| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.51 |
| Liaison | Josh Nease |
| Submission Date | May 10, 2022 |
Radford University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.77 / 3.00 |
Josh
Nease Sustainability Manager Academic Programs |
Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory within the previous three years that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
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:
The GGI process requested information and support from many individuals, departments, offices, and the Sustainability Steering Committee. The data included in the inventory is the most up-to-date and accurate information available and provides a comprehensive snapshot of the University’s greenhouse gas emissions. Some assumptions and estimations were necessary due to limitations in the data.
Radford University’s Sustainability Manager worked with the university’s Energy Manager to initiate the GGI process. Radford University’s Energy Manager collected most of the data related to facilities and operations, Scopes 1 and 2, by reaching out to the appropriate manager or department contact from each category. The Sustainability Manager managed the collection of the Scope 3 data and demographic information.
During the data collection phase, a Radford University Sustainability Work Study entered the raw data into SIMAP where appropriate and processed other data into units that are compatible with the tool when necessary. When the data collection and entry was complete, the Sustainability Manager and other university employees began analyzing the results for any omissions or unusual discrepancies.
Faculty, Staff, Student Commuting: Using the addresses of all commuter parking pass holders and a GIS platform, we calculated the roundtrip driving distance for all commuters.
Air travel is calculated using dollar to mile conversion in SIMAP for all University purchased and reimbursed purchase airline tickets.
Exact mileage for all University driving travel through reimbursement and rental.
All solid waste is recorded when it is unloaded at the landfill or recycling center.
Water and wastewater bills.
Paper inventory conducted with Purchasing/Procurement
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:
N/A
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
| Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Stationary combustion | 9,928.56 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 420.53 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
| Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Imported electricity | 20,939.81 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
| Yes or No | Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Business travel | Yes | 172.48 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Commuting | Yes | 4,917.67 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Purchased goods and services | Yes | 48.28 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Capital goods | No | --- |
| Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | No | --- |
| Waste generated in operations | Yes | 578.02 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources | Yes | 1,074.74 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its air pollutant emissions?:
Annual weight of emissions for::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | --- |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | --- |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | --- |
| Particulate matter (PM) | --- |
| Ozone (O3) | --- |
| Lead (Pb) | --- |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | --- |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | --- |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | --- |
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 | --- |
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
We burn natural gas in our steam plant at most times. Distillate oil is stored on site as a redundancy, in the event the natural gas flow is compromised. In 2020 - 2021, RU burned zero distillate oil.
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality inspected the Radford University Steam Plant on March 7, 2018. The inspection report is attached.
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
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:
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