Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 71.18
Liaison Kelli O'Day
Submission Date Sept. 13, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of California, Davis
OP-4: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Camille Kirk
Director of Sustainability and Campus Sustainability Planner
Office of Sustainability
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The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
Does the inventory include all Scope 1 and 2 emissions?:
Yes

Does the inventory include emissions from air travel?:
Yes

Does the inventory include emissions from commuting?:
Yes

Does the inventory include embodied emissions from food purchases?:
No

Does the inventory include embodied emissions from other purchased products?:
No

Does the inventory include emissions from solid waste disposal?:
Yes

Does the inventory include another Scope 3 emissions source not covered above?:
Yes

If yes, please specify:
study abroad travel

Does the inventory include a second Scope 3 emissions source not covered above?:
Yes

If yes, please specify :
travel related to athletics

Does the inventory include a third Scope 3 emissions source not covered above?:
Yes

If yes, please specify :
business related air travel and commuting

Does the inventory include a fourth Scope 3 emissions source not covered above?:
No

If yes, please specify :
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
UC Davis has conducted and verified GHG emissions inventories annually from 2005-2011, and is underway with the 2012 inventory, which will be verified and submitted to The Climate Registry, where UC Davis is a member. UC Davis has inventoried all six categories of GHG since 2006. The campus reports Scopes 1 and 2 in The Climate Registry inventory, and Scopes 1, 2 and 3 in the campus Climate Action Plan reporting, and in ACUPCC reporting. The Climate Action Plan GHG inventory includes Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, with Scope 3 including air travel, commuting, study abroad travel, travel related to athletics, and business related air travel and commuting. Through 2011, UC Davis has accounted for solid waste disposal in Scope 1 emissions because the campus operated a landfill and captures the methane gas for use in boilers.

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