Publication - Consultation paper
Sectoral marine plan for offshore wind energy: strategic environmental assessment screening and scoping report
Sets out the proposed scope and level of detail for the assessment, as well as a description of the methodology.
Appendix B Abbreviations
| CEC | Crown Estate Commission |
| EMF | electro-magnetic field |
| EU | European Union |
| GHG | greenhouse gas(es) |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GW | gigawatt(s) |
| HES | Historic Environment Scotland |
| HRA | Habitats Regulations Appraisal |
| IPF | Initial Plan Framework |
| MaRS | Marine Resource System |
| MARPOL | International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships |
| MESH | Mapping European Seabed Habitats |
| MW | megawatt(s) |
| NMPi | National Marine Plan interactive |
| nm | nautical mile(s) |
| PPS | plans, programmes, and strategies |
| RLG | Regional Locational Guidance |
| ROC | Renewables Obligations Certificates |
| SA | Sustainability Appraisal |
| SEA | Strategic Environmental Assessment |
| SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
| SNH | Scottish Natural Heritage |
| SW2 | South West Option 2 |
| TRL | Technology Readiness Level |
| The 2005 Act | The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 |
| The 2004 Regulations | The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004 |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UKCP09 | UK Climate Projections 2009 |
| UNESCO | United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| WFD | Water Framework Directive |