Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 57.29 |
Liaison | Jennifer Kleindienst |
Submission Date | Dec. 1, 2016 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Wesleyan University
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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5.48 / 10.00 |
Jennifer
Kleindienst Sustainability Coordinator Finance and Administration |
Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
Does the institution’s GHG emissions inventory include all, some or none of its Scope 3 GHG emissions from the following categories?:
All, Some, or None | |
Business travel | All |
Commuting | All |
Purchased goods and services | Some |
Capital goods | None |
Waste generated in operations | All |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | All |
Other categories | Some |
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, including how the institution accounted for each category of Scope 3 emissions reported above:
Wesleyan uses Sightlines' Sustainability Solutions service to calculate its greenhouse gas emissions inventory.
The "Other" category is study abroad travel.
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?:
A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
Wesleyan uses Sightlines' Sustainability Solutions service to calculate its greenhouse gas emissions inventory.
Documentation to support the internal and/or external verification process:
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 and Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions):
Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 18,365 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 14,251 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 645 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 393 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity | 2,307 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 10,653 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total | 21,317 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 25,297 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | July 1, 2015 | June 30, 2016 |
Baseline Year | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2008 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations):
We have established FY 2008 as our baseline for our climate action plan.
Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased (exclude purchased RECs/GOs) | 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 sequestration due to land that the institution manages specifically for sequestration | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon storage from on-site composting | 35.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon offsets included above for which the emissions reductions have been sold or transferred by the institution | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Net carbon offsets | 35.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
A brief description of the offsets in each category reported above, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
FY 2016: composting emissions are from pre- and post-consumer operations and both on- and off-site composting
Emissions reductions attributable to Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) or Guarantee of Origin (GO) purchases:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Emissions reductions attributable to REC/GO purchases | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 210.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
A brief description of the purchased RECs/GOs including vendor, project source and verification program:
FY 2008: purchased have 497,142kWh of Green Power Certificates
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions | 21,281.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 25,086.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 2,921 | 2,900 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 45 | 59 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 3,574 | 2,917 |
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 1,023 | 999 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 4,189.25 | 3,676.75 |
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 | 5.08 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 6.82 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 | 87,023 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 1,985 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:
Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
Emissions | |
Business travel | 3,237 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | 1,738 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | 31 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Capital goods | --- |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | 357 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other categories | 1,213 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Students and faculty are on-campus from August-May each year. Most staff work year-round and do not follow an academic calendar.
Other category is study abroad travel (1229) less waste (-16). Waste emissions are negative because trash is burned in a waste-to-energy incinerator.
Students and faculty are on-campus from August-May each year. Most staff work year-round and do not follow an academic calendar.
Other category is study abroad travel (1229) less waste (-16). Waste emissions are negative because trash is burned in a waste-to-energy incinerator.
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