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APPENDIX
ABBREVIATIONS
ADP
Advanced Delivery Platform
ARA
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp
Blockchain
Blockchain or block chain is an evolving technology where information (in the form
of documents, images or other formats) is linked using cryptography which makes
the information strongly resistant to alteration. Effective use of this technology
facilitates sharing of information which can be readily assessed as being accurately
reflective of the original, without alteration or manipulation.
Capesize
Capesize ships are the largest dry cargo ships which are too large to transit the Suez
or Panama Canals, and consequently most pass either the Cape of Good Hope or Cape
Horn to traverse between oceans.
CbmCubic Meters
CDM
Carbon Disclosure Mechanism
CEPSA
Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A
CNG
Compressed Natural Gas
CO2Carbon dioxide
CO2e
Carbon dioxide equivalent. As various gases have different global warming potentials, a
base unit of equivalence to carbon dioxide is used to provide a common unit of measure.
CCGT
Combined-Cycle Gas Turbines
CDP
Carbon Disclosure Project
CDSB
Climate Disclosure Standards Board
CH4Methane
EFsEmission Factors
EITI
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
EMEA
Europe, Middle-East, Africa
ERCOT
Electric Reliability Council of Texas
ESG
Environmental, Social and Governance
ETSEmissions Trading Scheme.
EUEuropean Union
FCPA
United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
FinTech
Financial technology is the technology and innovation that aims to compete with
traditional financial methods in the delivery of financial services. It is an emerging
industry that uses technology to improve activities in finance.
GEO
Global Emissions Offset
GHGGreenhouse Gases
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GLEC
Global Logistics Emissions Council
GRI
Global Reporting Initiative
GS CDM
Gold Standard for the Clean Development Mechanism
