University of Massachusetts Amherst
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	108,244 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	111,482 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	1,777.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	1,916 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity	16,405 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	63,513 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	126,426.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	176,911 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased	0 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	0 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	126,426.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	176,911 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	July 1, 2018	July 1, 2003
End date	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2004

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	13,721	11,539
Number of employees resident on-site	62	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	29,175	22,498
Full-time equivalent of employees	7,074	5,838
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	4,204	388
Weighted Campus Users	27,479.50	23,845.75

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	4.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	7.42 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	1,455,708 Square feet
Healthcare space	68,362 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	1,690,586 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:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission: