Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	62.69
Liaison	Christina Olsen
Submission Date	Aug. 20, 2024

STARS v2.2

British Columbia Institute of Technology
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	2.08 / 3.00

"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory

Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory within the previous three years that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :

Yes

A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:

2023_Total_GHG_Emissions_by_Activity_Data_Source_no_Biogenic_20240723.xlsx

A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:

BCIT’s GHG inventory is done by BCIT’s Energy Team who aggregates all utility data, inputs paper and vehicle fuel data, and calculates annual greenhouse gas emissions using standard emission intensity factors. This data is then submitted via the BC Clean Government Reporting Tool.

As a BC public sector institution, BCIT follows the mandate that all provincial public sector organizations (PSOs) be carbon neutral which requires a five-step process:

1. Measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from buildings, vehicles and paper use.

2. Reduce emissions as much as possible by conserving electricity and fossil fuels

3. Offset remaining emissions by purchasing an equivalent amount of high-quality, made-in-B.C. carbon offsets

4. Report annually on progress through the PSO Climate Change Accountability Report (PSO CCAR)

5. Verify data and emissions

More information on the BC Carbon Neutral Government program: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/climate-change/public-sector/carbon-neutral

Has the GHG emissions inventory been validated internally by personnel who are independent of the GHG accounting and reporting process and/or verified by an independent, external third party?:

Yes

A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:

The GHG inventory is verified by BCIT’s Associate Vice President of Campus Planning and Facilities as well as by the British Columbia Provincial Government. Verification is part of the Clean Government Reporting Tool process.

More information on the BC Carbon Neutral Government program: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/climate-change/public-sector/carbon-neutral

Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:

2023_BCIT_CCAR_Report.pdf

Scope 1 GHG emissions

Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:

	Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion	5,584 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions)	---

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:

5,584 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 2 GHG emissions

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):

	Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity	391 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy	199 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:

590 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

GHG emissions from biomass combustion

Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:

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Scope 3 GHG emissions

Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:

	Yes or No	Weight in MTCO2e
Business travel	No	---
Commuting	No	---
Purchased goods and services	Yes	115 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Capital goods	No	---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2	Yes	110 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations	No	---
Other sources	No	---

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:

225 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:

Scope 3 emissions were accounted in BCIT’s GHG inventory by aggregating all utility data, inputting paper and vehicle fuel data, and calculating annual greenhouse gas emissions using standard emission intensity factors. This data is then submitted to the BC Clean Government Reporting Tool.

Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory

Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its air pollutant emissions?:

Annual weight of emissions for::

	Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx)	---
Sulfur oxides (SOx)	---
Carbon monoxide (CO)	---
Particulate matter (PM)	---
Ozone (O3)	---
Lead (Pb)	---
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)	---
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs)	---
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations	---

Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:

	Yes or No
Major stationary sources	---
Area sources	---
Mobile sources	---
Commuting	---
Off-site electricity production	---

None

A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:

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Optional Fields

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):

391 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :

199 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:

https://www.bcit.ca/facilities/facilities-services/energy-greenhouse-gas-management/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

BCIT_SEMP_2023-2024_FINAL.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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