Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 68.39 |
Liaison | Margo Margo Nottoli |
Submission Date | March 4, 2020 |
Warren Wilson College
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.19 / 3.00 |
Margo
Flood Sustainability Project Coordinator Finance and Administration |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory
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:
SIMAP reporting tool
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:
Warren Wilson's Vice President for Academic Affairs, who is a scientist, has verified that the data collected campus wide has been entered accurately into the SIMAP reporting tool. He also approves changing the baseline year. In addition, we have received an independent inventory review from SIMAP They have approved our inventory and it is attached to this form.
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Scope 1 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Stationary combustion | 423.91 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 633.02 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
1,056.93
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Imported electricity | 1,410.78 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Imported thermal energy | 143.07 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
1,553.85
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
GHG emissions from biomass combustion
0
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 3 GHG emissions
Yes or No | Weight in MTCO2e | |
Business travel | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | Yes | 65.03 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Capital goods | No | 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 | Yes | 180.33 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources | Yes | 66.01 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
311.37
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Scope three includes paper use, and T & D losses as described in the SIMAP tool.
Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory
No
Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions | |
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | --- |
Sulfur oxides (SOx) | --- |
Carbon monoxide (CO) | --- |
Particulate matter (PM) | --- |
Ozone (O3) | --- |
Lead (Pb) | --- |
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | --- |
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | --- |
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | --- |
Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
Yes or No | |
Major stationary sources | --- |
Area sources | --- |
Mobile sources | --- |
Commuting | --- |
Off-site electricity production | --- |
None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
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Optional Fields
1,402.16
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
142.45
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data for preparation of the GHG inventory was gathered from managers campus wide. Warren Wilson College set a goal of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2020 from 2007-2008 emission levels. Reaching this goal included the purchase of carbon offsets. We have discontinued that practice and our current focus is to improve the actual carbon footprint of our campus and its operations. An inventory of our emissions has been conducted every year until 2014. Because we no longer purchase carbon offsets for our on-site purchased electricity use, we have adjusted our baseline to 2014, a year we purchased no offsets. In addition, we must update our Climate Action Plan with ACUPCC in 2020 and this update will reflect the baseline change. The only major difference between the baseline measurements and the current emissions measurement is that in the new baseline year, 2013-2014, commuting travel and international travel were estimated. Until we conduct a new survey, this estimated commuter travel data will continue to be used. SIMAP has conducted an external audit and approved of our greenhouse gas emissions inventory.
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.