| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.14 |
| Liaison | Kylee Singh |
| Submission Date | July 10, 2023 |
California Polytechnic State University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.52 / 3.00 |
Edgar
Palacios Energy and Sustainability Analyst Facilities Management and Development |
Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory within the previous three years that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
The Poly CAP team used the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLIE) Method with adjustments for a university campus analysis.
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?:
A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:
The GHG emissions inventory was reviewed and analyzed by our Climate Action Plan consulting team.
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
| Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Stationary combustion | 11,732 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 2,750 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
| Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Imported electricity | 1,668 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
| Yes or No | Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Business travel | Yes | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Commuting | Yes | 12,854.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Purchased goods and services | --- | --- |
| Capital goods | --- | --- |
| Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | --- | --- |
| Waste generated in operations | Yes | 547 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources | --- | --- |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
The CSU keep track of business travel through the Concur Software platform. The platform provides detail reports on traveled miles and the carbon emissions amount per each travel transaction.
Cal Poly hired a transportation engineer professor and student assistants to conduct a VMT study to determine commuter carbon emissions.
Cal Poly Waste provider, San Luis Garbage, provides monthly tonnage data for all trash picked up from the campus. They also log the number of trips to and from campus. This data was then used to determine the carbon emissions.
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) | 1.42 Tons |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 6.81 Tons |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 2.43 Tons |
| Particulate matter (PM) | 114.60 Tons |
| Ozone (O3) | 0 Tons |
| Lead (Pb) | 0.00 Tons |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | 0.80 Tons |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | 0 Tons |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | 1.37 Tons |
Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
| Yes or No | |
| Major stationary sources | Yes |
| Area sources | Yes |
| Mobile sources | No |
| Commuting | No |
| Off-site electricity production | No |
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
"Air toxins are regulated by the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) and California Air Resources Board (CARB). The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District maintains an air pollution emissions inventory using the Hot Spots Analysis and Reporting Program (HARP) emissions inventory module (EIM) for the County with some data collected from the California Air Resources Board (ARB). The air pollutants tracked by this inventory are known as ‘criteria pollutants’. Criteria pollutants include: Total Organic Gases (TOG) including its more reactive subset volatile organic gases (VOC), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of sulfur (SOx) and particulate matter (PM). Sources of air pollution are grouped into the major categories of: stationary, mobile, area-wide and natural sources.
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
SLO County Air Pollution Control District (SLOAPCD) website lists 2018 emissions inventory but the data that is cited in this report is from our campus submission to SLOAPCD is from 2021. 2019 and 2020 data is included in the additional documentation attached.
SLO County Air Pollution Control District (SLOAPCD) website lists 2018 emissions inventory but the data that is cited in this report is from our campus submission to SLOAPCD is from 2021. 2019 and 2020 data is included in the additional documentation attached.
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