Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	63.89
Liaison	Christa Rieck
Submission Date	March 3, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Houston
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.67 / 3.00

"---" 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:

annual_report_2021.csv

A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:

The University of Houston utilized the Sustainability Indicator Management and Analysis Platform (SIMAP) from the UNH Sustainability Institute tool to calculate greenhouse gas emissions. The platform was based on the workbooks provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for national-level inventories, and it incorporates data from the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC. SIMAP has adapted this IPCC data for use at institutions like a college or university, but follows the same protocols.

Scope 3 emissions data was collected through different departments on campus:
-Commuting through Parking and Transportation (collected number of parking permits and by survey results estimated average distance).
-Air travel through Study Abroad Office (collected number of students who traveled abroad and their locations).
-Waste and water through UH Facilities

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?:

A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:

After the greenhouse gas data collection process, the team reviewed the report with faculty within the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences department who are specialized in climate modeling and greenhouse gas inventory. The faculty verified the collection process and scrutinized data inconsistencies. The data attached from SIMAP was cross-referenced against data gathered from the greater Houston area within the faculty's research database. Comments and suggestions were then incorporated into the SIMAP data. Their review served as an independent verification of the data collection process by Sustainability staff.

Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:

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Scope 1 GHG emissions

Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:

	Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions)	521.12 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:

521.12 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 2 GHG emissions

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):

	Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity	109,564.52 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy	192.29 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:

109,756.81 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

GHG emissions from biomass combustion

Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:

0 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	57.85 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting	Yes	102,946.66 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	No	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations	Yes	2,657.83 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources	Yes	5,610.23 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:

111,272.57 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:

Data was collected directly from Parking and Transportation, study abroad, and facilities services and then entered into the SIMAP Carbon Calculation tool. These MTCDE are very effected by COVID transit restrictions and as such do not represent a usual emissions year.

Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory

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

Annual weight of emissions for::

	Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx)	---
Sulfur oxides (SOx)	---
Carbon monoxide (CO)	---
Particulate matter (PM)	---
Ozone (O3)	---
Lead (Pb)	---
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)	---
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs)	---
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations	---

Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:

	Yes or No
Major stationary sources	---
Area sources	---
Mobile sources	---
Commuting	---
Off-site electricity production	---

None

A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:

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Optional Fields

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):

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Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :

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Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:

https://uh.edu/sustainability/campus-initiatives/reporting/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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