Definitions
Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: (1) ‘international flight’ means the operation of an aeroplane from take-off at an aerodrome of a State or its territories, and landing at an aerodrome of another State or its territories; (2) ‘CORSIA eligible fuel’ means an aviation fuel, which was reported in accordance with the provisions of the delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 28c of Directive 2003/87/EC and which an aircraft operator may therefore use to reduce its offsetting requirement in accordance with Article 3(3); (3) ‘offsetting requirement’ means the amount of CO 2 emissions required to be offset pursuant to Article 12(9) of Directive 2003/87/EC; (4) ‘Sector’s Growth Factor’ or ‘SGF’ means a multiplier that is published in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) document entitled ‘CORSIA Annual Sector’s Growth Factor (SGF)’ and calculated by the Secretariat of ICAO according to the following methodology: (a) SGF applicable for CO 2 emissions occurring until 31 December 2023: SGF y = ( SE y – SE B,y )/ SE y where: SE y = Total sectoral CO 2 emissions from international flights performed by aircraft operators between two States participating in the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) in the given year y ; and SE B,y = Total annual sectoral CO 2 emissions in 2019 from international flights performed by aircraft operators between States participating in CORSIA in the given year y ; (b) SGF applicable for CO 2 emissions occurring from 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2026: SGF y = ( SE y – SE B,y )/ SE y where: SE y = Total sectoral CO 2 emissions from international flights performed by aircraft operators between two States participating in CORSIA in the given year y ; and SE B,y = 85 per cent of total annual sectoral CO 2 emissions in 2019 from international flights performed by aircraft operators between two States participating in CORSIA in the given year y.