FSD
financial sector development
GDP
gross domestic product
GE
General Electric
GHG
greenhouse gas
GIS
Geographic Information Systems
GM
genetically modified
GMO
genetically modified organism
GWEC
Global Wind Energy Council
HFT
high frequency trader
IAASTD
International Assessment for Agricultural Science and
Technology for Development
IDS
Institute of Development Studies
IEA
International Energy Agency
IGBP
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
IHDP
International Human Dimensions Programme
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature
JTA
Just Transition Alliance
MDG
Millennium Development Goal
MTD
maximum tolerated dose
NGO
non-governmental organization
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OSHA
US Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OTC
over-the-counter
PES
payments for ecosystem services
PV
photovoltaics
R&D
research and development
RO
Renewables Obligation
RSL
Royal Society of London
SDGs
Sustainable Development Goals
SDSN
Sustainable Development Solutions Network
SME
Small and medium enterprise
SPRU
Science Policy Research Unit
SRIs
Socially Responsible Investors
STEPS Centre Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to
Sustainability
STI
science, technology and innovation
STN
Social Technologies Network
SWFs
Sovereign Wealth Funds
TEEB
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNFCCC
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
UN-REDD
United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions
from Deforestation and forest Degradation
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