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
Contact Group – Open group to establish auxiliary body or Committee where the Parties can negotiate before proceeding with formal agreements. Observers can usually witness sessions from these contact groups
COP – Conference of Parties
GCF – Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force
GEE – Greenhouse gases
LULUCF – Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry – Kyoto Protocol rubric for land-based activities that have the potential to impact stocks and carbon emissions.
NAMAs – Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions.
REDD (+) – Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Conservation, Management and enrichment of Forest Carbon Stocks
SBI – Subsidiary Body for Implementation. The SBI makes policy and implementation recommendations for the COP and, when requested, for other groups.
SBSTA – Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice. This group serves as a link between information and assessments provided by experts (such as the IPCC) and the COP, which is focused on policy formulation.
UNFCCC – United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change.
