Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	60.21
Liaison	Feletia Lee
Submission Date	June 28, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of North Carolina, Wilmington
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	2.29 / 3.00	Feletia Lee Chief Sustainability Officer Office of Sustainability

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Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory

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:

FY22_GHG_Inventory.csv

A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:

The FY22 GHG Inventory was done using SIMAP software designed by University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute. Data collection and evaluation was done by a graduate student intern in the Office of Sustainability to fulfill necessary graduation requirements for their dual MPA/EVS graduate degree. Data was obtained from university staff and faculty from relevant departments.

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 raw data was provided by UNCW staff. It was collected and validated by a graduate student intern. All data was then reviewed by the Chief Sustainability Officer and Sustainability Advisory Board. All data sources were logged in order to create an inventory for future data collection and GHG inventories.

Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:

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Scope 1 GHG emissions

Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:

	Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion	9,204.68 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions)	1,540.93 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:

10,745.61 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 2 GHG emissions

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):

	Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity	18,299.42 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:

18,299.42 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

GHG emissions from biomass combustion

Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:

0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 3 GHG emissions

Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:

	Yes or No	Weight in MTCO2e
Business travel	Yes	2,264.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting	Yes	8,837.54 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services	No	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Capital goods	No	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2	Yes	3,726.68 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations	No	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources	Yes	1,024.15 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:

15,853.07 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:

Business travel emissions were calculated using SIMAP calculations of dollar amounts Student's and faculty zipcodes of residence were used to calculate their distance from campus and the associated distance. Then these distances were used to calculate the emissions the average American car would output through driving these distances. Shuttle emissions were calculated using the number of hours the Seahawk shuttles were in operation per year. We also included T&D Losses.

Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory

Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its air pollutant emissions?:

Annual weight of emissions for::

	Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx)	0 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx)	0 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO)	0 Tons
Particulate matter (PM)	0 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	0 Tons

Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:

	Yes or No
Major stationary sources	No
Area sources	No
Mobile sources	No
Commuting	No
Off-site electricity production	No

None

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

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Optional Fields

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):

18,299.42 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :

0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:

https://uncw.edu/seahawk-life/services/sustainability/plans-reports/reports/greenhouse-gas-inventory

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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