Publication - Independent report
Independent Review of Underground Coal Gasification - Report
An independent examination of the issues and evidence surrounding Underground Coal Gasification.
Acronyms and Abbreviations
| ABC | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
|---|---|
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| BTEX | Benzene, toluene, ethylene/ethylbenzene and xylene |
| BGS | The British Geological Society |
| BSOR | Borehole sites and operations regulations |
| CA | The Coal Authority |
| CAR | Controlled Activities Regulations |
| CAT | UK Government's Carbon Abatement Technology Strategy |
| CBM | Coal bed methane |
| CCC | UK Committee on Climate Change |
| CCS | Carbon capture and storage |
| CH 4 | Methane |
| CNRL | Cluff Natural Resources Limited |
| CO 2 | Carbon dioxide |
| CO | Carbon monoxide |
| CoMAH | Control of Major Accident Hazards |
| CoSLA | Convention of Scottish Local Authorities |
| CoRWM | Committee on radioactive waste management |
| CRIP | Controlled retractable ignition point/retracting injection point |
| CSIRO | Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| CTL | Coal to liquids |
| CV | Calorific value |
| DBEIS | Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
| DECC | Department of Energy & Climate Change |
| DEFRA | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs |
| DMIT RE | Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy |
| DPP | Director of Public Prosecutions |
| DTI | Department of Trade and Industry |
| EASAC | European Academies Science Advisory Council |
| EEA SC | European Environment Agency Scientific Committee |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| ELR | Environmental Liability Regulations |
| EP | Environment protection |
| EU | European Union |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FoE | Friends of the Earth |
| FoES | Friends of the Earth Scotland |
| FoF | Firth of Forth |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GRO | Gasoline range organics |
| GTL | Gas to liquids |
| GW | Groundwater |
| H 2 | Hydrogen |
| H 2O | Water (also steam) |
| HIA | Health impact assessment |
| HF | Hydraulic fracturing (commonly of shales) |
| HSE | Health and Safety Executive |
| HTFT | High-temperature Fisher-Tropsch |
| IED | Industrial Emissions Directive |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| LCA | Life-cycle assessment |
| LVW | Linked vertical wells |
| MoD | Ministry of Defence |
| MW | Megawatt |
| NHMRC | National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia |
| NO 2 | Nitrogen dioxide |
| NORM | Naturally occurring radioactive material |
| O 2 | Oxygen |
| PAH | Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons |
| PI | Public inquiry |
| PPC | Pollution prevention and control regulations |
| PSR | Pipeline Safety Regulations |
| QLD DEHP | Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection |
| QLD DNRM | Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines |
| REPPIR | Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information ) Regulations |
| RSE | Royal Society of Edinburgh |
| RSPB | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
| SA DMITRE | South Australian Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy (now Dept. for State Development) |
| SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
| SG | Scottish Government |
| SNH | Scottish Natural Heritage |
| SO 2 | Sulphur Dioxide |
| SPICe | Scottish Parliament Information Centre |
| UGE | Unconventional gas extraction |
| UCG | Underground Coal Gasification |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UKOOG | United Kingdom Onshore Oil and Gas |
| US | United States of America |
| USEPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| VOCs | Volatile organic compounds |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
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