| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 79.01 |
| Liaison | Lindsay Walker |
| Submission Date | Feb. 14, 2023 |
Humber College
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.29 / 3.00 |
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:
Humber College's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory was compiled for the 2021/22 reporting year following the reporting requirements of The Climate Registry (TCR) General Reporting Protocol (Version 2.1, January 2016) and the TCR Local Government Operations (LGO) Protocol for the Quantification and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories (Version 1.1, May 2010). Our GHG inventory tool was developed by a 3rd party consultant using industry standard methods described above. Currently, the Office of Sustainability team inputs Humber College's consumption data in the tool every year to calculate Scope 1,2 and 3 emissions every fiscal year. The following equation was applied to Humber College’s 2021/22 utility consumption for calculating Scope 1+2 emissions:
CO2 e (tonnes)=Fuel Use or Activity Level (Unit) * Emission Factor (tonnes of CO2e/Unit)
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:
GreenerU Inc. reviewed and verified the GHG inventory reporting methods and process. Using Humber's methodology document and the GHG Accounting Protocol, GreenerU verified the process within Humber's GHG calculator tool.
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
| Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Stationary combustion | 5,570 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 0 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 | 658 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 | 307 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Commuting | Yes | 4,857 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Purchased goods and services | Yes | 1,368 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Capital goods | No | --- |
| Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | No | --- |
| Waste generated in operations | Yes | 129 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources | No | --- |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
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:
Humber's GHG inventory includes emissions related to purchased goods and services such as purchased paper and food products for the 2021/22 reporting year. Emissions from paper use is 16 tCO2e and emissions from food is 1352 tCO2e. As a result, emissions from purchased goods and services is 1368 tCO2e.
Humber's GHG inventory includes emissions related to purchased goods and services such as purchased paper and food products for the 2021/22 reporting year. Emissions from paper use is 16 tCO2e and emissions from food is 1352 tCO2e. As a result, emissions from purchased goods and services is 1368 tCO2e.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.