Omar Hamdy

Glossary. CBAM and carbon markets

Carbon credit

Carbon credit

A certificate representing one tonne of emissions reduced or removed.

Usage: The FRA's legal term; «رصيد كربوني» only informally.

شهادة خفض الانبعاثات الكربونية

شهادة تمثل طنًا واحدًا من الانبعاثات المخفَّضة أو المُزالة.

المصدر: الهيئة العامة للرقابة المالية

Source of the Arabic term: Financial Regulatory Authority

Why a lender reads this

For exporters to the EU, embedded emissions now carry a cost. A lender reads CBAM exposure as a margin and cash flow question, and carbon credits as an asset only when the method and the registry hold up.

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