Overall Rating | Platinum - expired |
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Overall Score | 87.10 |
Liaison | Alex Davis |
Submission Date | March 5, 2020 |
Arizona State University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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8.00 / 8.00 |
Alex
Davis Asst. Director University Sustainability Practices |
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions
Gross GHG emissions
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 49,647 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 35,987.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 4,623 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 9,380.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 159,638 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy | 4,908 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 3,466 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total | 59,178 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 208,472 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon sinks
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased | 59,178 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 | 0 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 | 59,178 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
If total performance year carbon sinks are greater than zero, provide:
Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) offsets were purchased from Schneider Electric and retired for FY19. Project information:
VCS Project ID 1497- VCS Grouped Project for Renewable Power Generation by Aditya Birla Group of Companies, India - https://www.vcsprojectdatabase.org/#/project_details/1497
VCS Project ID 1497- VCS Grouped Project for Renewable Power Generation by Aditya Birla Group of Companies, India - https://www.vcsprojectdatabase.org/#/project_details/1497
Adjusted net GHG emissions
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net GHG emissions | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 208,472 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Performance and baseline periods
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Start date | July 1, 2018 | July 1, 2006 |
End date | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2007 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
FY07 (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007) was the first year that Arizona State University issued a greenhouse gas inventory.
Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person
Weighted campus users
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 16,712 | 6,100 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 103,312 | 52,795 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 11,558 | 9,281 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 24,914 | 0 |
Weighted Campus Users | 71,645 | 48,082 |
Metrics used in scoring for Part 1
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 4.34 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
100
Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area
Performance year floor area
24,300,504
Gross square feet
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 1,710,230 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 32,721 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 41,496 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
27,827,902
Gross square feet
Metric used in scoring for Part 2
0
MtCO2e per square foot
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
Information available here:
https://cfo.asu.edu/climate-positive
https://cfo.asu.edu/climate-positive
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity is reported as zero as all purchased electricity is matched with Green-e certified RECs. See information provided under OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy for more information.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.