Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 45.25 |
Liaison | David Tedder |
Submission Date | Oct. 16, 2015 |
Executive Letter | Download |
University of Kentucky
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.73 / 10.00 |
Shane
Tedder Sustainability Coordinator Office oF Sustainability |
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Yes
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 3 GHG emissions from any of the following categories?:
Yes or No | |
Business travel | Yes |
Commuting | Yes |
Purchased goods and services | No |
Capital goods | No |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | Yes |
Waste generated in operations | Yes |
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
No
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A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
We use the Clean Air Cool Planet Calculator for our inventories. We have complete inventories for 2007-2013.
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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?:
No
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A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
Our inventories were prepared by a team including a third party consultant, Office of Sustainability, and Campus Utilities with input from a large number of other campus units.
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 97,533 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 99,604 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 8,296 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 7,755 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity | 345,038 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 319,573 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon sequestration due to land that the institution manages specifically for sequestration | 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 |
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:
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A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
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A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:
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A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
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Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of residential students | 6,000 | 6,000 |
Number of residential employees | 57 | 55 |
Number of in-patient hospital beds | 823 | 473 |
Full-time equivalent enrollment | 25,919 | 22,536 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 12,343 | 11,219 |
Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 0 | 0 |
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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2013 |
Baseline Year | July 1, 2006 | June 30, 2007 |
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A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
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Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
17,843,929
Square feet
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Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area | |
Laboratory space | 2,229,643 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 3,954,741 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 121,395 Square feet |
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Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions | |
Business travel | 13,526 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | 28,395 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | 1,235 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Capital goods | --- |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | 36,361 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other categories (please specify below) | 5,036 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
Wastewater Treatment (211)
Study Abroad Travel (4826)
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A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
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The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
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A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:
Primary effort over previous three years was the completion of a 7-year inventory of ghg emissions and assessment of 27 potential mitigation strategies. This report, completed in the summer of 2014, forms the foundation for a GHG Emissions Reduction Plan that will be completed by the end of the fall semester 2015.
That said, we have several on-going initiatives that have had significant impacts on our emissions however the primary catalyst for those efforts was sustainability-in-general.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
MTCO2e for Purchased Goods is based only on paper purchases.
Numbers of residential students in performance year and baseline year are both estimates based on bedcount. Campus housing had difficulty reporting the actual occupancy due to a change in systems that resulted from the demolition of some of the residence halls that were in place during those years. Our occupancy rates were steady across those years and we did not add or reduce our total bedcount during that period.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.