Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 78.00 |
Liaison | Katie Maynard |
Submission Date | Feb. 29, 2024 |
University of California, Santa Barbara
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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6.21 / 8.00 |
Jewel
Persad Sustainability Manager Administration |
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions
Gross 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
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:
Compliance offsets purchased to meet CARB requirements for the California CAP and Trade program.
Adjusted net 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
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
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
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
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
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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