| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.59 |
| Liaison | Delicia Nahman |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2020 |
Lafayette College
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.21 / 3.00 |
Scott
Kennedy Director of Facilities Operations Finance & Administrative |
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:
The SIMAP carbon accounting platform was used to complete the FY 2019 inventory.
Inventories have traditionally been complete every year to meet Second Nature reporting requirements using the Campus Carbon Calculator.
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:
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
| Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Stationary combustion | 9,891.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 491.30 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 | 11,964.10 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 | 406.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Commuting | Yes | 1,686 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Purchased goods and services | Yes | 29.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Capital goods | --- | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | Yes | 625.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Waste generated in operations | Yes | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources | Yes | 338.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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) | 8.40 Tons |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 0.26 Tons |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 6.39 Tons |
| Particulate matter (PM) | 0.46 Tons |
| Ozone (O3) | 0 Tons |
| Lead (Pb) | 0 Tons |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | 0 Tons |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | 0 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 | --- |
| Commuting | --- |
| Off-site electricity production | No |
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
The Clean Air-Cool Planet calculator utilized for the GHG report requires general institutional data to accurately calculate emissions for each unique campus. It is necessary to sum the building areas, track the number of students and track vehicles on campus, among other metrics. To calculate the GHG emissions for ALL College properties and activities, it is essential to clearly identify and define all of the College’s holdings.
This report uses the Clean Air / Cool Planet Campus Carbon Calculator v7.0 to organize and calculate the emission factors. This calculator is compliant with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, a standard procedure for analyzing emissions and that which ACUPCC references. A majority of institutions across the country use this tool as it largely automates the carbon accounting standards jointly established by the WBCSD and WRI.
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:
Only Nitrogen Oxides were included in the GHG inventory. It did not deal specifically with other gases that affect outdoor air quality.
Only Nitrogen Oxides were included in the GHG inventory. It did not deal specifically with other gases that affect outdoor air quality.
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