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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2023

Dieter Helm
Dieter Helm
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University of Oxford

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How to Build the Sustainable Economy
 , pp. xv - xvi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023
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Abbreviations

AGR

advanced gas-cooled reactor

AI

artificial intelligence

CCC

Climate Change Committee

CCS

carbon capture and storage

CEGB

Central Electricity Generating Board

COP

Conference of the Parties

Covid

severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

DDT

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

Defra

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

ECB

European Central Bank

ESG

environmental, social and governance

EU

European Union

EU ETS

European Union emissions trading scheme

GDP

gross domestic product

GMO

genetically modified organism

HS2

a planned high-speed rail project for England

IAM

integrated assessment model

IEA

International Energy Agency

MMT

Modern Monetary Theory

mRNA

messenger ribonucleic acid

NGO

non-governmental organisation

NHS

National Health Service (UK)

OPEC

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

ppm

parts per million

QE

quantitative easing

R&D

research and development

RAB

regulatory asset base

UN

United Nations

UNFCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

USO

universal service obligation

VAT

value-added tax

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