Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 71.75 |
Liaison | Jauna Vitale |
Submission Date | Feb. 14, 2025 |
New York University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.46 / 3.00 |
Jauna
Vitale Assistant Director, Sustainability NYU Office of Sustainability |
Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory
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:
NYU's GHG inventory is based on methodologies developed by the GHG Protocol. NYU utilizes the SIMAP reporting tool developed by the UNH Sustainability Initiative in conjunction with the GHG protocol for GHG emissions calculations.
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:
Scope 1 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Stationary combustion | 77,256 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 137 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Scope 2 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Imported electricity | 42,823 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Imported thermal energy | 2,405 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
GHG emissions from biomass combustion
Scope 3 GHG emissions
Yes or No | Weight in MTCO2e | |
Business travel | --- | --- |
Commuting | --- | --- |
Purchased goods and services | Yes | 56,160 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Capital goods | --- | --- |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | --- | --- |
Waste generated in operations | Yes | 3,000 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources | --- | --- |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
NYU calculates its Scope 3 food related emissions in accordance with WRI's Coolfood Pledge. NYU estimates its Scope 3 emissions from waste generated from operations in accordance with the GHG Protocol.
Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory
Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions | |
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 15.97 Tons |
Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 0.25 Tons |
Carbon monoxide (CO) | 38.62 Tons |
Particulate matter (PM) | 1.51 Tons |
Ozone (O3) | --- |
Lead (Pb) | --- |
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | --- |
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | --- |
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | 1.25 Tons |
Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
Yes or No | |
Major stationary sources | --- |
Area sources | --- |
Mobile sources | --- |
Commuting | --- |
Off-site electricity production | --- |
NYU quantifies air pollutant emissions from its co-generation plant that provides heating, cooling, and hot water to around 45 of NYU's buildings. NYU quanities these emissions on an annual basis for the N.Y.S. Department of Environmental Conservation.
Optional Fields
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:
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.