Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 60.54 |
Liaison | Jane Stewart |
Submission Date | March 1, 2024 |
Washington and Lee University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.40 / 3.00 |
Jane
Stewart Energy Specialist Treasurer's office |
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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:
We use the Sustainability Indicator Management & Analysis Platform (SIMAP, https://unhsimap.org/cmap/reports/annual), submitting a report annually on May 1, including data through the most recently completed fiscal year.
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:
All inputs are supplied by the parties directly responsible for those inputs, then reviewed by a supervisor in that department, and then entered into SIMAP by the Director of Sustainability. The annual report is shared with senior administration, including the University President, and made available on the Sustainability Office website. Students and other campus community members are encouraged to access the report.
W&L has also engaged SIMAP staff in a Data Review to verify our reporting meets best practice standards.
W&L has also engaged SIMAP staff in a Data Review to verify our reporting meets best practice standards.
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
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Scope 1 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Stationary combustion | 6,229.72 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 294.92 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
6,524.64
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Imported electricity | 6,305.99 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
6,305.99
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 | --- |
Commuting | Yes | 1,617.69 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | Yes | 34.55 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Capital goods | No | --- |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | Yes | 2,881.73 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | Yes | 1,273.02 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources | Yes | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
5,806.99
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Our Scope 3 emissions include solid waste; waste water; paper purchasing; student, faculty and staff daily commuting; Fuel and Energy related Activities (FERA), and Transmission and Distribution Losses.
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:
W&L reports annual natural gas consumption at the central heating plant to the Department of Environmental Quality, but this report does not include a detailed breakdown of pollutants.
Optional Fields
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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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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