Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 79.55 |
Liaison | Lindsey Kalkbrenner |
Submission Date | Feb. 27, 2020 |
Santa Clara University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.40 / 3.00 |
Lindsey
Kalkbrenner Director Center for Sustainability |
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Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory
Yes
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:
SCU uses SIMAP to calculate our GHG emissions.
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?:
Yes
A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:
The 2018 GHG emissions inventory was reviewed by a Center for Sustainability Staff Associate who took no part in the GHG accounting and reporting process. He used the SIMAP data review excel sheet as a guide to review our data collection and input processes and validate our GHG emissions inventory.
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
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Scope 1 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Stationary combustion | 6,078.08 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 158.96 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
6,237.04
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Imported electricity | 1,362.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
1,362.20
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
GHG emissions from biomass combustion
0
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 3 GHG emissions
Yes or No | Weight in MTCO2e | |
Business travel | Yes | 11,218.47 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | Yes | 7,250.41 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | Yes | 4,551.63 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Capital goods | No | --- |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | Yes | 297.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | Yes | 91.29 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources | No | --- |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
23,409.10
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Business travel: university-funded air travel and personal mileage reimbursement are estiimated based on dollars spent on those categories.
Commuting: We conduct a campus-wide survey to calculate emissions from employee and student commute.
Purchased goods and services: We use SIMAP's food GHG emissions calculator based on our Real Food Challenge calculations, starting in 2018.
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2: Transmission & Distribution Losses as reported by SIMAP based on electricity consumption.
Waste generated in operations: landfilled waste.
Commuting: We conduct a campus-wide survey to calculate emissions from employee and student commute.
Purchased goods and services: We use SIMAP's food GHG emissions calculator based on our Real Food Challenge calculations, starting in 2018.
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2: Transmission & Distribution Losses as reported by SIMAP based on electricity consumption.
Waste generated in operations: landfilled waste.
Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory
No
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 | --- |
None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
Air emission sources are permitted by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD). These primarily include our diesel standby emergency generators and natural gas fired boilers from 2-10 MM/BTU/hr. Program includes permitting of new equipment, testing, limited run times (for emergency generators), inspections, routine maintenance, etc.
BAAQMD permitted source emissions include: Particulates, organics, NOx, CO for emergency generators. NOx and CO for gas fired boilers.
BAAQMD permitted source emissions include: Particulates, organics, NOx, CO for emergency generators. NOx and CO for gas fired boilers.
Optional Fields
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Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
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Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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