Western Colorado 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	3,863 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	4,951 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	267 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	117 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity	5,169 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	5,924 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	9,299 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	10,992 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	1 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration	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	1 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	9,298 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	10,992 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, 2006
End date	June 30, 2021	June 30, 2007

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	1,026	906
Number of employees resident on-site	5	24
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	3
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	2,315	1,914
Full-time equivalent of employees	350	303
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	238	0
Weighted Campus Users	2,078	1,898.25

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	4.47 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	5.79 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	39,400 Square feet
Healthcare space	1,250 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	42,500 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:
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