Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 73.03 |
Liaison | Mark Lichtenstein |
Submission Date | June 7, 2016 |
Executive Letter | Download |
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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5.35 / 10.00 |
Mark
Lichtenstein Executive Director of Sustainability Energy and Sustainability |
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Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
Yes
Does the institution’s GHG emissions inventory include all, some or none of its Scope 3 GHG emissions from the following categories?:
All, Some, or None | |
Business travel | Some |
Commuting | All |
Purchased goods and services | None |
Capital goods | None |
Waste generated in operations | All |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | None |
Other categories | Some |
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, including how the institution accounted for each category of Scope 3 emissions reported above:
Clean Air Cool Planet v.8 is used as the methodology. Results transposed to summary separate excel sheet (attached above)
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 internal and/or external verification process:
Internal: Every year since approximately 2009 as part of the course "Energy and Environmental Auditing" at least one student team has consistently done a term project on one aspect of ESF's GHG emissions, whether inventory or climate action plan. The faculty members teaching the course also review the completed work.
Documentation to support the internal and/or external verification process:
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Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 and Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions):
Yes
Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2015 |
Baseline Year | July 1, 2006 | June 30, 2007 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations):
ESF's signed onto the ACUPCC in January 2007. The College committed at the time to use fiscal year 2007 as its baseline. In September 2009, ESF submitted its "Energy and Carbon Neutral Plan 2015" (ECN 2015), which also established 2007 as the baseline.
Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased (exclude purchased RECs/GOs) | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon sequestration due to land that the institution manages specifically for sequestration | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon storage from on-site composting | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon offsets included above for which the emissions reductions have been sold or transferred by the institution | --- | --- |
Net carbon offsets | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
A brief description of the offsets in each category reported above, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
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Emissions reductions attributable to Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) or Guarantee of Origin (GO) purchases:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Emissions reductions attributable to REC/GO purchases | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
A brief description of the purchased RECs/GOs including vendor, project source and verification program:
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Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | ||
Number of employees resident on-site | ||
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | ||
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | ||
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | ||
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | ||
Weighted campus users |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
119,937.49
Gross square meters
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area | |
Laboratory space | 47,435.44 Square meters |
Healthcare space | Square meters |
Other energy intensive space | Square meters |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
214,808.37
Gross square meters
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
0.04
MtCO2e per square meter
Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
Emissions | |
Business travel | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Capital goods | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other categories | Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives 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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