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IPCC International Panel on Climate Change
JNNURM Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
kWh kilowatt-hour
LCA life cycle assessment
LCCA London Climate Change Agency
LPG liquefi ed petroleum gas
LTO landing and take-off cycle
MFA material fl ow analysis
MTA Metropolitan Transportation Authority
MWh megawatt-hour
NGO nongovernmental organization
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PCCAA Participatory Climate Change Adaptation Appraisal
PIA participatory impact assessment
PKmT passenger kilometers traveled
PNA Policy Network Analysis
PPP parity purchasing power
PTW pump to wheel
PVA participatory vulnerability assessment
RCM regional climate model
SOV self-operated vehicle
UHI urban heat island
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
USCOM U.S. Conference of Mayors
USMCPA U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
VKmT vehicle kilometer traveled
WBSCD World Business Council for Sustainable Development
WRI World Resources Institute
WTP wells to pump