Overall Rating | Platinum |
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Overall Score | 86.17 |
Liaison | James Gordon |
Submission Date | May 31, 2022 |
Thompson Rivers University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.98 / 3.00 |
James
Gordon Environmental Programs and Research Coordinator TRU Office of Environment and Sustainability |
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Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory
Yes
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:
All British Columbia public institutions are mandated to be carbon neutral every year. As such, TRU compiles a comprehensive inventory of all Scope 1 and 2, and partial scope 3 emissions in a report called the Climate Change Accountability Report (CCAR). The data determines the amount of carbon tax TRU pays, and GHG offsets are purchased to offset all scope 1 and 2 and partial scope 3 emissions.
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 GHG inventory verification process:
The BC government BC Climate Action Secretariat verifies the scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reported in the TRU CCAR, and can conduct audits.
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Scope 1 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Stationary combustion | 3,085 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 91.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
3,176.70
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Imported electricity | 595 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
595
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
GHG emissions from biomass combustion
0
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 3 GHG emissions
Yes or No | Weight in MTCO2e | |
Business travel | --- | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | --- | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | Yes | 38.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Capital goods | --- | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | --- | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | --- | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources | --- | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
38.30
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
it's calculated by The BC government BC Climate Action Secretariat using TRU consumption data . (excel file CGRT_2020 GHG emission attached above)
Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory
Yes
Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions | |
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 2.55 Tons |
Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 0.02 Tons |
Carbon monoxide (CO) | 2.14 Tons |
Particulate matter (PM) | 0.19 Tons |
Ozone (O3) | --- |
Lead (Pb) | --- |
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | --- |
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | --- |
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | --- |
Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
Yes or No | |
Major stationary sources | --- |
Area sources | --- |
Mobile sources | --- |
Commuting | --- |
Off-site electricity production | --- |
None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
The air emissions inventory was estimated using conversion factors provided by the United States EPA. The source data considered were the total gigajoules of natural gas combusted for stationary heating for the Kamloops campus.
Optional Fields
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Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
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Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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