Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 56.94
Liaison Scott Morgan
Submission Date Dec. 21, 2023

STARS v2.2

Evergreen State College, The
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.40 / 8.00 Emma Wright
Graduate Sustainability Fellow
Office of Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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 3,991 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 5,695 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 153 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 323 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 7,950 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 4,144 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 13,968 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Carbon sinks

Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:
Performance year Baseline year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased 0 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 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 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 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 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):
Evergreen does not purchase carbon offsets at this time.

Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 4,144 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 13,968 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 Jan. 1, 2021 July 1, 2004
End date Dec. 31, 2021 June 30, 2005

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Our baseline year is the fiscal year of 2005, which is when Evergreen's first detailed emissions inventory was performed.

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 515 769
Number of employees resident on-site 5 4
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 2,026 4,117
Full-time equivalent of employees 500 644
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted Campus Users 2,024.50 3,764

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 2.05 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 3.71 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
44.84

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
1,654,158 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 215,521 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 0 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
2,085,200 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:
Evergreen has actively reduced total energy consumption (electrical and natural gas) by roughly 15% from our base year through an extensive suite of energy conservation projects and practices.

Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
For Scope 2 emissions, Evergreen purchases Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) that account for all electricity consumed (minus small in-house solar generation) on both its Olympia and Tacoma campuses. The college's Scope 2 emissions are therefore considered to be 0 MT CO2e.

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