Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 65.69 |
Liaison | Alan Turnquist |
Submission Date | July 24, 2023 |
Michigan Technological University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.90 / 3.00 |
Alan
Turnquist Director of Sustainability and Resilience Office of the President |
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Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory
Yes
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 University’s carbon footprint is determined annually by the Clean Air-Cool Planet (CA-CP) team of the Green Campus Enterprise. Students in the enterprise, begun in 2008, use a CA-CP carbon calculator to develop the inventory, following the reporting guidelines of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. The students refine their data-collection methods every year. The carbon inventory includes electricity and fuel used by our buildings, and the motor fleet, air travel, rental car travel, personal travel, refrigerants, and chemicals. SIMAP is our primary tool.
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?:
Yes
A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:
A 3rd year Environmental Engineering Student worked 10 hours per week over the summer of 2022 to identify and correct any inconsistencies in the GHG calculations from 2014 - 2021 and to build some analytical tools using the data. Her work is reflected in the historical summary Excel sheet attached below.
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Scope 1 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Stationary combustion | 18,786 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 1,312 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
20,098
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Imported electricity | 15,371 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
15,371
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
GHG emissions from biomass combustion
0
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 3 GHG emissions
Yes or No | Weight in MTCO2e | |
Business travel | Yes | 660 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | Yes | 1,972 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | Yes | 1,599.43 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Capital goods | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | Yes | 2,798.46 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources | Yes | 1,055 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
8,084.89
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Commuting = annual survey. Air travel = through purchasing records. Waste = through waste management contract.
Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory
Yes
Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions | |
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 3.50 Tons |
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 | Yes |
Area sources | --- |
Mobile sources | Yes |
Commuting | Yes |
Off-site electricity production | Yes |
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A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
We used Emissions factors provided by the USEPA and applied them to our categorical data for GHG emissions.
Optional Fields
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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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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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.