Virginia Commonwealth University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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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	21,361 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	21,941 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	1,499 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	2,418 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity	54,092 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	67,007 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	76,952 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	91,366 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	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

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions	76,952 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	91,366 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, 2018	July 1, 2007
End date	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2008

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site	4,631	4,706
Number of employees resident on-site	12	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	27,474	23,884
Full-time equivalent of employees	7,931	5,210
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	1,376	0
Weighted Campus Users	26,682.50	22,997

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	2.88 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	3.97 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	281,267 Square feet
Healthcare space	0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	56,524 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:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission: