association of Automotive Manufacturers 

ACEA 

European Automobile Manufacturers Association 

ACI 

Airports Council International Europe

ACT

ACT benchmarking methodology

ADA 

Americans with Disabilities 

ADB

Asian Development Bank 

AfCFTA

African Continental Free Trade Area

AFD 

Agence Française de Développement

AfDB

African Development Bank 

AFIR

Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (EU)

AI

Artificial intelligence

ALICE

Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe

ALP 

Asia LEDS Partnership 

ANWAC 

African Network for Walking and Cycling 

APS

Announced Pledges Scenario

ARENA 

Australian Renewable Energy Agency 

ARTC

Australian Rail Track Corporation 

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations 

AVERE 

European Association for Electromobility

B10 / B30 / B100

10% / 30% / 100% biofuel blend

BAU 

Business as usual 

BEV

Battery electric vehicle

BMZ

German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development 

BRT 

Bus rapid transit 

BTR

Biennial transparency reports of the Paris Agreement

BS

Bharat Stage 

C40

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

CAF 

Development Bank of Latin America 

CAFE

Corporate Average Fuel Economy

CARB

California Air Resources Board

CBI 

Confederation of British Industry

CCF

Corporate Carbon Footprint

CDP

Carbon Disclosure Project

CDR

Carbon Dioxide Removal

CDRI 

Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

CEVA 

Corporate Electric Vehicle alliance 

CH₄

Methane

CII

Carbon Intensity Indicator (ship operational efficiency)

CITA

International Motor Vehicles Inspection Committee

CLEPA 

European Association of Automotive Suppliers 

CLG 

Corporate Leaders Group 

CNAM

National Conservatory of Art and Crafts of Paris 

CNG

Compressed natural gas

CO2

Carbon dioxide

CO2eq

Carbon dioxide equivalent

COP

Conference of the Parties to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

CORSIA

Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation

CountEmissionsEU

Proposed EU regulation setting a common method to calculate/report GHG emissions from transport services

CRS

(OECD) Creditor Reporting System

CUTRIC

Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium

DAC

(OECD) Development Assistance Committee

DACCS

Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage

DFI(s)

Development finance institution(s)

DRC

Democratic Republic of the Congo

DT4A 

Digital Transport for Africa 

DWT

Deadweight tonnage

e-bike

Electric bike 

e-scooter

Electric scooter

EAMAU 

African School of Architecture and Urban Planning 

ECA

Export Credit Agency

ECF 

European Cyclists’ Federation 

ECOWAS

Economic Community of West African States 

EDGAR

Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research

EEA

European Economic Area

EEDI

Energy Efficiency Design Index

EEXI

Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index

EIB

European Investment Bank

EIE 

Environmental Insights Explorer 

EIT Climate-KIC

EIT Climate Knowledge & Innovation Community

EJ

Exajoule

ERA 

European Regions Airline Association

ERPS

European Parliamentary Research Service 

ERRAC 

European Rail Research Advisory Council 

ERT 

European Round Table for Industry 

ESCAP 

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 

EST Forum

Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum (Asia)

ETERC

European Transport and Energy Research Centre

ETF

Enhanced Transparency Framework of the Paris Agreement

ETS

Emission Trading System 

EU 

European Union

EUR

Euro

Euro 7

Latest EU road-vehicle pollutant emission standard

EV

Electric vehicle

EVE

France’s voluntary public-private environmental initiative for freight and logistics (“Programme EVE”)

FAME

Faster Adoptions and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles 

FCDO

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

FCEV

Fuel cell electric vehicle

FDI 

Foreign direct investment 

FI(s)

Financial institution(s)

