Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 49.75 |
Liaison | Keaton Schrank |
Submission Date | April 26, 2016 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Westminster University - Utah
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.63 / 10.00 |
Rosanise
Odell Sustainability Fellow Environmental Center |
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Yes
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 3 GHG emissions from any of the following categories?:
Yes or No | |
Business travel | Yes |
Commuting | Yes |
Purchased goods and services | No |
Capital goods | No |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | No |
Waste generated in operations | No |
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
No
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A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
To complete the GHG emissions inventory, Westminster uses the Clean Air - Cool Planet Campus Carbon Calculator. We publicly report emissions via the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment reporting system. http://rs.acupcc.org/ghg/1593/
More info on data collection methodology can be found online at http://www.westminstercollege.edu/environmental_center/index.cfm?parent=6676&detail=6704&content=11517.
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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?:
No
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A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 2,570 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 2,576 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 539.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 478 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity | 4,592.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 4,353 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
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 | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:
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A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
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A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:
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A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
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Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of residential students | 697 | 645 |
Number of residential employees | 6 | 6 |
Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Full-time equivalent enrollment | 2,078 | 2,926 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 254 | 431 |
Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 0 | 0 |
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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2015 |
Baseline Year | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2013 |
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A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
While our ACUPCC baseline is FY2008, for this STARS, we are using FY2013 so that we can measure changes since our last STARS assessment.
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Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
94,077.85
Square meters
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Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area | |
Laboratory space | 2,223.54 Square meters |
Healthcare space | 0 Square meters |
Other energy intensive space | 0 Square meters |
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Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions | |
Business travel | 2,136.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | 1,335.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | --- |
Capital goods | --- |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | --- |
Waste generated in operations | --- |
Other categories (please specify below) | --- |
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A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
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A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
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The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
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A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:
In the past three years, the college has instituted a parking fee, continued efficiency work outlined in our Climate Action Plan, continued the annual Energy Challenge, and launched a sustainability revolving loan fund.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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