Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	59.20
Liaison	Elaine Durr
Submission Date	Feb. 27, 2024

STARS v2.2

Elon University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	6.31 / 8.00	Elaine Durr Senior Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability

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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions

Gross GHG emissions

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

	Performance year	Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion	5,054.82 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	4,665.86 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	986.14 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	1,100.54 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity	10,296.82 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	15,803.84 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	16,337.78 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	21,570.24 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Carbon sinks

Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased	7,722 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 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	43.51 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	37.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	---
Carbon sold or transferred	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Net carbon sinks	7,765.51 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	37.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

If total performance year carbon sinks are greater than zero, provide:

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):

Carbon storage from on-site composting represents on-site yard waste composting. The metric tons of CO2 equivalent value was determined using SIMAP. Elon collects and composts 100% of its own yard waste in a facility located on the edge of campus. The resulting compost is then utilized on campus. For this on-site yard waste composting program: the baseline is known, it is additional, there are no known negative secondary effects, it is not reversible and it is not double-counted.
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased represents: 4000 MTCDE from a refrigerant reclamation project in Georgia [retired on Elon's behalf in May 2023 by Anew Climate, American Carbon Registry], 2700 MTCDE from a landfill gas destruction project in North Carolina [retired on Elon's behalf in May 2023 by Anew Climate, Climate Action Reserve], 1000 MTCDE from a forest improvement project in Alabama [retired on Elon's behalf in May 2023 by Anew Climate, American Carbon Registry] and 22 MTCDE from a wind energy project in Texas [retired on Elon's behalf through the UCapture program in June 2022, Verified Carbon Standard].

Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions	8,572.27 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	21,532.44 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Performance and baseline periods

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

	Performance year	Baseline year
Start date	June 1, 2022	June 1, 2007
End date	May 31, 2023	May 31, 2008

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

Elon's first GHG emissions inventory was conducted for FY 2007-2008. This year is utilized to measure progress toward Elon's carbon neutrality goal, which was established in 2007.

Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person

Weighted campus users

Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site	3,998	2,860
Number of employees resident on-site	24	17
Number of other individuals resident on-site	12	11
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	7,006	5,314
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,509	1,012
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted Campus Users	7,403.75	5,474.75

Metrics used in scoring for Part 1

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	1.16 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	3.93 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:

70.56

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

3,255,985 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	24,313 Square feet
Healthcare space	7,482 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	0 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

3,319,575 Gross square feet

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

0.00 MtCO2e per square foot

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:

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Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:

https://www.elon.edu/u/fa/sustainability/campus-initiatives/climate/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The source of Elon's purchased electricity (through Duke Energy) has become less carbon intensive (comparing the baseline and performance years).

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