Overall Rating Platinum
Overall Score 86.17
Liaison James Gordon
Submission Date May 31, 2022

STARS v2.2

Thompson Rivers University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.98 / 3.00 James Gordon
Environmental Programs and Research Coordinator
TRU Office of Environment and Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory within the previous three years that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
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:
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
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

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
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

Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
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)


Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its air pollutant emissions?:
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 ---

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.


Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
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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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