University of South Carolina
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
Does the institution’s GHG emissions inventory include all, some or none of its Scope 3 GHG emissions from the following categories?:

	All, Some, or None
Business travel	None
Commuting	None
Purchased goods and services	None
Capital goods	None
Waste generated in operations	None
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2	None
Other categories	None

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, including how the institution accounted for each category of Scope 3 emissions reported above:
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:
Documentation to support the internal and/or external verification process:
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 and Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions):
Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion	41,573.12 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	23,765.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	---	---
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity	---	---
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources	---	---
Total	41,573.12 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	23,765.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Year	Jan. 1, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018
Baseline Year	Jan. 1, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations):
Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased (exclude purchased RECs/GOs)	---	---
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated	---	---
Carbon sequestration due to land that the institution manages specifically for sequestration	---	---
Carbon storage from on-site composting	---	---
Carbon offsets included above for which the emissions reductions have been sold or transferred by the institution	---	---
Net carbon offsets	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the offsets in each category reported above, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
Emissions reductions attributable to Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) or Guarantee of Origin (GO) purchases:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Emissions reductions attributable to REC/GO purchases	---	---

A brief description of the purchased RECs/GOs including vendor, project source and verification program:
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions	41,573.12 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	23,765.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	14,338	7,700
Number of employees resident on-site	34	10,529
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds	20	20
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	31,270	34,731
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty)	5,668	10,529
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	1,153	1,330
Weighted campus users	30,451.75	37,524.75

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	1.37 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0.63 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor Area
Laboratory space	1,117,830 Square feet
Healthcare space	106,338 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	269,552 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:

	Emissions
Business travel	---
Commuting	---
Purchased goods and services	---
Capital goods	---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2	4,572.06 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations	---
Other categories	---

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission: