Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 78.00
Liaison Katie Maynard
Submission Date Feb. 29, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of California, Santa Barbara
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.21 / 8.00 Jewel Persad
Sustainability Manager
Administration
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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 16,752.52 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 15,573.85 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 983.69 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,794.97 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 334.63 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 25,617.77 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 18,070.84 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 42,986.59 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Carbon sinks

Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:
Performance year Baseline year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased 1,364 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 1,364 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):
Compliance offsets purchased to meet CARB requirements for the California CAP and Trade program.

Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 16,706.84 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 42,986.59 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, 2021 Jan. 1, 2019
End date Dec. 31, 2021 Dec. 31, 2019

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
The 2019 Baseline was selected to Align with the UC Sustainable Practices Policy which requires a 90% reduction in total emissions (Scopes 1, 2, and 3) by no later than calendar year 2045 relative to a 2019 baseline year. https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/3100155/SustainablePractices

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 10,195 10,082
Number of employees resident on-site 214 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 23,869 21,705
Full-time equivalent of employees 5,115.60 5,697
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted Campus Users 24,340.70 23,072

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 0.69 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1.86 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
63.16

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
8,853,172 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 822,053 Square feet
Healthcare space 14,494 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 135,240 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
10,661,506 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:
0.00 MtCO2e per square foot

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
In July 2020, UC Santa Barbara joined the UC Clean Power Program. The main campus is now powered by carbon-free electricity, dropping the campus’s operational greenhouse gas emissions by 50%.

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:
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