### Acronyms (not including chemical compounds)

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ACM | Atmospheric Chemistry Model of IMAGE 2.4
AEEI | Autonomous Energy Efficiency Improvement (TIMER)
AEM | Agriculture Economy Model of IMAGE 2.4
AET | Actual Evapotranspiration
AGE | Applied General Equilibrium
AEZ | Agro-Ecological Zones approach (FAO)
AGCM | General Circulation Model for the Atmosphere
AOS | Atmospheric Ocean System of IMAGE 2.4
Bern-CC | Bern Carbon Cycle-model (University of Bern, Switzerland)
BGF | BioGaseous Fuel
BLF | BioLiquid Fuel
CPB | Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
CDIAC | Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
CE | Consumer Expenditures
CFC | Chlorofluorocarbon compound
CIESIN | Center for International Earth Science Information Network
CRU | Climate Research Unit of the University of Norwich, UK
DAAC | Distributed Active Archive Center of NASA, NOAA & USGS
DIS | Data and Information System of IGBP
DM | Dry matter
DSSR | Desired Self-Sufficiency Ratio
ED | Energy Demand submodel (TIMER)
EDGAR | Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research
EE | Energy Emission Model of IMAGE 2.4
EEA | European Environmental Agency
EF | Emission Factor
EIS | Energy-Industry System of IMAGE 2.4
EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPG | Electric Power Generation submodel (TIMER)
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FDG | Flue Gas Desulphurization
FP | Fuel Production Submodel (TIMER)
GCM | General Circulation Model
GDP | Gross Domestic Product
GEO | Global Environmental Outlook
GHG | Greenhouse gas
GIS | Geographic Information System
GLASOD | Global Assessment of Soil Degradation (by ISRIC)
GPS | Geographical Pattern Scaling in IMAGE 2.4
GTAP | Global Trade Analysis Project
GWP | Global Warming Potential
HADCM2 | Hadley Center Climate Model version 2
HDP | Human Development Index
HILDA | High-Latitude Exchange/Interior Diffusion-Advection ocean model (University of Bern, Switzerland)
HLF | Heavy Liquid Fuel
HYDE | Hundred Year Database of the Global Environment
IEA | International Energy Agency
IGBP | International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
IMAGE | Integrated Model to Assess the Global Environment
IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (www.ipcc.ch)
ISO | International Organization for Standarization (www.iso.ch)
ISRIC | International Soil Reference and Information Center (www.isric.nl)
IUCN | World Conservation Union (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and natural Resources)
IVA | Industrial Value Added
LCM | Land Cover Model of IMAGE 2.4
LDM | Land Degradation Model of IMAGE 2.4
LECS | Land Evaluation Computer System (FAO)
LLF | Light Liquid Fuel
LUEM | Land-Use Emission Model of IMAGE 2.4
MAGICC | Model for the Assessment of Greenhouse gas Induced Climate Change (Climatic Research Unit)
MF | Management Factor (in Land Cover Model of IMAGE 2.4)
NASA | National Atmospheric and Space Agency of the USA
NCGIA | National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
NEP | Net Ecosystem Production
NGO | Non-Governmental Organization
NPP | Net Primary Production
NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPK | Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium fertilizer
NTE | Non-Thermal Electric Options (TIMER)
OCM | Oceanic Carbon Model of IMAGE 2.4
OECD | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
OGCM | General Circulation Model for the Ocean
PHOENIX | The Integrated Population and Health Model
PIEEI | Price-Induced Energy Efficiency Improvement (TIMER)
PET | Potential Evapotranspiration
RIVM | Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
SAR | Second Assessment Report of IPCC
SES | Socio-Economic Status
SLRM | Sea-Level Rise Model
SOM | Soil Organic Matter
SRES | Special Report on Emission Scenarios of IPCC
SSR | Self-Sufficiency Ratio
SVA | Services Value Added
TAR | Third Assessment Report of IPCC
TARGETS | Tool to Assess Regional and Global Environmental and health Targets for Sustainability
TCM | Terrestrial Carbon Model of IMAGE 2.4
TES | Terrestrial Environment System of IMAGE 2.4
TEM | TIMER Emissions Model
TFR | Total Fertility Rate (PHOENIX)
TIMER | The Regionalized Energy Model of IMAGE 2.4
TVM | Terrestrial Vegetation model of IMAGE 2.4
UDCM | Upwelling-Diffusion Climate Model of IMAGE 2.4
UIUC | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
UN | United Nations
UNDP | United Nations Development Programme
UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme
UN-FCCC | the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
USGS | United States Geological Survey
USLE | Universal Soil Loss Equation
USS | User Support System
VA | Value Added
WARiBaS | Water Assessment on a River Basin Scale (RIVM)
WISE | World Inventory of Soil Emission Potentials (ISRIC)
WCMC | World Conservation Monitoring Centre
WCPA | World Commission on Protected Areas
WHO | World Health Organization
WMO | World Meteorological Organization