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Interstate liability for climate change-related damage
Kosolapova, E.
Publication date
2013
Link to publication
Citation for published version (APA):
Kosolapova, E. (2013). Interstate liability for climate change-related damage.
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List of Abbreviations
AAUs Assigned Amount Units
ADP Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban
Platform for Enhanced Action AFV Alternative Fuel Vehicle AR4 IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations AWG-KP Ad Hoc Working Group on Further
Commitments for Annex I Parties under the
Kyoto Protocol
AWG-LCA Ad hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention BAP Bali Action Plan
BAT Best Available Technology CAA Clean Air Act
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CCS Carbon Capture and Storage CDM Clean Development Mechanism CERs Certified Emission Reduction credits CMEA Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
CMP Conference of the Parties serving as Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol COP Conference of the Parties
CVP Central Valley Project EB Enforcement Branch
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EIT Country in Transition to a Market Economy EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ERT Expert Review Team ERUs Emission Reduction Units
ESD Ecologically Sustainable Development FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FAR IPCC First Assessment Report FB Facilitative Branch GA UN General Assembly
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GCF Green Climate Fund
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GCRA Global Change Research Act GDP Gross Domestic Product GHG Greenhouse Gas
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICJ International Court of Justice ILC International Law Commission
ILM International Legal Materials ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization IMO International Maritime Organization
IMCO Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization
IOM International Organization for Migration IOPC International Oil Pollution Compensation IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ITLOS International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
JISC Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee
KP Kyoto Protocol
LDC Least Developed Country LMO Living Modified Organism
LULUCF Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreement
MEPC IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee
NAMA Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action NAP National Adaptation Plan
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act 1969 NGO Non-Governmental Organization OCSLA Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
OJ Official Journal of the European Union
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development
OPIC Overseas Private Investment Corporation PCA Permanent Court of Arbitration
PCIJ Permanent Court of International Justice RMUs Removal Units
ABBREVIATIONS
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SBSTA Subsidiary Body for Scientific and
Technological Advice
SC UN Security Council SDR Special Drawing Right SIDs Small Island Developing States
SREX IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation
SWP State Water Project
UK United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
UN United Nations
UNCC United Nations Compensation Commission UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment
and Development
UNCLOS United Nations Convention for the Law of
the Sea
UNCSD United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change
UNFF United Nations Forum on Forests
UNRIAA United Nations Reports of International
Arbitral Awards
UNTS United Nations Treaty Series US United States of America
USD United States Dollars
VCAT Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal WMO World Meteorological Organization WTO World Trade Organization
YILC Yearbook of the International Law Commission
