Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 66.51 |
Liaison | Aurora Sharrard |
Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2021 |
University of Pittsburgh
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.83 / 3.00 |
Keith
Duval Health and Safety Environmental Health & Safety |
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Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory
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:
The inventory was completed through a partnership with Pitt's Facilities Management Division and the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Initiatives (part of the Swanson School of Engineering). The inventory was quantified via the Clean Air/Cool Planet Calculator.
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:
Pitt's now annual greenhouse gas inventorying process is led by Dr. Melissa Bilec and her graduate students out of the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, in partnership with and reviewed by Dr. Aurora Sharrard, the University's Director of Sustainability. Information and data was gathered from many functional areas of the University. Data and results were validated internally by internal stakeholders across departments, including Laura Zullo (Director of Administration for Pitt's SVC Office of Business & Operations) and Pitt Facilities Management. Final results were presented to the Chancellor's Advisory Council on Sustainability.
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
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Scope 1 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Stationary combustion | 32,448 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 4,234 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
36,682
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Imported electricity | 73,802 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Imported thermal energy | 16,892 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
90,694
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
GHG emissions from biomass combustion
0
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 3 GHG emissions
Yes or No | Weight in MTCO2e | |
Business travel | Yes | 37,142 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | Yes | 35,329 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | Yes | 729 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 | 4,575 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | Yes | 1,454 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources | Yes | 8,918 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
88,147
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
The University of Pittsburgh tracks Scope 3 emissions in the following categories: Directly Financed Outsourced Travel, Study Abroad Air Travel, Employee and Student Commuter Travel, Solid Waste, Wastewater, Purchased Paper, and Transmission & Distribution Losses from Scope 2 Energy Activities.
Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory
Yes
Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions | |
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 11.30 Tons |
Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 0.60 Tons |
Carbon monoxide (CO) | 4.90 Tons |
Particulate matter (PM) | 0.30 Tons |
Ozone (O3) | 0 Tons |
Lead (Pb) | 0 Tons |
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | 0.10 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 | Yes |
Area sources | Yes |
Mobile sources | No |
Commuting | No |
Off-site electricity production | No |
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A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
The University was issued a Title V Major Source Operating Permit on 12/19/13. The permit establishes pollutant limits for boilers, spray booths, and emergency generators. All of the sources have been identified and inventoried. The University submits required semiannual reports as well as annual air emission inventory statements to the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD). The emission weights provided above are from the University's Emission Inventory Statement provided to ACHD in March 2020 for calendar year 2019. This section updated by Pitt Environmental Health & Safety on 6/22/20.
Optional Fields
76,802
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
16,892
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
EH&S Weight of Emissions from Emission Inventory Report (3/2020) for 2019 reporting year.
FY19 Greenhouse Gas Inventory.
FY19 Greenhouse Gas Inventory.
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