| AFOLU | Agriculture, forestry and other land use |
| C40 | C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group |
| CDP | Carbon Disclosure Project |
| CO2-eq | Carbon Dioxide Equivalent |
| COFOG | Classification of the Functions of Government |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| CUT | Coalition for Urban Transformation |
| DG REGIO | Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EC | European Commission |
| EDGAR | Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| ESC | Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative |
| EU | European Union |
| FUA | Functional Urban Area |
| FWI | Fire Weather Index |
| GlobalABC | Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction |
| GCoM | Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GHS | Global Human Settlement |
| GIZ | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, German Agency for International Co-operation |
| GPC | GHG Protocol for Cities |
| GSF | Green space factor |
| ICLEI | ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IFCMA | Inclusive Forum of Carbon Mitigation Approaches |
| IPAC | International Programme for Action on Climate |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| JRC | Joint Research Centre |
| LT-LEDS | Long-term low emissions development strategies |
| LULC | Land use and land cover |
| MLIT | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Japan |
| NAP | National Adaptation Plan |
| NAS | National Adaptation Strategy |
| NbS | Nature-based Solution |
| NUP | National Urban Policy |
| NDC | Nationally Determined Contribution |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NZE | Net-Zero Emissions |
| PSR | Pressure-State-Response Approach |
| PPM | Parts per million |
| RACA | Rural Agenda for Climate Action |
| REN21 | Renewables in Cities 2021 |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SECAP | Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Programme |
| SURGe | Sustainable Urban Resilience for the Next Generation |
| SUV | Sport-utility vehicle |
| TACAR | Territorial approach to climate action and resilience |
| UCLG | United Cities and Local Governments |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDRR | United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change |
| UTCI | Universal Therman Climate Index |
| USF | Urban Sustainability Framework |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund |
A Territorial Approach to Climate Action and Resilience
