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Clear definitions of the sustainability, climate, and ESG terms that matter most — from CBAM and CSRD to SBTi and PCAF. Written by Semtrio's advisory team.
A greenhouse gas emission permit is the official authorisation that an installation within the scope of the Türkiye ETS must obtain before it can legally operate and emit greenhouse gases. It specifies the installation's monitoring obligations and is a precondition for allowance allocation.
A greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory is a complete, quantified account of the greenhouse gas emissions an organisation produces across a defined boundary and reporting period, structured by scope and gas — the foundational dataset for every climate target, disclosure and reduction plan.
GFANZ is a coalition of financial institutions formed to coordinate the financial sector's contribution to net zero, producing frameworks and guidance on transition planning and transition finance.
The GRI Standards are the world's most widely used sustainability reporting framework, setting out how an organisation discloses its impacts on the economy, environment and people to all of its stakeholders rather than to investors alone.
Global warming potential is the factor used to express a greenhouse gas in terms of carbon dioxide equivalent, based on how much heat it traps over a chosen time horizon relative to the same mass of CO₂.
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