| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 59.76 |
| Liaison | Lindsey MacDonald |
| Submission Date | June 6, 2023 |
Western Washington University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
5.87 / 8.00 |
Ashley
Olson Data Ambassador Sustainability Engagement Institute |
Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 12,725.13 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 13,051.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 290.16 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 906.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 649.23 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 11,617.80 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 | 13,664.52 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 25,576.20 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 | 35 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 11 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 | 35 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 11 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
We have a large on-campus composting facility that receives all material from our campus grounds. All food waste compost get sent off campus to Green Earth Technology.
Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Adjusted net GHG emissions | 13,629.52 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 25,565.20 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, 2021 | July 1, 2005 |
| End date | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2006 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Fiscal year 2006 (July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006) was the first year that Western employed staff able to collect and analyze carbon emissions data.
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Number of students resident on-site | 3,383 | 3,853 |
| Number of employees resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 14,450 | 12,343 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 4,635 | 1,286 |
| Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 255 | 0 |
| Weighted Campus Users | 14,968.25 | 11,185 |
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 | 0.91 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 2.29 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 | 767,271 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 0 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:
WWU has worked to both reduce GHG emissions through building efficiency upgrades to reduce our SCOPE 1-2 emissions as well as enacted the Sustainability Action Plan intended to reduce and mitigate impacts of our Scope 3 Emissions. In addition to this ongoing work, we completed a feasibility study and requested funding for the conversion of our steam plant to be a GHG neutral thermal system to support our operations into the next century. This work is coordinated with the intention to ensure that our university is holistic in our approach to managing all scopes of our emissions profile and strategic in our focus areas of intervention namely our steam plant and utility offsets for our resource and energy use.
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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