Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	66.75
Liaison	Victor Udo
Submission Date	Nov. 18, 2022

STARS v2.2

Bucknell University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	2.83 / 8.00	Victor E Udo Director, Campus Sustainability Office of Campus Sustainability

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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions

Gross GHG emissions

Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion	28,347.81 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	30,785.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	1,070.96 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	1,142.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity	99.36 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	1,658.30 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	29,518.13 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	33,586.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Carbon sinks

Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased	0 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	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

If total performance year carbon sinks are greater than zero, provide:

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):

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Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions	29,518.13 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	33,586.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Performance and baseline periods

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Performance year	Baseline year
Start date	July 1, 2020	July 1, 2007
End date	June 30, 2021	June 30, 2008

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:

The GHG emissions baseline of 2008 was adopted as part of Bucknell's Climate Action Plan (submitted to the ACUPCC in 2010). 2008 was the year Bucknell signed the Presidents Climate Commitment. Initial goals were 10% reduction by 2015, 20% by 2020 and neutrality by 2030. The neutrality goal and overall commitment to the Sustainability Plan as an institutional priority has been reaffirmed in the 2019 University Strategic Plan.

Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person

Weighted campus users

Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site	3,326	3,039
Number of employees resident on-site	17	17
Number of other individuals resident on-site	14	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	3,740	3,832
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,272	1,162
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted Campus Users	4,608.75	4,509.50

Metrics used in scoring for Part 1

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	6.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	7.45 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:

14.01

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

3,052,547 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	127,500 Square feet
Healthcare space	4,900 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	90,300 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

3,407,647 Gross square feet

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

0.01 MtCO2e per square foot

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:

All new construction has been certified LEED Silver or Gold with a primary emphasis on minimizing energy usage. One building (c2013) is in the process of LEED O&M v4.1 certification potentially at the Platinum level. The staff has actively managed building systems to minimize energy usage. Cogen plant operations focus on efficiency. All renovations are done in a way that minimizes energy usage. 100% of purchased electricity is offset with wind RECs.

Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:

https://unhsimap.org/public/institution/897

Additional documentation to support the submission:

Carbon_Footprint_at_Second_Nature.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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