| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 43.58 |
| Liaison | Christopher Homeister |
| Submission Date | Oct. 30, 2023 |
Salisbury University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.77 / 3.00 |
Christopher
Homeister Director of Campus Sustainability Campus Sustainability |
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:
Salisbury University's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory can be found at the website below:
https://unhsimap.org/public/institution/1889
SU uses SIMAP to report their Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. The Chief Sustainability Officer coordinates with several departments throughout campus to collect the necessary data. When all data is collected, the Chief Sustainability Officer enters the campus data into SIMAP.
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:
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
| Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Stationary combustion | 3,039.52 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 326.69 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 | 1,673.17 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 | 171.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Commuting | Yes | 2,128.11 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Purchased goods and services | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Capital goods | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | Yes | 469.33 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Waste generated in operations | Yes | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources | Yes | 422.37 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:
Staff and Student Commuters:
We have the addresses of all staff, faculty, and students. For each semester we can calculate the weekly miles driven by the university. For the students, we know the classes they are taking and we can count the number of days per week they are driving to campus. For faculty, we assume they are driving to campus five days per week. Some students and staff live close to campus. Any students or staff within one mile of campus we assume they are biking, walking, or taking public transportation to get to SU. Students living 50 miles or greater away from the university, we assume are living in the residential halls or off campus within a mile of the university. So, students 2-50 miles from the university get counted towards our commuter miles.
We use the EPA’s average vehicle MPG to calculate the number of gallons consumed per week during each semester…Total commuter miles divided by average vehicle MPG equals total gallons consumed. From there we know how much CO2 is emitted per gallon of gas and we can calculate the metric tons of CO2 that is produced by our commuters.
(Air travel follows a similar formula. We know the air miles traveled per person by knowing the starting and ending destination of each flight. There is an average emissions calculator for airplanes. By knowing the distance traveled, we can calculate the 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:
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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