Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 49.59
Liaison Lily Strehlow
Submission Date Feb. 2, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.90 / 8.00 Lily Strehlow
Sustainability Specialist
Risk Management, Safety, and Sustainability
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Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 11,072.61 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 12,522.57 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 196.83 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 312.71 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 5,667 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 13,638 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 16,936.44 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 26,473.28 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine net 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 7,300 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 7,080 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

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
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Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 16,936.44 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 26,473.28 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Performance year Baseline year
Start date July 1, 2020 July 1, 2017
End date June 30, 2021 June 30, 2018

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:

2018 is the baseline year selected for OP 2 and OP 5 because it is the year UWEC's climate action plan is based on, as well as the year the long range utilities plan is based on.


Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site 3,784 10,690
Number of employees resident on-site 1,419 1,308
Number of other individuals resident on-site 34 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 9,773.89 10,210
Full-time equivalent of employees 1,189.48 935
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 358.84 0
Weighted Campus Users 9,288.15 11,998

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 1.82 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2.21 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
17.36

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
3,081,557 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 174,509 Square feet
Healthcare space 4,012 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 56,048 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
3,494,647 Gross square feet

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
0.00 MtCO2e per square foot

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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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