| ACHPR | African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AF | Acumen Fund |
| AFTA | ASEAN Free Trade Area |
| AIDG | Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group |
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| BASREC | Baltic Sea Region Energy Cooperation |
| BEMIP | Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan |
| BIT | bilateral investment treaty |
| BSEC | Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation |
| CAREC | Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CCI | Clinton Climate Initiative |
| CDA | community development agreement |
| CERD | Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| CERDS | Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States |
| CERES | Certification of Environmental Standards |
| CERM | Coordinated Emergency Response Mechanism |
| CESCR | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| CIRDI | Canadian International Resources and Development Institute |
| CLASP | Collaborative Labelling and Appliance Standards Programme |
| COMAR | Council of the European Union Working Party on the Law of the Sea |
| CTE | Committee on Trade and Environment |
| DFID | Department for International Development |
| E+Co | Energy through Enterprise |
| EA | environmental assessment |
| EAS | Energy Advisory Service |
| EBI | Energy and Biodiversity Initiative |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ECC | Energy Charter Conference |
| ECHR | European Court of Human Rights |
| ECOSOC | Economic and Social Council |
| ECT | Energy Charter Conference |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| EESD | Efficient Energy for Sustainable Development Partnership |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| EITI | Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative |
| ENERGIA | International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy |
| ENVIRONET | Network of Environmental Management and Remediation |
| ESCAP | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
| ESIA | Environmental and Social Impact Assessment |
| EU | European Union |
| FFI | Fauna & Flora International |
| FRM | Framework for Responsible Mining |
| FTA | free trade agreement |
| GACC | Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves |
| GATS | General Agreement on Trade in Services |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GCF | Green Climate Fund |
| GECF | Gas Exporting Countries Forum |
| GEEREF | Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GENI | Global Energy Network Institute |
| GIF | Generation IV International Forum |
| GNESD | Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development |
| GRI | Global Reporting Initiative |
| GSI | Global Subsidies Initiative |
| GVEP | Global Village Energy Project |
| HGA | host government agreement |
| HRIA | Human Rights Impact Assessment |
| IACHR | Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ICC | International Chamber of Commerce |
| ICCPR | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICESCR | International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| ICJ | International Court of Justice |
| ICJ Reports | International Court of Justice Reports |
| ICMM | International Council on Mining and Metals |
| ICSID | International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IEF | International Energy Forum |
| IEP | International Energy Program |
| IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards |
| IGA | intergovernmental agreement |
| IIEC | International Institute for Energy Conservation |
| IIED | International Institute for Environment and Development |
| ILA | International Law Association |
| ILM | International Legal Materials |
| ILO | International Labour Organisation |
| IMO | International Maritime Organisation |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| INFORSE | International Network for Sustainable Energy |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IPEEC | International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation |
| IPHE | International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuels Cells in the Economy |
| IPIECA | International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association |
| IRENA | International Renewable Energy Agency |
| IRMA | Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance |
| ISA | International Seabed Authority |
| IOS | independent system operator |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| ITO | independent transmission operator |
| ITO | International Trade Organization |
| IUCN | International Union for Conservation of Nature |
| MAI | Multilateral Agreement on Investment |
| MCEP | Mining Certification Evaluation Project |
| MDG | Millennium Development Goals |
| MIGA | Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NEA | Nuclear Energy Agency |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| NIEO | New International Economic Order |
| NRGI | Natural Resource Governance Institute |
| OAPEC | Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OECD DAC | Development Assistance Committee |
| OGP | Open Government Partnership |
| OHCHR | United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| OIC | Organisation of the Islamic Conference |
| OJEU | Official Journal of the European Union |
| OJPL | Official Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland |
| OLADE | Organización Latinoamericana de Energia |
| OPEC | Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries/ |
| OSPAR | Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic |
| PCA | Permanent Court of Arbitration |
| PCFV | Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles |
| PCIJ | Permanent Court of International Justice |
| PEEREA | Energy Charter Protocol on Energy Efficiency and Related Environmental Aspects |
| EMEX | Petróleos Mexicanos |
| REEEP | Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership |
| S3IDF | Small Scale Sustainable Infrastructure Development Fund |
| SAARC | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| SADC | Southern African Development Community |
| SCO | Shanghai Cooperation Organization |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SE4ALL | Sustainable Energy for All |
| SEA | strategic environmental assessment |
| SELF | Solar Electric Light Fund |
| SPREP | Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
| SPS | Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures |
| TBT | Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade |
| TEC | Transatlantic Economic Council |
| TPA | third party access |
| TPP | Trans-Pacific Partnership |
| TRIMs | Agreement on Trade-related Investment Measures |
| TTIP | Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership |
| UN | United Nations |
| UN-CSD | United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development |
| UN-REDD | United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation |
| UNCITRAL | United Nation Commission on International Trade Law |
| UNCLOS | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNCTAD IPFSD | UNCTAD’s Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| WBCSD | World Business Council on Sustainable Development |
| WCP | World Climate Programme |
| WCRE | World Council for Renewable Energies |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
| WPC | World Petroleum Council |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
