Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.39
Liaison Dianne Anderson
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2011
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STARS v1.0

New York University
OP-4: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.75 / 2.00 Jeremy Friedman
Manager, Sustainability Initiatives
Operations
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The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
http://www.nyu.edu/sustainability/climateaction

Does the inventory include all Scope 1 and 2 emissions?:
Yes

Does the inventory include emissions from air travel?:
No

Does the inventory include emissions from commuting?:
Yes

Does the inventory include embodied emissions from food purchases?:
No

Does the inventory include embodied emissions from other purchased products?:
No

Does the inventory include emissions from solid waste disposal?:
Yes

Does the inventory include another Scope 3 emissions source not covered above?:
Yes

If yes, please specify:
Emissions from solid waste transport

Does the inventory include a second Scope 3 emissions source not covered above?:
No

If yes, please specify :
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Does the inventory include a third Scope 3 emissions source not covered above?:
No

If yes, please specify :
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Does the inventory include a fourth Scope 3 emissions source not covered above?:
No

If yes, please specify :
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Commuting emissions for the university community are not included in the original climate action plan, because they were not fully calculated at the time of its February 2009 release.

However, a team of Environmental Studies students worked with the Office of Sustainability to calculate these emissions, and their report includes this data, which will be publicly reported and included in the next edition of the CAP.

2009 commuting emissions of students, faculty and staff amount to (high-end estimate, assuming year-round travel) 27,123 MTCE/year, or 16.63% of the total 2009 inventory.

All other emissions data are available in the NYU Climate Action Plan report, at www.nyu.edu/sustainability/climateaction


Data source(s) and notes about the submission

Commuting emissions for the university community are not included in the original climate action plan, because they were not fully calculated at the time of its February 2009 release.

However, a team of Environmental Studies students worked with the Office of Sustainability to calculate these emissions, and their report includes this data, which will be publicly reported and included in the next edition of the CAP.

2009 commuting emissions of students, faculty and staff amount to (high-end estimate, assuming year-round travel) 27,123 MTCE/year, or 16.63% of the total 2009 inventory.

All other emissions data are available in the NYU Climate Action Plan report, at www.nyu.edu/sustainability/climateaction

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.