Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.10
Liaison Francis Mitalo
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

University of California, Riverside
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.73 / 8.00 Fortino Morales
Sustainability Officer
Office of 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 24,659 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 22,889 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 2,816 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2,096 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 44,640 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 70,562 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 72,115 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 95,547 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Carbon sinks

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

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):
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Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 72,115 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 95,547 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, 2019 Jan. 1, 2009
End date Dec. 31, 2019 Dec. 31, 2009

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
2009 is the earliest year for verified GHG Emission for UCR.

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 6,404 5,905
Number of employees resident on-site 0 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 23,155.40 18,655.80
Full-time equivalent of employees 5,875.80 4,933
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 82.10 0
Weighted Campus Users 23,312.83 19,167.85

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 3.09 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 4.98 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
37.94

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
633,149.83 Gross square meters

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 52,144.78 Square meters
Healthcare space 2,406.09 Square meters
Other energy intensive space 7,485.57 Square meters

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
749,737.15 Gross square meters

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

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

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
In addressing Scope 1 emissions, UC Riverside has recently conducted an energy efficiency study of the Central Plant to find projects that both reduce the amount of energy consumed, and present a financial benefit to the campus. These projects include VFD compressor projects, insulation at the Central Plant along with steam tunnels, and automating the boiler blow down process. The campus fleet department has actively worked to increase the amount zero emissions vehicles that are part of the fleet, with a goal of 50% of all new purchases being ZEV. There are also efforts to utilize electric golf carts in place of gasoline fuel vehicles.

In addressing Scope 2 emissions, the campus has worked diligently to increase the amount of solar PV's installed on site, with a total of 8.2 MW capacity as of our submission. The campus partners closely with Riverside Public Utilities to support their efforts in finding renewable and cleaner energy sources.

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:
Data source was EnergyCAP portal.

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