| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.23 |
| Liaison | Jeff Jeremiason |
| Submission Date | Nov. 30, 2021 |
Gustavus Adolphus College
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.46 / 3.00 |
Chuck
Niederriter Co-Director of the Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation, Professor of Physics and Environmental Studies Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation |
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:
Gustavus uses the greenhouse gas reporting tool on the Second Nature website to complete our GHG emissions inventory. Second Nature is committed to accelerating climate action in, and through, higher education. They do this by mobilizing a diverse array of higher education institutions to act on bold climate commitments, to scale campus climate initiatives, and to create innovative climate solutions.
Gustavus has completed a report using this tool every year since Gustavus joined the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). The ACUPCC implementation is being led by the Director of the Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation which was inaugurated in August 2007. The Johnson Center Director collaborates with faculty, staff, administration and students in shaping climate initiatives, with particularly close collaboration with the Physical Plant Director and the Environmental Studies Faculty.
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:
The GHG inventory verification is conducted by the renewable energy working group for the President’s Environmental Sustainability Council (PESC). Members from this group confirm the validity and accuracy of data needed for Gustavus’ annual GHG inventory. The campus-wide data is straightforward and electricity use and natural gas use make up 90% of our greenhouse gas emissions. On our small campus we receive one bill for electricity and one for natural gas and the calculations are straightforward. Attached is the energy and gas reduction data document that is used to monitor the data and a summary of their efforts.
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
| Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Stationary combustion | 8,524 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 377 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 | 8,510 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 | Yes | 1,872 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Commuting | Yes | 1,912 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| 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 | --- |
| Other sources | No | --- |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Commuting and air travel data was collected from credit card receipts from the financial office and commuting data was estimated based on a GIS project entering employee addresses and estimating number of commute days.
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) | --- |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | --- |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | --- |
| Particulate matter (PM) | --- |
| Ozone (O3) | --- |
| Lead (Pb) | --- |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | --- |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | --- |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | --- |
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:
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:
Data for the Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based) was obtained from: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/Minnesota/
Data for the Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based) was obtained from: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/Minnesota/
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