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Ireland’s Environment 2012
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AWB
artificial water body
BER
Building Energy Ratings
BMW
biodegradable municipal waste
BOD
biochemical oxygen demand
CAFE
Clean Air for Europe (EU Directive)
CAP
Common Agricultural Policy
C&D
construction and demolition
CCRP
Climate Change Research Programme
CEC
Council of the European Communities
CEU
Council of the European Union
CFC
chlorofluorocarbon
CH
4
methane
CLRTAP
Convention on Long-Range
Transboundary Air Pollution
CO
carbon monoxide
CO
2
carbon dioxide
CO
2
eq
carbon dioxide equivalent
CORINE
Coordination of Information
on the Environment
CSO
Central Statistics Office
Cu
copper
DAFF
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Food
DAFM
Department of Agriculture, Food
and the Marine
DAHG
Department of Arts, Heritage and
the Gaeltacht
DCENR
Department of Communications,
Energy and Natural Resources
DDT
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DECLG
Department of the Environment,
Community and Local Government
DEHLG
Department of the Environment,
Heritage and Local Government
DETI
Department of Enterprise, Trade
and Innovation
DJEI
Department of Jobs, Enterprise
and Innovation
DMC
domestic material consumption
DO
dissolved oxygen
DOH
Department of Health
DOT
Department of Transport
DPER
Department of Public Expenditure
and Reform
DPSIR
driving forces-pressures-state-impact-
response
DTTS
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
EAP
Environmental Action Programme
EC
European Commission
ECJ
European Court of Justice
EEA
European Environment Agency
EIA
Environmental Impact Assessment
ELD
Environmental Liabilities Directive
ELV
end-of-life vehicle
EP
European Parliament
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
eq
equivalent
EQS
Environmental Quality Standard
ESRI
Economic and Social Research Institute
ETS
Emissions Trading Scheme
EU
European Union
FDI
foreign direct investment
GAP
Good Agricultural Practice
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GHG
greenhouse gas
GNP
Gross National Product
GPP
Green Public Procurement
GSI
Geological Survey of Ireland
GVA
Gross Value Added
HSE
Health Services Executive
Acronyms / Abbreviations