Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.35
Liaison Alex Roman Gonzalez
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Cincinnati
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.46 / 3.00 Andrew Porter
Director
Planning + Design + Constuction
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory

Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory within the previous three years that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
Yes

A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
The Sustainability Indicators Management and Analysis Platform (SIMAP; unhsimap.org)

Has the GHG emissions inventory been validated internally by personnel who are independent of the GHG accounting and reporting process and/or verified by an independent, external third party?:
Yes

A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:
An outside GHG emissions consultant from UCAN reviewed and verified the carbon footprint numbers.

Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Scope 1 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion 168,900.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) 913.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
169,814.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 2 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity 15,104.57 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
15,104.57 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

GHG emissions from biomass combustion
Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
19.53 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 3 GHG emissions
Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
Yes or No Weight in MTCO2e
Business travel Yes 2,678.01 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting Yes 14,384.45 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services No 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Capital goods No 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 Yes 1,450.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations Yes 779.12 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources No 10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
19,302.28 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Scope 3 emissions was accounted for through data collection from all the relevant sources and the use of surveys or estimates, where tangible data did not exist. Commuting was based on parking permits, residents, survey data, and urban transportation studies for Cincinnati. Fuel/energy related activities include T&D losses. Waste includes emissions from MSW and wastewater treatment.

Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory

Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its air pollutant emissions?:
Yes

Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 134 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 31 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 41 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 10 Tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Tons
Lead (Pb) 0.00 Tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 0 Tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) 0 Tons
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 27.23 Tons

Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
Yes or No
Major stationary sources Yes
Area sources No
Mobile sources No
Commuting No
Off-site electricity production No

None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
The institution has completed Title V reporting and a comprehensive audit of its stationary emission sources.

Optional Fields

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
23,947.37 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
See more information about UC's climate efforts at https://www.uc.edu/about/admin-finance/planning-design-construction/sustainability/carbon-inventory-&-climate-action-plan.html

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