Universidad San Francisco de Quito
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.78 / 8.00 |
Maria Jose
Ayala Innovation and Sustainability Officer Innovation and Sustainability Office |
Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 196.87 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 65.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 260.55 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 143.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 573.48 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 614.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Total | 1,030.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 823.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Figures needed to determine net 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 | 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 |
A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
USFQ has 600 hectares in the Yasuni National Park as a concession to maintain it and do research as our Tiputini Biological Station. The soil contains 60Mg C/ha based on the Ministry of Agriculture Soil Map http://54.229.242.119/GSOCmap/
Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Adjusted net GHG emissions | 1,030.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 823.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Start date | Jan. 1, 2019 | Jan. 1, 2017 |
| End date | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2017 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
The baseline was adopted from the second sustainability report done in 2017.
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Number of students resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Number of employees resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 9,321 | 9,823 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 1,185 | 1,050 |
| Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 253 | 1,988 |
| Weighted Campus Users | 7,689.75 | 6,663.75 |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user | 0.13 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0.12 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
| Floor area | |
| Laboratory space | 6,793.28 Square meters |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square meters |
| Other energy intensive space | 4,964.26 Square meters |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
The University has introduced a new institutional bus route for University use called "Pancho Bus" with the aim of reducing student, faculty and administrative use of vehicles for school transportation.
We are currently developing an energy management system during which we conducted an updated baseline of our energy consumption, areinstalling smart meters in the Cumbayá campus and an energy dashboard to better understand our energy behavior and establish policies to improve our energy performance.
As part of our smart campus initiative in 2021 we designed ans evaluated an organic treatment waste system to treat all of the campus' organic waste. A biodigestor was installed in the experimental farm and will be running on 2022.
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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