Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.63
Liaison Kelly Wellman
Submission Date Jan. 23, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Texas A&M University
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.49 / 10.00 Les Williams
Associate Dir For Utilities & Energy Management
Utilities & Energy Management
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Yes

Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 3 GHG emissions from any of the following categories?:
Yes or No
Business travel Yes
Commuting Yes
Purchased goods and services Yes
Capital goods No
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 Yes
Waste generated in operations Yes

Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
No

A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:

All work (data collection and verification) is performed by Sightlines Inc.


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?:
Yes

A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:

All data collection and verification is performed by Sightlines Inc.


Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 157,569.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 233,757 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 12,411 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 13,225 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity 159,646 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 128,872 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon sequestration due to land that the institution manages specifically for sequestration 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from on-site composting 749 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:
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A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
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A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:

SSC Grounds Department generates approximately 14,000 cubic yards of miscellaneous green waste annually. As of October 2012, SSC Grounds Department ceased disposing of 99% of green waste at off-campus area landfill and began self-composting for use on campus.


A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
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Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 10,000 10,000
Number of residential employees 0 0
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 49,861 44,813
Full-time equivalent of employees 8,361 7,627
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 0 0

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Sept. 1, 2011 Aug. 31, 2012
Baseline Year Sept. 1, 2003 Aug. 31, 2004

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

The baseline was selected because that was the first year that data was available for comparative purposes.


Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
22,902,505 Square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 2,464,587 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 2,420,438 Square feet

Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions
Business travel 32,670 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting 25,536 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services 1,162 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Capital goods ---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 12,745 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations 24,912 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other categories (please specify below) ---

A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
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A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:

Texas A&M University has reduced its carbon footprint by 29% from FY02 to FY12. In the past three years, the carbon footprint has been reduced by 17%. All of this while the campus continued to grow.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.