The Role of Economic Regulators in the Green Transition

Abbreviations and acronyms

ACCC	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
ACMA	Australian Communications and Media Authority
ADEME	Agence de la transition écologique (Agency for the Ecological Transition, France)
AER	Australian Energy Regulator
AI	Artificial Intelligence
ANAC	Autoridade Nacional de Aviação Civil (National Authority of Civil Aviation, Portugal)
ANACOM	Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (National Communications Authority, Portugal)
ANATEL	Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (National Telecommunications Agency, Brazil)
ANTT	Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestres (National Agency for Land Transport, Brazil)
ARCEP	Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques, des Postes et de la Distribution de la Presse (Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications, Post and Print Media, France)
ARERA	L'Autorità di Regolazione per Energia Reti e Ambiente (Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks, and Environment, Italy)
ARESEP	Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Regulatory Authority of Public Services, Costa Rica)
ART	Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti (Transport Regulation Authority, Italy)
BEREC	Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications
BIPT - IBPT	Belgisch Instituut voor postdiensten en telecommunicatie - Institut belge des services postaux et des télécommunications (Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications)
BNetzA	Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen (Federal Network Agency, Germany)
CEER	Council of European Energy Regulators
CNA	Consejo Nacional Ambiental (National Environmental Council, Colombia)
CNA	Consejo Nacional de Agua (National Environmental Council, Colombia)
ComReg	Ireland Commission for Communications Regulation
CRC	Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones (Communications Regulatory Commission, Colombia)
CRE	Commission de Régulation de l’Énergie (Energy Regulation Commission, France)
CSO	Civil Society Organisation
DWI	UK Drinking Water Inspectorate
EEA	European Environment Agency
EFRWS	European Forum on the Regulation of Water Services
EICom	Federal Electricity Commission, Switzerland
ERU	Energy Regulatory Office, Czechia
EU	European Union
GHG	Greenhouse Gases
GSR	OECD Governance of Sector Regulators
HAKOM	Hrvatska regulatorna agencija za mrežne djelatnosti (Regulatory Authority for Network Industries, Croatia)
ICT	Information and Communication Technologies
IFT	Insituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (Federal Institute of Telecommunications, Mexico)
IPCC	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
LCA	Life Cycle Assessment
MIAC	Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
NER	OECD Network of Economic Regulators
NGOs	Non-Governmental Organisations
NMHH	National Media and Infocommunications Agency, Hungary
NZTA	New Zealand Transport Agency
Ofgem	Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, UK
Ofwat	Water Services Regulation Authority, UK
RTR	Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH (Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Austria)
SUTEL	Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones (Telecommunications Superintendency, Costa Rica)
TKK	Telekom-Control-Kommission (Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, Austria)
UCPD	EU Unfair Commercial Practices Directive
UKRN	UK Regulators Network
UNFCCC	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNITAR	United Nations Institute for Training and Research
UNOPS	United Nations Office for Projects
UN-WATER	United Nations Water programme
URE	Urząd Regulacji Energetyki (Energy Regulatory Office, Poland)
VDA	Valsts Dzelzceļa Administrācija (State Railway Administration, Latvia)
WAREG	Association of European Public Authorities for drinking water and wastewater