Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 83.66
Liaison Philippe Lemarchand
Submission Date Dec. 2, 2024

STARS v3.0

Technological University Dublin
OP-6: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 10.79 / 16.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

6.1 Greenhouse gas emissions inventory and disclosure

Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions inventory
Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Yes

Copy of the institution’s GHG emissions inventory:
OP_6.1_Climate-Action-Roadmap-June-2024.pdf

Online location of the institution’s GHG emissions inventory:
https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/about-the-university/sustainability/vision--progress/sustainability-strategy/climate-action-roadmap/

Performance year for scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions:
2023

Description of the methodology or calculator used to conduct the scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions inventory:
Calculation followed the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard.
Consolidated data from Gas bills and SEAI Monitoring & Reporting platform (Ref1) were used to produce scope 1 "stationary combustion"
Consolidated data from Electric bills and SEAI Monitoring & Reporting platform (Ref1) were used to produce scope 2 "electricity (market-based)"
Inventories of TU Dublin owned vehicles and figitive emissions together with National Conversion Factors enabled to report on the rest of Scope 1 emissions.
MWh of consumption of water-waste heat from AWS data centre feeding into Tallagh campus together with National Conversion Factors enabled to report on Scope 2 Heating and Cooling]
 
URL References:
Ref1: https://www.seai.ie/plan-your-energy-journey/public-sector/monitoring-and-reporting/ 

Scope 1 GHG emissions

If claiming points for a scope 1 and scope 2 GHG inventory, the following information is required:

Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion:
3,728 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 1 GHG emissions from mobile combustion:
2 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 1 GHG process emissions:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 1 GHG fugitive emissions:
55 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 2 GHG emissions

If claiming points for a scope 1 and scope 2 GHG inventory, the following information is required:

Which of the following methods were used to quantify the institution’s scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Market-based

Scope 2 GHG emissions from off-site sources of electricity (market-based):
4,992 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

If using a location-based or dual reporting method, the following field is also required:

Scope 2 GHG emissions from off-site sources of electricity (location-based):
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 2 GHG emissions from off-site sources of heating and cooling:
181 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Annual scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions:
8,958 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Biogenic emissions 

If claiming points for a scope 1 and scope 2 GHG inventory, the following information is required: 

Does the institution’s GHG emissions accounting method separate out biogenic emissions for disclosure purposes?:
No

GHG emissions from biogenic sources:
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Scope 3 GHG emissions
Within the previous three years, to what extent has the institution quantified its scope 3 GHG emissions from business travel?:
Full accounting

Scope 3 GHG emissions from business travel:
410 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Within the previous three years, to what extent has the institution quantified its scope 3 GHG emissions from commuting?:
Full accounting

Scope 3 GHG emissions from commuting:
10,694 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Within the previous three years, to what extent has the institution quantified its scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services?:
Full accounting

Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services:
26,269 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Within the previous three years, to what extent has the institution quantified its scope 3 GHG emissions from capital goods?:
Partial accounting

Scope 3 GHG emissions from capital goods:
83 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Within the previous three years, to what extent has the institution quantified its scope 3 GHG emissions from fuel- and energy-related activities not included in scope 1 or scope 2?:
Full accounting

Scope 3 GHG emissions from fuel- and energy-related activities not included in scope 1 or scope 2:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Within the previous three years, to what extent has the institution quantified its scope 3 GHG emissions from upstream transportation and distribution?:
Not at all

Scope 3 GHG emissions from upstream transportation and distribution:
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Within the previous three years, to what extent has the institution quantified its scope 3 GHG emissions from waste generated in operations?:
Partial accounting

Scope 3 GHG emissions from waste generated in operations:
9 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Within the previous three years, to what extent has the institution quantified its scope 3 GHG emissions in all other applicable categories identified in the GHG Protocol Scope 3 Standard?:
Full accounting

Scope 3 GHG emissions from other applicable categories identified in the GHG Protocol Scope 3 Standard:
10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

If any scope 3 activities have been quantified, the following field is also required:

Description of the methodologies used to identify and account for the institution’s relevant scope 3 activities:

GHG emissions associated to Water usage.


The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator OP 6.1:
3.28

6.2 Greenhouse gas emissions per square meter

Peer group:
Doctoral universities and research institutions

Gross floor area of building space:
210,887 Square meters

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:

Annual scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of floor area:
42.48 Kilograms per square meter

Points earned for indicator OP 6.2:
3.15

6.3 Greenhouse gas emissions per person

Full-time equivalent student enrollment:
22,841

Full-time equivalent of employees:
2,404

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following three figures:

Full-time equivalent students and employees:
25,245

Annual scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per person:
354.84 Kilograms of CO2 equivalent

Points earned for indicator OP 6.3:
3.83

6.4 Adjusted net greenhouse gas emissions

Carbon sinks

Report figures for the performance year. If claiming points for a scope 1 and scope 2 GHG inventory, the following information is required. Non-additional sequestration does not qualify as a carbon sink for scoring purposes, but may be reported in the optional field provided. 

Third party certified carbon offsets:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Description of the institution’s third party certified carbon offsets:
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Carbon storage from on-site composting:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Description of the institution’s carbon storage from on-site composting:
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Carbon sold or transferred:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration on institution-owned land:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Baseline emissions
Does the institution have baseline scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions data?:
Yes

Copy of the institution’s baseline GHG emissions inventory:
OP_6.1_Climate-Action-Roadmap-June-2024.pdf

Online location of the institution’s baseline GHG emissions inventory:
https://www.tudublin.ie/media/website/explore/about-the-university/sustainability/documents/Climate-Action-Roadmap-June-2024-web.pdf

Baseline year for scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions:
2018

Narrative outlining when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:

2016-2018 Period when electricity and gas data start to be consistent between bills and SEAI M&R platform. It's also a PRE-Covid period and a period when we have the same level of data granularity as today - thereby enabling us to compare like for like.


Baseline scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions:
10,064 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following four figures:

Net carbon sinks:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Adjusted net scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions:
8,958 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from baseline:
10.99

Points earned for indicator OP 6.4:
0.44

Optional documentation

Notes about the information provided for this credit:
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Additional documentation for this credit:
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