Omar Hamdy

Glossary. Carbon accounting

Greenhouse gases

Greenhouse gases

Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide.

غازات الاحتباس الحراري

غازات تحبس الحرارة في الغلاف الجوي، مثل ثاني أكسيد الكربون والميثان وأكسيد النيتروز.

المصدر: الهيئة العامة للرقابة المالية

Source of the Arabic term: Financial Regulatory Authority

Why a lender reads this

Lenders and buyers increasingly ask for emissions with the same rigour as financial figures. A number without a method, a boundary and a data source does not pass a credit review or a buyer's request.

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