University of Colorado Boulder
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion	45,056 Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent	70,673 Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	1,811 Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent	1,381 Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity	79,082 Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent	63,625 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	125,949 Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent	135,679 Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent

Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased	15,167 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	635 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	15,802 Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent	0 Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions	110,147 Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent	135,679 Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Performance year	Baseline year
Start date	Jan. 1, 2019	July 1, 2004
End date	Dec. 31, 2019	June 30, 2005

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site	9,390	6,296
Number of employees resident on-site	26	23
Number of other individuals resident on-site	500	500
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	33,608	25,978
Full-time equivalent of employees	9,961	5,534
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	1,774	5,503
Weighted Campus Users	34,200.25	21,586.50

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	3.22 Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent	6.29 Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	1,256,428 Square Feet
Healthcare space	18,221 Square Feet
Other energy intensive space	173,698 Square Feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission: