Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 53.92 |
Liaison | Patricia Huynh |
Submission Date | Oct. 26, 2021 |
University of Waterloo
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.33 / 8.00 |
Mat
Thijssen Sustainability Manager Sustainability Office |
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions
Gross GHG emissions
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 38,057 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 33,884 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 497 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 518 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 4,002 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 4,898 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total | 42,556 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 39,300 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon sinks
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon storage from on-site composting | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon sold or transferred | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Net carbon sinks | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
If total performance year carbon sinks are greater than zero, provide:
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Adjusted net GHG emissions
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net GHG emissions | 42,556 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 39,300 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Performance and baseline periods
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Start date | Jan. 1, 2019 | Jan. 1, 2015 |
End date | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2015 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
This was adopted to be consistent with reporting on the University of Waterloo’s Climate Action Plan – Shift: Neutral. This base year was highly representative in terms of heating degree day weather influences, and mitigated the substantial historical changes in reduction of scope 2 emissions because of provincial coal power phase-out, which was outside the University’s scope of control.
Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person
Weighted campus users
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 5,724 | 5,200 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 36,633 | 33,203 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 5,737 | 5,603 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 1,153 | 979 |
Weighted Campus Users | 32,343.75 | 29,670.25 |
Metrics used in scoring for Part 1
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user | 1.32 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 1.32 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
0.67
Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area
Performance year floor area
820,418
Gross square meters
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 92,782 Square meters |
Healthcare space | 3,957 Square meters |
Other energy intensive space | 123,571 Square meters |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
1,137,466.51
Gross square meters
Metric used in scoring for Part 2
0.04
MtCO2e per square meter
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
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Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
There are discrepancies between the weighted campus users reported here and in PRE-5 due to timing of submission to account for COVID-19 disruption. The PRE credits reflected most recent numbers from Fall 2020, in which the vast majority of students were in online learning, and campus operations were significantly reduced. As this is not at all indicative of normal and expected future operations, Waterloo has submitted 2019 data for both emissions and for headcounts to be more representative.
Similarly, the space discrepancies between PRE-4 and this submission are a result of PRE-4 reporting most recent/accurate (2020), and this credit reporting most representative (2019) given significant changes to campus operations from COVID-19.
Similarly, the space discrepancies between PRE-4 and this submission are a result of PRE-4 reporting most recent/accurate (2020), and this credit reporting most representative (2019) given significant changes to campus operations from COVID-19.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.