Connecticut College
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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

	Performance year	Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion	8,837.28 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	5,692.55 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	174.51 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	211.28 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity	1,559.34 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	6,759.03 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	10,571.13 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	12,662.86 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased	307 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	307 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	307 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	---
Carbon sold or transferred	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Net carbon sinks	307 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	307 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions	10,264.13 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	12,355.86 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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

	Performance year	Baseline year
Start date	July 1, 2022	July 1, 2016
End date	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2017

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site	1,806	1,928
Number of employees resident on-site	14	27
Number of other individuals resident on-site	7	34
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	1,926	1,995
Full-time equivalent of employees	633.70	776
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted Campus Users	2,381.78	2,601

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	4.31 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	4.75 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	2,800.84 Square meters
Healthcare space	0 Square meters
Other energy intensive space	395.02 Square meters

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission: