Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 74.80
Liaison Gioia Thompson
Submission Date March 2, 2020

STARS v2.2

University of Vermont
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.35 / 3.00 Gioia Thompson
Sustainability Strategist
UVM Office of Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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

Campus Carbon 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:

UVM contracts with Sightlines, LLC to conduct the inventory and verify the data and compare with other institutions.


Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
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Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion 28,577 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) 1,322.29 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
29,899.29 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity 19,949 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
19,949 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
Yes or No Weight in MTCO2e
Business travel Yes 9,490.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting Yes 9,824.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
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 472 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources --- ---

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
19,787 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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

SIMAP


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

Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 26.72 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0.16 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 21.48 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 2.13 Tons
Ozone (O3) ---
Lead (Pb) ---
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) ---
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) ---
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 2.79 Tons

Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
Yes or No
Major stationary sources Yes
Area sources No
Mobile sources No
Commuting No
Off-site electricity production No

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

Emissions are based on annual fuel consumption for all main campus boilers and emergency engines.


Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
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Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
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Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Tobacco Free Policy: http://www.uvm.edu/policies/general_html/tobacco.pdf
No Idling: http://www.uvm.edu/sustain/aashe-stars/credit-11-prohibiting-idling-025025
Air emissions data came from UVM’s Emissions Inventory filed with the State of Vermont Air Quality and Climate Division


Tobacco Free Policy: http://www.uvm.edu/policies/general_html/tobacco.pdf
No Idling: http://www.uvm.edu/sustain/aashe-stars/credit-11-prohibiting-idling-025025
Air emissions data came from UVM’s Emissions Inventory filed with the State of Vermont Air Quality and Climate Division

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