Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.23
Liaison Jody Jones
Submission Date March 18, 2024

STARS v2.2

Mount Royal University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.58 / 3.00 Jody Jones
Project Analyst
Facitities Management
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory

Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory within the previous three years that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
Yes

A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
OP_1_GHG_Inventory_Summary.pdf

A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:

Data for energy consumption (electricity and natural gas), fuels (diesel, gasoline, and propane), and refirgerants were obtained from staff and the records validated by an independent, neutral Third-Party. The data for purchased goods, waste transport, and waste treatment were all estimated suing the results of waste assessment performed by an independent, neutral Third-Party. The data was then multiplied by standard emissions factors found in Environment and Climate Change Canada's "Emission Factors and Reference Values 2022" and the US EPA's Air Pollutants 42 (AP-42) datasets.


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:

All reported consumption disclosures were validated by a neutral Third-Party, Evergreen Sustainability Programming


Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
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Scope 1 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion 13,552.12 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) 110.95 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
13,663.07 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 2 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity 12,772.94 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
12,772.94 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

GHG emissions from biomass combustion
Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 3 GHG emissions
Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
Yes or No Weight in MTCO2e
Business travel No 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting No 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services Yes 2,007.69 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 1,172 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources No 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
3,179.69 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:

Data for purchased goods, waste transport, and waste treatment were all estimated suing the results of waste assessment performed by an independent, neutral Third-Party. The data was then multiplied by standard emissions factors found in Environment and Climate Change Canada's "Emission Factors and Reference Values 2022" and the US EPA's Air Pollutants 42 (AP-42) datasets.


Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory

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) 11.10 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0.54 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 9.25 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 2.07 Tons
Ozone (O3) ---
Lead (Pb) 0 Tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 0.70 Tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) 0.03 Tons
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 0.06 Tons

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

None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:

Data for energy consumption (electricity and natural gas), fuels (diesel, gasoline, and propane), and refirgerants were obtained from staff and the records validated by an independent, neutral Third-Party. The data for purchased goods, waste transport, and waste treatment were all estimated suing the results of waste assessment performed by an independent, neutral Third-Party. The data was then multiplied by standard emissions factors found in Environment and Climate Change Canada's "Emission Factors and Reference Values 2022" and the US EPA's Air Pollutants 42 (AP-42) datasets.


Optional Fields

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
12,772.94 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cl-IsqwFw6Z9_0J4aZ52nZAhsW9CnxSAaf69FNnmGL0/edit#gid=1530100384

Additional documentation to support the submission:
Mount Royal University Anti-Idling Guideline.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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