Blueprint: List of Acronyms

AEO            Annual Energy Outlook
ARPA-E     Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy
CAFE         Corporate Average Fuel Economy
CAIR          Clean Air Interstate Rule
CCS            carbon capture and storage
CCSP          U.S. Climate Change Science Program
CCTP          U.S. Climate Change Technology Program
CEBUS       Clean Energy Bank of the United States
CO₂            carbon dioxide
CREB         Clean Renewable Energy Bond
CTL            coal-to-liquids
DOD           Department of Defense
DOI             Department of Interior
DOD           Department of Transportation
EIA             Energy Information Administration
EISA2007   Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
EPA            Environmental Protection Agency
EPAct2005 Energy Policy Act of 2005
FERC          Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
GDP           Gross Domestic Product
GEOSS      Global Earth Observation System of Systems
GHG          greenhouse gas
IEA             International Energy Agency
IGCC          Integrated Gasifi cation-Combined Cycle
IPCC           Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
LNG            liquefi ed natural gas
mpg             miles per gallon
MMS          Minerals Management Service
NAS            National Academy of Science
NEPA         National Environmental Policy Act
NGV           natural gas–powered vehicle
NIMBY      not in my backyard
NOx            nitrogen oxide
NRC           Nuclear Regulatory Commission
OCS           Outer Continental Shelf
OECD        Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
PC              pulverized coal
R&D           research and development
SO2            sulfur dioxide
SPR            Strategic Petroleum Reserve
STEM        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
UNFCCC  United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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