Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.84
Liaison Stephanie Del Rosario
Submission Date May 26, 2022

STARS v2.2

California State University, Fullerton
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.38 / 3.00 Robert Denman
Environmental Compliance Specialist
Environmental Health and Safety
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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:
CSUF_e-GGRT_RY2019.pdf

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

Inputted information from natural gas usage and purchased electricity invoices into California Electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool (Cal e-GGRT) to assist with completion of GHG emission inventory for Scope 1 emissions from stationary combustion and Scope 2 emissions from imported electricity. Fuel dispensing logs and refrigerant purchasing records were utilized to calculate inventory of Scope 1 emissions from other sources. Applied EPA GHG emissions factors dated 03/09/2018 and Global Warming Potential (GWP) values posted on California Air Resources Board (CARB) website to the diesel fuel throughput to calculate CO2e. The refrigerant CO2e was obtained by applying GWP values posted on CARB website.


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:

Yorke Engineering, LLC is an independent third party that assists CSUF Environmental Health & Safety with air quality and environmental compliance. Please see attached "CSUF CARB GHG Rpt Wkbk RY2019".


Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
CSUF_CARB_GHG_Rpt_Wkbk_RY2019.xlsx

Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion 19,881 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) 163.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
20,044.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity 1,985 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
1,985 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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 No ---
Capital goods No ---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 No ---
Waste generated in operations No ---
Other sources No ---

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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

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

Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 6.67 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0.02 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 6.03 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 2.77 Tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Tons
Lead (Pb) 0 Tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 0 Tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) 0 Tons
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 0 Tons

Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
Yes or No
Major stationary sources Yes
Area sources Yes
Mobile sources Yes
Commuting No
Off-site electricity production No

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

Inputted information from fuel dispensing logs, equipment operating records, chemical purchases, natural gas and electricity usage invoices into South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Annual Emission Report (AER) tool to assist with completion of air pollutant emissions inventory.


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

Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
https://ehs.fullerton.edu/programs/compliance.php

Additional documentation to support the submission:
CSUF_AER_RY2019.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.