Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 62.98 |
Liaison | Briar Schoon |
Submission Date | March 5, 2021 |
Portland Community College
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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5.35 / 8.00 |
Stephania
Fregosi Sustainability Analyst Academic Affairs |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions
Gross GHG emissions
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 5,095.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 12,197 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 965.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 3,062 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 10,761 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 | 9,122.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 22,958 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon sinks
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased | 0 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 | 4 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 | 4 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
If total performance year carbon sinks are greater than zero, provide:
Our Rock Creek campus composts over 14,000 pounds of waste every year. Our Sylvania campus composts over 6,000 pounds a year.
Adjusted net GHG emissions
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net GHG emissions | 9,118.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 22,958 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Performance and baseline periods
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Start date | July 1, 2018 | July 1, 2005 |
End date | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2006 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
2006 is the adopted baseline because that is the year the college adopted its' Sustainability Policy.
Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person
Weighted campus users
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 23,887.86 | 22,808 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 2,246.80 | 3,314 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 4,538.60 | 0 |
Weighted Campus Users | 16,197.04 | 19,591.50 |
Metrics used in scoring for Part 1
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user | 0.56 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 1.17 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
51.96
Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area
Performance year floor area
231,992.63
Gross square meters
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 0 Square meters |
Healthcare space | 0 Square meters |
Other energy intensive space | 805.28 Square meters |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
232,797.91
Gross square meters
Metric used in scoring for Part 2
0.04
MtCO2e per square meter
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
These are listed in our Climate Action Plan. Link below.
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:
The college has seen significant savings in scope 1 emissions due to a large decrease in natural gas consumption since 2006. This is attributed to removing old natural gas boilers and replacing these with more efficient boilers (reduced natural gas consumption by more than 40%), utility loop upgrades and building renovations district-wide.
We changed to a market based emissions model - our baseline does not reflect this model.
We changed to a market based emissions model - our baseline does not reflect this model.
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