| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.34 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Andrews |
| Submission Date | July 29, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of New Hampshire
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
7.61 / 10.00 |
Matt
O'Keefe Campus Energy Manageer Energy Office |
Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions?:
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 | No |
| Waste generated in operations | Yes |
Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
UNH uses the Campus Carbon Calculator developed by UNH and Clean Air - Cool Planet. Sustainability Institute staff hire student interns to help them collect data from the UNH Energy Office, Campus Planning, Facilities, and other departments for the Calculator. Inventories are done every other year to meet ACUPCC reporting requirements.
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?:
A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
The Josephine A. Lamprey Fellow in Climate and Sustainability and the campus-wide Energy Task Force help quality control UNH's data collected and out into the Campus Carbon Calculator. They also help draft and review a short public report and a longer technical report for each inventory.
Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 16,358.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 30,616.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 3,515.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 3,590.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity | 3,650.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 28,131.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated | 2,372.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 2,273.30 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 | 45 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 52 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:
UNH's "local offsets" include sequestration by UNH-owned forest and agricultural lands in Durham, NH, and composting. The Campus Carbon Calculator combines these as "Additional Offsets."
UNH sells REC's off our EcoLine landfill gas pipeline into our cogeneration plan. We use the funds to finance the EcoLine project and to reinvest in our revolving energy efficiency fund on campus. As a result, we cannot claim all of the greenhouse emissions reductions from our production and use on campus of renewable energy as someone else is "buying" this right. In the end, though, UNH is reducing emissions, helping others to do so, and our state and region meet its renewable energy and climate change goals.
A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
UNH's "local offsets" include sequestration by UNH-owned forest and agricultural lands in Durham, NH, and composting. The Campus Carbon Calculator combines these as "Additional Offsets."
A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:
The UNH Composting Facility is a collaborative effort among several UNH partners. It was initiated in the early 2000's as a partnership of the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Sustainability Institute, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (and the NH Agricultural Experiment Station), and UNH Dining as part of UNH's Food & Society Inititiave and Local Harvest Initiative. It has undergone upgrades and expansion to provide an efficient operation supporting the effective management and utilization of nutrients and enhancement of soil health. It provides opportunities for teaching, research and outreach on sustainable reuse of farm and food wastes, and is thereby consistent with UNH's regional and national leadership in sustainable agriculture and food systems..
The resulting compost is used as a soil amendment to maintain fertility and tilth of the NHAES/COLSA/UNH forage fields, the strong majority of which are certified organic and therefore rely on manure and compost applications. Ingredients for the composting operation include NHAES/COLSA dairy and equine bedding and manure, food and bakery waste from UNH Dining Services, and leaves and grass clippings from UNH Grounds and Roads operations. Importantly, our composted materials make use of pulped pre- and post-consumer food wastes from the UNH dining halls, an innovative and sustainable practice that productively diverts in excess of 25,000 pounds per month of material which would otherwise go directly into the Durham waste stream. Funding and labor for the operation comes from NHAES/College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and UNH Dining, with several additional campus partners including the UNH Sustainability Academy, Provost Office, Parent's Association and President's Office.
- See more at: http://www.sustainableunh.unh.edu/compost#sthash.Ce6xiT8u.dpuf
A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
UNH does not purchase carbon offsets.
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 7,821 | 6,247 |
| Number of residential employees | 23 | 23 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 13,920.44 | 13,165 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 3,286.70 | 3,136 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 28 | 0 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2011 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2005 | June 30, 2006 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
2005 was the first year of complete information on UNH GHG emissions.
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 456,940 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 0 Square feet |
Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
| Emissions | |
| Business travel | 7,899.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Commuting | 13,940.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Purchased goods and services | --- |
| Capital goods | --- |
| Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | --- |
| Waste generated in operations | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other categories (please specify below) | --- |
A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:
Please see UNH's 2013 ACUPCC progress report: http://rs.acupcc.org/progress/958/
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
1) New study slightly increased offsets from Carbon Sequestration.
2) GROSS SCOPE 1 & 2 EMISSIONS includes Emissions associated with RECs, which UNH sells for income. UNH creates RECs through the EcoLine & Cogen Heat/Energy Production. Scope 1 Emissions = 19,874 eCO2; Scope 2 Emissions = 3,651 eCO2; REC Sales Emissions = 13,200. UNH sells REC's off our EcoLine landfill gas pipeline into our cogeneration plan. We use the funds to finance the EcoLine project and to reinvest in our revolving energy efficiency fund on campus. As a result, we cannot claim all of the greenhouse emissions reductions from our production and use on campus of renewable energy as someone else is "buying" this right. In the end, though, UNH is reducing emissions, helping others to do so, and our state and region meet its renewable energy and climate change goals. We capture the purchase of electricity to run a methane processing plan at Turnkey Landfill for EcoLine in Scope 2 emissions. All FY11 data come from UNH's CA-CP Carbon Calculator.
Other contact: Paul Chamberlin, Associate Vice President for Facilities and Chair of the UNH Energy Task Force.
1) New study slightly increased offsets from Carbon Sequestration.
2) GROSS SCOPE 1 & 2 EMISSIONS includes Emissions associated with RECs, which UNH sells for income. UNH creates RECs through the EcoLine & Cogen Heat/Energy Production. Scope 1 Emissions = 19,874 eCO2; Scope 2 Emissions = 3,651 eCO2; REC Sales Emissions = 13,200. UNH sells REC's off our EcoLine landfill gas pipeline into our cogeneration plan. We use the funds to finance the EcoLine project and to reinvest in our revolving energy efficiency fund on campus. As a result, we cannot claim all of the greenhouse emissions reductions from our production and use on campus of renewable energy as someone else is "buying" this right. In the end, though, UNH is reducing emissions, helping others to do so, and our state and region meet its renewable energy and climate change goals. We capture the purchase of electricity to run a methane processing plan at Turnkey Landfill for EcoLine in Scope 2 emissions. All FY11 data come from UNH's CA-CP Carbon Calculator.
Other contact: Paul Chamberlin, Associate Vice President for Facilities and Chair of the UNH Energy Task Force.
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.