Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 46.80
Liaison Danielle Smith
Submission Date Dec. 18, 2020

STARS v2.2

University of New Brunswick, Saint John
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.61 / 8.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 135 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 13 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 2,363 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 3,349 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy 2,774 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2,735 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Total 5,272 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 6,097 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 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):
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Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 5,272 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 6,097 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 May 1, 2018 May 1, 2008
End date April 30, 2019 April 30, 2010

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:

The baseline was adopted to be consistent with the Climate Change Action Plan that was developed for the institution.


Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site 246 238
Number of employees resident on-site 1 3
Number of other individuals resident on-site 1 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 1,933.80 2,184.40
Full-time equivalent of employees 322.50 349.40
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted Campus Users 1,754.98 1,960.60

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 3.00 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 3.11 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
3.40

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
614,382 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 32,446 Square feet
Healthcare space 2,311 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 8,849 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
692,745 Gross square feet

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
0.01 MtCO2e per square foot

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
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Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

UNBSJ does not have much stationary combustion. The majority of the of our energy is purchased from Horizon Health and thus falls under scope 2 emissions.


UNBSJ does not have much stationary combustion. The majority of the of our energy is purchased from Horizon Health and thus falls under scope 2 emissions.

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