Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 71.84
Liaison Nurit Katz
Submission Date Sept. 8, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of California, Los Angeles
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.90 / 8.00 Nurit Katz
Chief Sustainability Officer
Sustainability
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions

Gross GHG emissions

Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 224,400 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 79,480 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 2,803 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 8,032 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 36,393 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 184,251 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 263,596 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 271,763 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Carbon sinks

Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:
Performance year Baseline year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased 8,507 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 ---
Carbon sold or transferred 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Net carbon sinks 8,507 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

If total performance year carbon sinks are greater than zero, provide:

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
In 2022 the only offsets included in UCLA's GHG reporting are regulatory offsets - Calfornia Carbon Offsets or CCOs under the California Air Resources Board. More information about these offsets can be found here: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/compliance-offset-program

Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 255,089 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 271,763 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Performance and baseline periods

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Performance year Baseline year
Start date Jan. 1, 2022 Jan. 1, 1990
End date Dec. 31, 2022 Dec. 31, 1990

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Because it is the baseline year in the UC Policy and original climate action plan.

Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person

Weighted campus users

Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site 22,519 7,136
Number of employees resident on-site 291 131
Number of other individuals resident on-site 858 711
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 49,746 28,729
Full-time equivalent of employees 39,849 18,817
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 654 0
Weighted Campus Users 73,266.25 38,187.25

Metrics used in scoring for Part 1

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 3.48 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 7.12 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
51.08

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
36,025,581 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 2,561,548 Square feet
Healthcare space 1,129,539 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 1,419,207 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
44,826,962 Gross square feet

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
0.01 MtCO2e per square foot

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
UCLA has a broad range of programs to reduce emissions, from energy efficiency to on and off site renewable energy to transitioning our fleet to sustainable fuel and electric vehicles.

Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year is approximately 0.0042 MtCO2e / GSF. STARS rounded this to zero so the number does not appear in the public view of our submission.

UCLA's cogeneration plant - in actuality a trigeneration plant that produces electricity, steam, and chilled water - came online in 1994 and is part of the reason for significant reductions over baseline. The plant is highly efficient and resulted in major greenhouse gas emissions reductions over the last decades producing electricity at less than half the greenhouse gas emissions of the utility. In 2022 electricity produced at the plant was less than 80% of the CO2 intensity per KWh compared to the utility (this differential will shrink over time as the utility moves toward greater renewables).

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