Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 56.09 |
Liaison | Ciara Tennis |
Submission Date | Nov. 10, 2021 |
Eastern Connecticut State University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.19 / 3.00 |
Eric
Germain Environment Health and Safety Officer Public Safety |
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:
Data was gathered from relevant departments across campus through email or virtual meetings with Institute for Sustainability staff, Lynn Stoddard, Director, and Ciara Tennis, University Assistant.
UNH's SIMAP online calculator and the Second Nature Reporting Platform were used to consolidate the inventory.
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:
Reviewed by Renee Theroux-Keech (Director of Facilities Management & Planning), Lynn Stoddard (Director of Sustainability), and the Green Campus Committee (consists of faculty and staff from multiple departments). Presented and reviewed data for consistency, anomalies, and general improvements to methodology.
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Stationary combustion | 6,804.47 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 292.23 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 | 4,254.42 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 | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | Yes | 4,883.24 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Capital goods | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | Yes | 218.36 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | Yes | 5.47 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Commuting data was calculated using census surveys that included staff, faculty, and student towns of residence and were used to approximate the distance and frequency of trips to campus per week. These weekly numbers were multiplied and adjusted for periods throughout the 2020 Fiscal Year.
Emissions from T&D losses (emissions from fuel- and energy-related activities) were calculated by SIMAP based on amount of purchased electricity in kwh.
Waste generated in operations was based on the weights of trash in all dumpsters across campus tracked over one week, then multiplied to approximate waste generated for the year.
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) | 7.21 Tons |
Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 0.34 Tons |
Carbon monoxide (CO) | 5.74 Tons |
Particulate matter (PM) | 3.37 Tons |
Ozone (O3) | 0 Tons |
Lead (Pb) | 0 Tons |
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | 0.43 Tons |
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | 0 Tons |
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | 6.92 Tons |
Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
Yes or No | |
Major stationary sources | --- |
Area sources | --- |
Mobile sources | --- |
Commuting | --- |
Off-site electricity production | --- |
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
Each year Eastern must receive an Air Quality permit and comply with federal and state mandates for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). Other standard categories refers to VOCs reported. The information supplied for the stationary emissions sources was taken from CT DEEP Air Permit report submitted by Eric Germain. It covers data from 1/1/2020 to 11/8/2020.
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:
The information supplied for the stationary emissions sources was taken from CT DEEP Air Permit report submitted by Eric Germain, Environmental Health and Safety Director.
The information supplied for the stationary emissions sources was taken from CT DEEP Air Permit report submitted by Eric Germain, Environmental Health and Safety Director.
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