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Abbreviations

AAQD
Ambient Air Quality Directive (EU)
AQG
Air Quality Guidelines (WHO)
BaP
Benzo(a)pyrene
BC
Black Carbon
CBA
Cost Benefit Analysis
CBD
Convention on Biological Diversity (UN)
CCAC
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
CLRTAP
The Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, in this report called the Air Convention
ECA
Emission Control Area (IMO)
EEA
European Environment Agency
EMEP
European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (Air Convention)
ERF
Exposure Response Function
EU
European Union
EVA
Economic Valuation of Air pollution model system
FICAP
Forum for International Cooperation on Air Pollution (Air Convention)
GBD
Global Burden of Disease
IMO
International Maritime Organisation
IPPC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (UN)
NECA
NOx Emission Control Area (IMO)
NECD
National Emission reduction Commitments Directive (EU)
NKL
Nordic Climate and Air Group under the Nordic Council of Ministers
NNB
National Nitrogen Budget
NMR
Nordic Council of Ministers (Nordiska Ministerrådet)
OC
Organic Carbon
PM
Particulate Matter
PAHs
Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons
RWC
Residential Wood Combustion
SECA
Sulphur Emission Control Area (IMO)
TFIAM
Task Force on Integrated Assessment Modelling (Air Convention)
TFRN
Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen (Air Convention)
UFP
Ultra-Fine Particles
UNECE
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
WHO
World Health Organisation