| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 72.78 |
| Liaison | Troy Goodnough |
| Submission Date | Feb. 10, 2022 |
University of Minnesota, Morris
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.59 / 8.00 |
Troy
Goodnough Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 5,682 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 5,678 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 127 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 65 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 5,945 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 | 5,874 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 11,623 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 | -10 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):
UMN Morris has a comprehensive composting program. We weigh our pre- and post-consumer organic diversion weights and we turn the materials into soil on campus and use it in our landscaping as a soil amendment. We used SIMAP to calculate the GHG offset from our composting program. We have also done organics recycling for our public school for many years -- we do not count those GHG emission reduction in our profile (which is essentially our own carbon offset project).
Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Adjusted net GHG emissions | 5,874 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 11,623 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 | June 1, 2019 | June 1, 2005 |
| End date | July 31, 2020 | July 31, 2006 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
This is the standard University of Minnesota fiscal year.
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Number of students resident on-site | 750 | 758 |
| Number of employees resident on-site | 5 | 0 |
| Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 1,412 | 1,673 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 364 | 395 |
| Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
| Weighted Campus Users | 1,520.75 | 1,740.50 |
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 | 3.86 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 6.68 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 | 38,296 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 0 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:
1) Two 1.65MW turbines were erected. In 2005 and 2011. 60% of campus power.
2) The Green Prairie Community residence hall was awarded LEED Gold (2014)
3) A 20kW solar PV array began generating power (2015)
4) A 240kW solar PV array began generating power (2021)
5) UMN Morris produces the most power per student of any campus in the US (2020).
6) UMN Morris carbon neutral in electricity in 2020.
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:
UMN Morris GHG data is available here:
https://reporting.secondnature.org/institution/detail!2105##2105
And here:
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