Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 65.17 |
Liaison | Lisa Mitten |
Submission Date | March 2, 2023 |
State University of New York at New Paltz
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.83 / 3.00 |
Lisa
Mitten Campus Sustainability Coordinator Office of Campus 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:
SUNY New Paltz uses the SIMAP by the Sustainability Institute at the University of New Hampshire to complete its greenhouse gas emissions inventory.
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 | 6,450.28 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 242.45 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
6,692.73
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Imported electricity | 4,697.44 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
4,697.44
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 | No | --- |
Commuting | Yes | 3,433.89 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 | Yes | 262.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | Yes | 431.92 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources | Yes | 560.22 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
4,688.93
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 include Transmission and Distribution losses associated with purchased electricity. The other sources category represents student travel to/from home.
Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory
Yes
Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions | |
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 4.43 Tons |
Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 0 Tons |
Carbon monoxide (CO) | 0 Tons |
Particulate matter (PM) | 0 Tons |
Ozone (O3) | 0 Tons |
Lead (Pb) | 0 Tons |
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | 0 Tons |
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | 0 Tons |
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | 0 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 |
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A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
In accordance with federal laws, the college monitors the air emissions generated from the on-campus heating plant under its title V permit. The levels are well under the allowable emissions. Consultant Woodward & Curran completed an annual emissions inventory of our Central Heating Plant which burns natural gas mostly but fuel oil as well as a backup to comply with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation requirements. Sulfur Dioxide is not quantified, but is affirmed that it is below the DEC threshold upper limits through supplier assurance.
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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