Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.88
Liaison Jim Walker
Submission Date April 30, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Texas at Austin
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.91 / 10.00 Jim Walker
Director of Sustainability, Financial, and Administrative Services
University Operations
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Yes

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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 3 GHG emissions from any of the following categories?:
Yes or No
Business travel No
Commuting No
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

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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
No

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A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
We used the Clean Air, Cool Planet assessment tool.

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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

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A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
The Office of Sustainability staff verify all data reported by departmental staff, who have the front line usage data.

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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 214,843.48 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 252,471.72 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 1,860.86 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2,708.98 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity 52,889.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 29,659.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 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 142 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:
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A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
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A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:
Composting of landscape debris and food waste from dining halls.

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A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
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Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 7,327 7,217
Number of residential employees 16 16
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 46,485 44,954
Full-time equivalent of employees 12,852 15,690
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 78 78

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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Sept. 1, 2012 Aug. 31, 2013
Baseline Year Sept. 1, 2008 Aug. 31, 2009

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A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Inventory was undertaken in 2009, in anticipation of potential cost associated with emissions, and at the request of the President's Sustainability Steering Committee.

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Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
22,623,133 Square feet

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Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 8,037,427 Square feet
Healthcare space 34,542 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 0 Square feet

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Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions
Business travel 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Capital goods 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations 1,800 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other categories (please specify below) 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
N/A

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A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
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The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
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A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:
Our primary focus has been on planning and energy conservation which results in Scope 1 reductions.

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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