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List of Abbreviations

AAU Assigned Amount Unit

AEAF Agency for Economic Analysis and Forecasting

BNAP Bulgaria’s National Allocation Plan

BETS Bulgarian Emission Trading Scheme

CER Certified emission reduction units

СО2 Carbon dioxide

CP Combustion Plant

EC European Commission

ЕЕ Energy efficiency

EEA Executive Environment Agency

EPA Environmental Protection Act

EPER European Pollutant Emission Register

ERU Emission reduction unit

ЕU European Union

EU ETS European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme

First stage First stage of the implementation of the Directive - 2007.

GVA Gross Value Added

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GHG Greenhouse gases

IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPPC Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control

JI Joint Implementation

KP Kyoto Protocol

KPD Known planned development of new installations

MEE Ministry of Economy and Energy

MOEW Ministry of Environment and Waters

MRDPW Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works

NAP National Allocation Plan

NAPCC National Action Plan on Climate Change

NEK National Electrical Company

NGO Non-governmental organization

NIMH National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology

NSI National Statistical Institute

RES Renewable energy sources

RIEW Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water

RNE Reserve for new entrants

Second stage Second stage of the implementation of the Directive- from 2008 to 2012.

SEWRC State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission

The Directive Directive 2003/87/ЕС establishing the European emission trading scheme within the Community

The Scheme European Scheme for a emission trading scheme

TPP Thermal Power Plant

UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

WG or IMWGDBNAP Inter-ministerial working group on the development of Bulgaria’s National Allocation Plan