Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 59.76 |
Liaison | Lindsey MacDonald |
Submission Date | June 6, 2023 |
Western Washington University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.06 / 3.00 |
Ashley
Olson Data Ambassador Sustainability Engagement Institute |
Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory within the previous three years that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
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:
Western uses SIMAP . The Sustainability Engagement Institute collects info from many units on campus for input into the calculator and uses the results to report to on and off campus entities.
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 GHG inventory verification process:
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Stationary combustion | 12,725.13 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 290.16 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Imported electricity | 649.23 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
Yes or No | Weight in MTCO2e | |
Business travel | --- | 3,581.44 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | Yes | 5,042.24 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | Yes | 19.14 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Capital goods | --- | --- |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | --- | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | Yes | 2,798.77 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources | --- | --- |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Western uses SIMAP . The Sustainability Engagement Institute collects info from many units on campus for input into the calculator and uses the results to report to on and off campus entities. It should be noted due to the COVID-19 pandemic our usual transportation survey was not administered so our most recent data collected was used for this report even though it falls outside the 3 year window. Updated student, staff, and faculty surveys will be administered next year to collect updated data.
Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its air pollutant emissions?:
Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions | |
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 18.90 Tons |
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 | Yes |
Area sources | --- |
Mobile sources | Yes |
Commuting | Yes |
Off-site electricity production | --- |
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
Western's Steam Plant is regularly audited by the Environmental Protection Agency and Clean Air Agency. Cleaver Brooks, a boiler maintenance contractor, performs air emissions inventory on the boilers which is submitted to above mentioned agencies.
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
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:
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