G7 / G20

Group of Seven / Group of Twenty

GAME

Global Alliance for Maritime Electrification

GBP

British pound sterling 

GCF

Green Climate Fund

gCO2/kWh

grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour

GDP 

Gross domestic product

GEF 

Global Environment Facility 

GFDT 

Global Facility to Decarbonize Transport

GFEI

Global Fuel Economy Initiative 

Gg

Gigagrams

GHG

Greenhouse gas

GIZ 

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

GLEC 

Global Logistics Emission Council 

GMAC

Green Maritime Africa Coalition

GSR

SLOCAT Transport, Climate and Sustainability Global Status Report

GST

Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement

GVCs

Global value chains 

GW

Gigawatts

HAG

High Ambition Group

HCN 

Health and Climate Network 

HDM

Highway Development and Management Model 

HDV

Heavy-duty vehicle

HEAT 

Health Economic Assessment Tool 

HICs

High-income countries

HVT

High-Volume Transport Applied Research Programme

IATA

International Air Transport Association

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

ICCT

International Council on Clean Transportation 

ICE

Internal combustion engine

ICLEI 

Local Governments for Sustainability 

IDB 

Inter-American Development Bank 

IDDRI

Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations

IEA

International Energy Agency 

IFIEC 

International Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers 

IISD

International Institute for Sustainable Development 

IKI 

International Climate Initiative

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund 

IMO

International Maritime Organization

InnovFin

EU “Finance for Innovators” initiative

InvestEU

European Commission–backed investment programme

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IRA

Inflation Reduction Act (US)

IRAP 

International Road Assessment Programme 

IRENA 

International Renewable Energy Agency

IRF

International Road Federation 

ISM 

Informal and Shared Mobility in Low-and Middle-Income Countries 

ISO 

International Organization for Standardization

IsDB

Islamic Development Bank

ISSB 

International Sustainability Standards Board

ITDP

Institute for Transport and Development Policy 

ITF

International Transport Forum (OECD)

ITS

Institute of Transport Studies 

ITS-Davis

Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis

JETPs

Just Energy Transition Partnerships

JRC

Joint Research Centre (European Commission)

km

kilometre

km/lpe

Kilometres per litre of petrol equivalent (efficiency unit)

kWh

Kilowatt-Hour

l/100 km

Litres per 100 kilometres (fuel-consumption unit)

LAC

Latin America and the Caribbean

LAMAT 

Locally Adapted Modified and Advanced Transport 

LAMATA

Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority

LDCs

Least developed countries

LDV

Light-duty vehicle

LEAP

Leapfrogging to E-mobility Acceleration Partnership (LEAP Fund)

LEDS 

Low-emission development strategy 

LEZs

Low-emission zones 

LG-CTA 

Leadership Group for Clean Transport in Asia 

LIA

Labour impact assessment

LMICs

Low- and middle-income countries

LNG

Liquified natural gas 

LPG

Liquefied petroleum gas

LRMT

Lagos Rail Mass Transit

LT-LEDS 

Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy

LTAG

Long-Term Global Aspirational Goal

LTS

Long Term Strategies

LUTP

Leaders in Urban Transport Planning 

MaaS 

Mobility-as-a-service

MAC

Mobility and access

MARPOL

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships

Mbd

Million barrels of oil per day

MCS

Megawatt Charging System (heavy-duty vehicle fast-charging standard)

MDB

Multilateral development bank

MGPCA 

Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action

MJ

Megajoule 

MNEs

Multi-national enterprises

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

mpg

Miles per gallon (fuel-economy unit)

MRV

Emission monitoring, reporting and verification 

MTCC 

Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre

Mtoe

Million tonnes of oil equivalent 

N₂O

Nitrous oxide

NACTO 

National Association of City Transportation Officials 

NAMA

Nationally appropriate mitigation action

NAMATA

Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority

NAPA

National adaptation programme of action

NAP

National Adaptation Plan

NDC-TIA 

NDC Transport Initiative for Asia 

NDC

Nationally Determined Contribution

NEDC

New European Driving Cycle

NEM

National electricity market

NEV

New energy vehicle

NEVI

National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (US) Formula Program for charging networks

NO2 

Nitrogen dioxide 

NOx

Nitrogen oxides (shipping/air quality pollutant)

