- COP
- Conference of the Parties; the UNFCCC's annual decision-making body.
- CMA
- The COP serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement.
- NDC
- Nationally Determined Contribution; each country's climate target, updated every five years.
- BTR
- Biennial Transparency Report on emissions and progress.
- NCQG
- New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance.
- GST
- Global Stocktake; the five-yearly assessment of collective progress.
- Annex I / II
- Country lists in the Convention; Annex II carries finance obligations.
- LULUCF
- Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF).