Abbreviations
| BMJPG |
British Medical Journal Publishing Group |
| CET |
Central England Temperatures |
| CCS |
carbon capture and storage |
| CFCs |
chlorofluorocarbons |
CO2 |
carbon dioxide |
| CO2e |
carbon dioxide equivalent |
| CH4 |
methane |
| CRT |
cathode ray tube |
| DALY |
disability adjusted life year |
| DEA |
Doctors for the Environment Australia |
| DEFRA |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| DfT |
Department for Transport |
| DH |
Department for Health |
| DOE |
Department of the Environment |
| ECCP |
European Climate Change Programme |
| ECCP II |
Second European Climate Change Programme |
| EEA |
European Environment Agency |
| EILT |
Environmental IT Leadership Team |
| EMAS |
Eco-management and Audit Scheme |
| EU |
European Union |
| EU ETS |
European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme |
| GCI |
Global Commons Institute |
| GCOS |
Global Climate Observing System |
| GDP |
gross domestic profit |
| GHG |
greenhouse gas |
| HPA |
Health Protection Agency |
| IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| ISDE |
International Society of Doctors for the Environement |
| MDG |
Millennium Development Goals |
| MtCO2 |
Millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide |
| NEF |
The National Energy Foundation |
| NHS SDU |
NHS Sustainable Development Unit |
| N2O |
nitrous oxide |
| PIR |
passive infra-red |
| ppb |
parts per billion |
| ppm |
parts per million |
| PV |
photovoltaic |
| SDC |
Sustainable Development Commission |
| SEPA |
Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
| SNIFFER |
Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum For Environmental Research |
| SST |
sea surface temperature |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| UK ETS |
UK Emissions Trading Scheme |
| UKCIP |
UK Climate Impacts Programme |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| USA |
United States of America |
| UVR |
ultraviolet radiation |
| VC |
videoconferencing |
| WCRP |
World Climate Research Programme |
| WHO |
World Health Organisation |
| WMO |
World Meteorological Organisation |