| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.53 |
| Liaison | Rachael Wein |
| Submission Date | March 2, 2020 |
Smith College
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.73 / 3.00 |
Stephanie
Choi Sustainability Coordinator CEEDS |
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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:
We have transitioned to using the SIMAP tool for all of scope 1 and 2 emissions. We collect billing and consumption data from our facilities department for these scopes. Because we have not had significant operational or policy changes within scope 3 categories, we decided to carry over our emissions (besides compost) from our 2016 GHG emissions analysis. In the past, we've used data from the Controller's office and survey information about employee commuting. Due to our rural geography, our staff/faculty and their commute patterns does not change significantly from year to year.
Scope 3 emissions make up approximately 10% of our overall footprint and we've made no specific operational or policy changes to effect any large increases/decreases in our data.
SIMAP includes transmission and distribution losses from purchased electricity and upstream emissions of purchased fuels and electricity.
Scope 3 emissions make up approximately 10% of our overall footprint and we've made no specific operational or policy changes to effect any large increases/decreases in our data.
SIMAP includes transmission and distribution losses from purchased electricity and upstream emissions of purchased fuels and electricity.
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?:
No
A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:
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Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
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Scope 1 GHG emissions
| Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Stationary combustion | 20,454.52 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 250.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
20,705.02
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions
| Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Imported electricity | 2,372.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
2,372.80
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 | 1,963.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Commuting | Yes | 868.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Purchased goods and services | No | --- |
| Capital goods | No | --- |
| Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Waste generated in operations | Yes | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources | --- | --- |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
2,832.40
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
The data we've carried over is a collection of data from the Controller's office for travel, a 2016 commuting survey we administered with institutional research, and facilities data on waste tonnage. Compost tonnage is current (FY 2018) - this is our only scope 3 data point that was not carried over.
Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory
Yes
Annual weight of emissions for::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 7.60 Metric tons |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 1.18 Metric tons |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 5.39 Metric tons |
| Particulate matter (PM) | 3.04 Metric tons |
| Ozone (O3) | 0 Metric tons |
| Lead (Pb) | 0 Metric tons |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | 0.34 Metric tons |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | 0 Metric tons |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | 0 Metric tons |
Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
| Yes or No | |
| Major stationary sources | Yes |
| Area sources | No |
| Mobile sources | No |
| Commuting | No |
| Off-site electricity production | No |
None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
Smith annually completes an air emissions inventory for its Title V Operating Permit.
We do not have area sources and the inventory we receive from our permit does not include air emissions from mobile sources, commuting, or off-site electricity production.
We do not have area sources and the inventory we receive from our permit does not include air emissions from mobile sources, commuting, or off-site electricity production.
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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