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Acronyms in the Vermont Climate Assessment<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

ASCE<\/strong> \u2022 American Society of Civil Engineers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRIC<\/strong> \u2022 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (FEMA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C<\/strong> \u2022 Carbon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CARES<\/strong> \u2022 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (U.S.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CDC<\/strong> \u2022 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CEP<\/strong> \u2022 Comprehensive Energy Plan (Vermont)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CFS<\/strong> \u2022 Cubic feet per second<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CH<\/strong>4<\/strong> <\/sub> \u2022 Methane<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CIS<\/strong> \u2022 Community Information Systems (FEMA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CO2<\/sub><\/strong> <\/sub> \u2022 Carbon dioxide<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COPD<\/strong> \u2022 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DEIJ<\/strong> \u2022 Diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice <\/p>\n\n\n\n

EAB<\/strong> \u2022 Emerald ash borer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ED<\/strong> \u2022 Emergency department<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EEE<\/strong> \u2022 Eastern Equine Encephalitis (mosquito-borne disease)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EPA<\/strong> \u2022 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EV<\/strong> \u2022 Electric vehicles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FEMA<\/strong> \u2022 U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FMF<\/strong> \u2022 February median flow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FTC<\/strong> \u2022 Forest tent caterpillar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GCM<\/strong> \u2022 Global climate model<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GHGs<\/strong> \u2022 Greenhouse gases<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GI<\/strong> \u2022 Green infrastructure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GWSA<\/strong> \u2022 Global Warming Solutions Act (Vermont)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HAB<\/strong> \u2022 Harmful algal bloom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HWA<\/strong> \u2022 Hemlock Wooly Adelgid<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IPCC<\/strong> \u2022 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LCA<\/strong> \u2022 Life cycle assessment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOI<\/strong> \u2022 Loss on ignition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mgal<\/strong> \u2022 Million gallons (of water)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MMt CO2<\/sub>e<\/strong> \u2022 Million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSPR<\/strong> \u2022 Multi-species pastured rotation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mt CO2<\/sub>e<\/strong> \u2022 Metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N2<\/sub>O<\/strong> \u2022 Nitrous oxide<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NASS<\/strong> \u2022 National Agricultural Statistics Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NFIP<\/strong> \u2022 National Flood Insurance Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NFNA<\/strong> \u2022 New Farms for New Americans<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NIOSH<\/strong> \u2022 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOAA<\/strong> \u2022 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NPP<\/strong> \u2022 Net primary productivity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NWS<\/strong> \u2022 National Weather Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O3<\/strong> \u2022 Ozone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PES<\/strong> \u2022 Payment for ecosystem services<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RCP<\/strong> \u2022 Representative concentration pathway<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RECs<\/strong> \u2022 Renewable energy certificates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SFHA<\/strong> \u2022 Special Flood Hazard Area (FEMA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOC<\/strong> \u2022 Soil organic carbon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPEED<\/strong> \u2022 Sustainably Priced Energy for Economic Development (Vermont)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T&D<\/strong> \u2022 Transmission and distribution<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TNC<\/strong> \u2022 The Nature Conservancy <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRPT<\/strong> \u2022 Transportation Resilience Planning Tool (Vermont)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNFCCC<\/strong> \u2022 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USDA<\/strong> \u2022 U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USGS<\/strong> \u2022 United States Geological Survey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VCA<\/strong> \u2022 Vermont Climate Assessment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VCE<\/strong> \u2022 Vermont Center for Ecostudies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VCRD<\/strong> \u2022 Vermont Council on Rural Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VDH<\/strong> \u2022 Vermont Department of Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VELCO<\/strong> \u2022 Vermont Electric Power Company<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VNRC<\/strong> \u2022 Vermont Natural Resources Council<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VOREC<\/strong> \u2022 Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VT PUC<\/strong> \u2022 Vermont Public Utility Commission<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VT UCF<\/strong> \u2022 Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WNV<\/strong> \u2022 West Nile Virus (mosquito-borne disease)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ASCE \u2022 American Society of Civil Engineers BRIC \u2022 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (FEMA) C \u2022 Carbon CARES \u2022 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (U.S.) CDC \u2022 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  CEP \u2022 Comprehensive Energy Plan (Vermont) CFS \u2022 Cubic feet per second CH4 \u2022 Methane CIS \u2022 Community … <\/p>\n

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