Definitions - Acronyms and Abbreviations
Bcf: billion cubic feet
CHP: combined heat and power
CMM: coal mine methane
CNG: compressed natural gas
CO2: carbon dioxide
DOE: U.S. Department of Energy
EPA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ERPA: Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreements
ESCO: energy services company
GGFR: Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership
GHG: greenhouse gas
IEA: International Energy Agency
IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IRR: internal rate of return
kW: kilowatt
LFG: landfill gas
LFGE: landfill gas energy
LNG: liquefied natural gas
Mcf: thousand cubic feet
Mm3: million cubic meters
MTCO2—eq: metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
MSW: municipal solid waste
MW: megawatt
NGO: non-governmental organization
OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OPIC: Overseas Private Investment Corporation
R&D: research and development
UN: United Nations
UNDP: United Nations Development Programme
UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
USAID: U.S. Agency for International Development
VAM: ventilation air methane