| AFOLU | Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses |
| BC | Black carbon |
| BECCS | Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage |
| BTR | Biennial Transparency Report |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CCS | Carbon capture and storage |
| CDR | Carbon dioxide removal |
| CFC | Chlorofluorocarbon |
| CH4 | Methane |
| CO | Carbon monoxide |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| CO2e | Carbon dioxide equivalent |
| CRM | Critical raw material |
| EIA | Environmental impact assessment |
| EJ | Exajoule |
| EPR | Extended producer responsibility |
| EV | Electric vehicle |
| F gases | Fluorinated gases |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| Gt | Gigatonne |
| INMS | International Nitrogen Management System |
| IPBES | Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IRP | International Resource Panel |
| IUCN | International Union for Conservation of Nature |
| KMGBF | Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework |
| LCA | Lifecycle assessment |
| LPI | Living planet index |
| Mha | Million hectares |
| MSA | Mean species abundance |
| Mt | Million tonnes |
| Mt CO2e | Million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent |
| N | Nitrogen |
| N2O | Nitrous oxide |
| NbS | Nature-based solutions |
| NBSAP | National biodiversity strategy and action plan |
| NC | National communication |
| NDC | Nationally determined contribution |
| NH3 | Ammonia |
| NH4+ | Ammonium |
| NMVOC | Non-methane volatile organic compound |
| NO2 | Nitrogen dioxide |
| NO3- | Nitrate |
| NOX | Nitrogen oxides (including nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide) |
| O3 | Ground-level ozone |
| ODS | Ozone-depleting substance |
| P | Phosphorus |
| PES | Payments for Ecosystem Services |
| PFAS | Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances |
| PM | Particulate matter |
| POP | Persistent organic pollutant |
| PPP | Purchasing power parity |
| PV | Photovoltaic |
| S | Sulphur |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SEA | Strategic environmental assessment |
| SEEA EA | System of environmental-economic accounts ecosystem accounting |
| SLCP | Short-lived climate pollutant |
| SO2 | Sulphur dioxide |
| SO₄²⁻ | Sulphate |
| SOx | Sulphur oxides |
| UNEA | United Nations Environment Assembly |
| UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| VOC | Volatile organic compound |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
Environmental Outlook on the Triple Planetary Crisis
Stakes, Evolution and Policy Linkages
