GLOSSARY OF TERMS

A2EP Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity aCCU algal carbon capture and use ACCU Australian Carbon Credit Unit AD anaerobic digestion ARENA Australian Renewable Energy Agency AS/NZS Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard ATN Australian Technology Network of Universities BRC-A Business Renewables Centre Australia CBD central business district CEFC Clean Energy Finance Corporation CER certified emissions reduction CHP combined heat and power CIL Climate Impact Lab (UTS) CO2 carbon dioxide CO2-e carbon dioxide equivalent COP coefficient of performance COP26 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference CRC Cooperative Research Centre CSJI Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion (UTS) CUSP Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute CWB community wealth building DAB Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building (UTS) DAC direct air capture DCJ NSW Department of Communities and Justice DPIE NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment EACs energy attribution certificate ESG environmental, social and corporate governance ERF Emissions Reduction Fund

ETS

Emissions Trading Scheme EVs electric vehicles GBCA Green Building Council of Australia GDP gross domestic product GEEP green electric energy park GET Glebe Energy Transitions GHG greenhouse gas HFC hydrofluorocarbon HIVE Hub for Immersive Visualisation and eResearch (Curtin University) HPWH heap pump water heater HVAC heating, ventilation and cooling IEA International Energy Agency IFRS International Financial Reporting Standards IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ISF Institute for Sustainable Futures (UTS)

IT

information technology kW kilowatt kWh kilowatt-hour LCA life cycle analysis LED light emitting diode LGC Large-scale generation certificate MJ megajoule MW megawatt MWh megawatt-hour NGA National Greenhouse Accounts NSW New South Wales NZI Net Zero Initiative (Monash University) PF&D Properties, Facilities and Development (Curtin University) PPA power purchasing agreement PRME Principles for Responsible Management Education PV photovoltaic QS Quacquarelli Symonds RACE for 2030 Reliable Affordable Clear Energy for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre RECs renewable energy certificate RMIT Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (now RMIT University) SaaS Software as a Service SBTi Science Based Targets initiative SDG (United Nations) Sustainable Development Goal SDSN Sustainable Development Solutions Network SWIS South West Interconnected System TDI Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation (UTS) TEA technoeconomic analysis trigen trigeneration ULL urban living laboratory UN United Nations UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UTS University of Technology Sydney V2H Vehicle-to-Home VER voluntary emissions reduction VPO voltage power optimisation VPP virtual power plant WA Western Australia WAIT Western Australian Institute of Technology WBCSD World Business Council for Sustainable Development WRI World Resources Institute WWF World Wide Fund for Nature