NTS2

Scotland’s National Transport Strategy 

NUMO 

New Urban Mobility Alliance 

NUMPs

National Urban Policy and Investment Programmes

NZ

Net Zero 

°C

Celsius 

ODA

Official development assistance

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OEM(s)

Original equipment manufacturer(s)

PAAPAM

Pan-African Action Plan for Active Mobility

PATH 

Partnership for Active Travel and Health 

PCF

Product Carbon Footprint

PCREEE

Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

PDR

People’s Democratic Republic 

PIARC 

World Road Association 

PIEVC

Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee

PM

Particulate matter 

PM₂ ₅

Fine particulate matter ≤2 5 μm

PPF(s)

Project Preparation Facility(ies)

PPPs

Public-private partnerships

PRISM

Partnership for Research in Informal and Shared Mobility

PTI

Periodical Technical Inspections

R&D

Research and development 

RAAHI 

Auto-Rickshaw in Amritsar through Holistic Intervention

RED III

EU Renewable Energy Directive (recast)

REN21

Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century 

ROG

Reactive Organic Gases

RSI

Roadside Inspections

RWP

(European Commission’s) Roadworthiness Package

SAF

Sustainable aviation fuels

SBT 

Science Based Targets Initiative 

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals 

sHYpS

Sustainable Hydrogen-powered Shipping consortium

SIDS 

Small island developing states

SLOCAT 

SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport

SMMT 

Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders

SOE(s)

State-owned enterprise(s)

SOV

Service Operation Vessel

SO2

Sulphur dioxide

SOx

Sulphur oxides

SSATP

Africa Transport Policy Program

STEPS

Stated Policies Scenario

SULPs

Sustainable urban logistics plans 

SUMPs

Sustainable urban mobility plans 

SUV 

Sport utility vehicles 

TAZARA

Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority

T&E

Transport & Environment

TDI

Transport Decarbonisation Index

TEN-T

Trans-European Transport Network 

TEU

Twenty-foot Equivalent Units

THC

Total hydrocarbons

THE PEP

Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme 

TICCS

Infrastructure Company Classification Standard

TUMI

Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative 

U-KNOW

Knowledge-sharing database (UPPER project)

U-TRANSFER

Best-practice transfer tool (UPPER project)

UC 

University of California 

UCI 

Union Cycliste Internationale 

UCL

University Colleague London

UIC 

International Union of Railways

UITP 

International Association of Public Transport

UKAID

United Kingdom aid funding (via the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

ULEZs

Ultra-low-emission zones 

UN

United Nations 

UNCTAD 

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 

UNDESA

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

UNDP 

United Nations Development Program 

UNDRR

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

UNECE

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe 

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme 

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNIDO 

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

UPPER

Unleashing the Potential of Public Transport in Europe

USA 

United States of America 

USD

United States Dollar

USDN

Urban Sustainability Directors Network

V1G

Unidirectional “grid-to-vehicle” smart charging

V2G

Vehicle-to-grid bidirectional charging

VAT

Value-added tax

VDA 

German Association of the Automotive Industry

VNO-NCW 

Dutch Employers’ Federation 

VLR

Voluntary local review (of the SDGs)

VNR

Voluntary national review (of the SDGs)

VREF 

Volvo Research and Educational Foundations 

WBA

World Benchmarking Alliance

WBCSD 

World Business Council for Sustainable Development 

WHO

World Health Organization 

WRI 

World Resources Institute

WSC 

World Shipping Council 

ZEB

Zero-emission bus

ZEBRA 

Zero Emission Bus Rapid-deployment Accelerator 

ZEMBA

Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance

ZEV

Zero-emission vehicle

ZEVWISE

Zero-Emission Freight Corridors initiative (Drive to Zero/Global Drive to Zero)

ZEZ-F

Zero-emission zone for freight 

ZEZ

Zero-emission zone

ZIPAR

Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research