Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	64.19
Liaison	Melissa Cadwell
Submission Date	Jan. 23, 2025

STARS v2.2

Syracuse University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	4.92 / 8.00	Melissa Cadwell Sustainability Coordinator Energy Systems & Sustainability Management

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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions

Gross GHG emissions

Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	8,977 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	8,229.19 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity	6,419 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	21,396 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy	36,591 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	57,315 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Total	51,987 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	86,940.19 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Carbon sinks

Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated	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
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration	76.69 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon sold or transferred	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Net carbon sinks	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

If total performance year carbon sinks are greater than zero, provide:

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):

We have instituted a new GHG inhouse program and updated all our figures from 2011 - 2023 with a noticed change in our past figures.

We had our forested area around on our campus reviewed for Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration. The metrics were done by an outside contractor.

Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions	51,987 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	86,940.19 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Performance and baseline periods

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Performance year	Baseline year
Start date	July 1, 2022	July 1, 2010
End date	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2011

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:

This is the year we used to create our original Climate Action Plan.

Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person

Weighted campus users

Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site	8,137	8,112
Number of employees resident on-site	2	31
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	21,104	19,368
Full-time equivalent of employees	5,064	4,620
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	1,355	1,531
Weighted Campus Users	20,644.50	18,878.50

Metrics used in scoring for Part 1

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	2.52 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	4.61 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:

45.32

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

10,728,347.11 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	308,141 Square feet
Healthcare space	75,966 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	180,286 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

11,676,847.11 Gross square feet

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

0.00 MtCO2e per square foot

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:

LED lighting in all parking garages, continuing to update all campus lighting fixtures with LED lights.

2013, rooftop solar hot water heating was installed for twenty South Campus buildings that contain 160 three-bedroom apartments. There are forty systems with a total of 240 solar panels. By utilizing solar energy to heat water, the University will save approximately 300,000 kWh and avoid about 125 tons of GHG emissions a year. The systems will supply 50-60% of the energy necessary to heat the water. Added blankets to the steam lines in buildings.

Building Temperature Control System
Energy Systems and Sustainability Management helps make campus building systems run efficiently and on schedules that meet occupants’ needs. The department’s Energy Management System Operations Center is the “command center” that monitors and schedules the heating, cooling, ventilation, hot water, and building access control systems in campus buildings.

Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:

http://sustainability.syr.edu/campus/energy/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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