Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 47.06
Liaison Daniela Shebitz
Submission Date Dec. 11, 2023

STARS v2.2

Kean University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.33 / 3.00 Suzanne Kupiec
Director, EHS
Environmental Health and Safety
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Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory within the previous three years that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
No

A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
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A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
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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?:
No

A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:
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Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
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Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion ---
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) ---

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
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Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity ---
Imported thermal energy ---

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
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Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
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Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
Yes or No Weight in MTCO2e
Business travel --- ---
Commuting --- ---
Purchased goods and services --- ---
Capital goods --- ---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 --- ---
Waste generated in operations --- ---
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Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
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Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its air pollutant emissions?:
Yes

Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 7.76 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0.85 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 6.70 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 0.37 Tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Tons
Lead (Pb) 0 Tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 0.69 Tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) 0.68 Tons
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 0 Tons

Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
Yes or No
Major stationary sources Yes
Area sources Yes
Mobile sources No
Commuting No
Off-site electricity production No

A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:

As a Title V facility under the Clean Air Act, Kean prepares and submits an emissions statement to the NJ Department of Environmental Protection annually. The methodology for calculating emissions follows the NJDEP guidelines and procedures. The NJDEP reviews our submissions.


Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
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Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
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Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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