Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.08
Liaison Andrew McMahan
Submission Date June 24, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Central Carolina Community College
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.44 / 10.00 Laura Lauffer
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainable Technologies
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Yes

Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 3 GHG emissions from any of the following categories?:
Yes or No
Business travel Yes
Commuting Yes
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

Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
No

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

Campus Carbon Calculator emissions inventory tool. At the time managed by the National Wildlife Federation.. Clean Air Cool Planet’s Campus Carbon Calculator was used to collect and calculate the data. Measurements were reported in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (eCO2) released.


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?:
No

A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 818 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 980 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 67 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity 4,143 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 3,635 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon sequestration due to land that the institution manages specifically for sequestration 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
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:

n/a


A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:

n/a


A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:

n/a


A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:

n/a


Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 0 0
Number of residential employees 0 0
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 4,201 3,672
Full-time equivalent of employees 375 350
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 1,378 1,200

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2010 June 30, 2011
Baseline Year July 1, 2008 June 30, 2009

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

In order to address the major issue of climate change, Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) joined with hundreds of other institutions of higher education by signing the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) in 2010. An inventory of CCCC’s greenhouse gas emissions has been conducted as part of the college’s commitment to reducing GHG emissions.
CCCC has reported Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions data to the ACUPCC for the academic years ending in 2009, 2010, and 2011.


Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
542,249 Square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 0 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 1,619 Square feet

Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions
Business travel ---
Commuting 13,258 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 ---
Other categories (please specify below) ---

A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
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A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
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The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

CCCC is a signator of the ACUPCC. Our instition is in the process of compiling the data and our reduction plan.


CCCC is a signator of the ACUPCC. Our instition is in the process of compiling the data and our reduction plan.

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