Omar Hamdy

Glossary. CBAM and carbon markets

Verification / validation

Verification / validation

Independent checks: validation tests a project's design before it starts; verification tests its reported results after.

التحقق / المصادقة

فحوص مستقلة: المصادقة تختبر تصميم المشروع قبل بدئه، والتحقق يختبر النتائج المُبلغ عنها بعده.

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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