Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 62.83
Liaison Danielle Smith
Submission Date Aug. 11, 2020

STARS v2.2

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.04 / 3.00 Mike Hardy
Sustainability Officer
Facilities Management
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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:
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:

Methodology used was in accordance with Federal Guidelines. The Federal SWIM online tool was used to submit for the 2019 calendar year. The attached spreadsheet is the inventory for the 2018/2019 fiscal year.
Scope 3 was not reported.


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?:
Yes

A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:

The inventory was completed by UNB's Energy Coordinator. Upon completion, it was verified internally by the Director of Energy and Sustainability. Following this verification, it was submitted to provincial (NB Department of Environment & Local Government), and federal (Environment and Climate Change Canada), government agencies for verification under their individual reporting requirements.


Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
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Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion 13,513 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) 162 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
13,675 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity 8,041 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
8,041 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
19,652 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
Yes or No Weight in MTCO2e
Business travel --- ---
Commuting --- ---
Purchased goods and services --- ---
Capital goods --- ---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 --- ---
Waste generated in operations --- ---
Other sources --- ---

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
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Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its air pollutant emissions?:
Yes

Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 40.32 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 61.81 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 68.43 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 62.68 Tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Tons
Lead (Pb) 0 Tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 0 Tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) 0 Tons
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 2.42 Tons

Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
Yes or No
Major stationary sources Yes
Area sources No
Mobile sources No
Commuting No
Off-site electricity production No

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

Completed using Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 2016 National Inventory Report guidelines, as well as, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program, Environment and Climate Change. Environment Canada’s Single Window – A User’s Guide. Environment and Climate Change Canada (2016); Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada. IPCC (2006).


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:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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