Northeastern University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion	29,602 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	35,617.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	622 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	604 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity	25,582 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	40,149 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Total	55,806 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	76,370.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased	35,000 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from on-site composting	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	---
Carbon sold or transferred	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Net carbon sinks	35,000 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions	20,806 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	76,370.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Performance year	Baseline year
Start date	Jan. 1, 2021	Jan. 1, 2005
End date	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2005

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site	8,184	6,741
Number of employees resident on-site	33	30
Number of other individuals resident on-site	7	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	31,817	18,492
Full-time equivalent of employees	5,489	2,949
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	3,118	0
Weighted Campus Users	27,702.25	17,773.50

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user	0.75 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	4.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	625,366 Square feet
Healthcare space	12,920 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	127,924 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission: