Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 68.45 |
Liaison | Keisha Payson |
Submission Date | May 8, 2024 |
Bowdoin College
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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8.00 / 8.00 |
Keisha
Payson Sustainability Director Facilities Mgmt |
Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 7,861 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 9,924 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 368 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 390.79 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 6,583.68 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total | 8,229 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 16,898.47 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased | 10,876 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon storage from on-site composting | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | --- |
Carbon sold or transferred | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Net carbon sinks | 10,876 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
FY 2024 10,056 VCU carbon offsets that are Verra VCS certified from a landfill gas capture project in New Bedford, MA. Gases created by decomposition within the landfill are collected through a system of perforated pipes installed throughout the landfill. The gas is piped to the electric plant operated by Common Wealth New Bedford Energy, LLC where it is burned in Caterpillar engines to generate 3.4 megawatts of electricity. We also offset a small portion of our scope 3 emissions (employee commute) with a Finite Carbon - AMC Maine Woods Initiative project certified by the ACR (820 ERTs).
Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net GHG emissions | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 16,898.47 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Start date | July 1, 2022 | July 1, 2004 |
End date | June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2005 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
We chose 2005 as the baseline year in order to be consistent with previous STARS submissions.
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 1,915 | 1,581 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 31 | 22 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 27 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 1,911 | 1,701 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 953 | 704 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
Weighted Campus Users | 2,661.50 | 2,204.50 |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user:
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 7.67 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 104,867 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 9,194.25 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 169,029 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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