Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
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Overall Score | 38.80 |
Liaison | Sarah Laurie |
Submission Date | May 7, 2014 |
Executive Letter | Download |
State University of New York at Fredonia
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.04 / 10.00 |
Sarah
Laurie Environmental Safety and Sustainability Specialist; PR Subcommittee Chair; ACUPCC liaison Environmental Health & Safety |
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Yes
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 3 GHG emissions from any of the following categories?:
Yes or No | |
Business travel | Yes |
Commuting | Yes |
Purchased goods and services | No |
Capital goods | No |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | No |
Waste generated in operations | Yes |
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
No
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A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
SUNY Fredonia utilizes the Clean Air - Cool Planet Calculator to collect and analyze GHG data and submits GHG reports semi-annually through the American College and University President's Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) website.
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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
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A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 7,830 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 8,015 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 8,495 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 8,639 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity | 12,523 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 13,485 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon sequestration due to land that the institution manages specifically for sequestration | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon storage from on-site composting | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:
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A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
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A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:
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A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
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Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of residential students | 2,315 | 2,463 |
Number of residential employees | 0 | 0 |
Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Full-time equivalent enrollment | 5,056 | 5,243 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 801.10 | 456 |
Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 62.77 | 50.67 |
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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | July 1, 2012 | July 1, 2010 |
Baseline Year | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2011 |
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A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
This was the first full GHG audit completed by the campus.
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Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
2,091,080
Square feet
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Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area | |
Laboratory space | 40,682 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 2,979 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 189,708 Square feet |
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Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions | |
Business travel | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | 5,521 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | --- |
Capital goods | --- |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | --- |
Waste generated in operations | 27 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other categories (please specify below) | --- |
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A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
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A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
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The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
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A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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