Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 66.57 |
Liaison | Rebecca Collins |
Submission Date | Dec. 14, 2023 |
Temple University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.16 / 8.00 |
Rebecca
Collins Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions
Gross GHG emissions
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 50,749 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 57,183 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 809 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 2,397 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 49,913.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 103,424 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy | 455 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 278 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total | 101,926.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 163,282 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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 | 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:
Temple substantially expanded its green power procurement in FY2016 by allocating a portion of its utility budget to purchase additional renewable energy credits (RECs). By doing this, Temple became an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Green Power Partner in 2017.
Adjusted net GHG emissions
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net GHG emissions | 101,926.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 163,282 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Performance and baseline periods
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Start date | July 1, 2022 | July 1, 2005 |
End date | June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2006 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Full greenhouse gas inventory report released in May 2009 - Fiscal year 2006 was considered the year with the most complete and reliable data and was established as the baseline year.
Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person
Weighted campus users
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 4,610 | 4,550 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 8 | 12 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 30,683 | 25,280 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 6,718 | 6,478 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 2,770.11 | 0 |
Weighted Campus Users | 27,127.67 | 24,959 |
Metrics used in scoring for Part 1
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user | 3.76 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 6.54 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
42.57
Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area
Performance year floor area
11,241,892
Gross square feet
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 971,226 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 0 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
13,184,344
Gross square feet
Metric used in scoring for Part 2
0.01
MtCO2e per square foot
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
• Resigning of the President’s Climate Commitment which has been adapted to include both climate and resiliency goals;
• LEED certification of campus buildings;
• Implementation of the Continuous Automated Commissioning pilot software system;
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• LEED certification of campus buildings;
• Implementation of the Continuous Automated Commissioning pilot software system;
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Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Includes data through end of FY2023
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