| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.13 |
| Liaison | Keisha Payson |
| Submission Date | July 11, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bowdoin College
OP-5: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
6.05 / 14.00 |
Keisha
Payson Sustainability Director Facilities Mgmt |
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Scope 1 and 2 gross GHG emissions, 2005 :
19,058
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
None
Off-site, institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated, 2005:
0
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
None
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased, 2005:
0
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
None
On-campus residents, 2005:
1,581
None
Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
807
None
Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
161
None
Scope 1 and 2 gross GHG emissions, performance year :
12,563
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
None
Off-site, institution-catalyzed offsets generated, performance year:
0
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
None
Carbon offsets purchased, performance year:
0
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
None
List the start and end dates of the GHG emissions performance year:
1 June 2011 - 31 July 2012
None
On-campus residents, performance year:
1,834
None
Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
952
None
Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
169
None
Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with GHG performance year):
June 2011 - July 2012
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Baseline year data from 2005 has changed in this STARS submission compared with our November 2011 STARS submission. In the previous submission the incorrect year was used based on confusion of what is considered 2005 (confusion over including FY 2004-2005 or 2005-2006). We have updated the numbers to reflect FY 2004-2005 data, which is what Bowdoin considers 2005.
Scope 1 emissions from institutional vehicle travel were not available for 2005. Instead institutional vehicle emissions from the test year, 2010, were used. We justified this assumption since no major changes in college vehicle travel policy and practice have occurred since 2005 and the most notable changes: replacing institution owned vehicles with hybrid cars or other more fuel efficient vehicles and car pooling campaigns as part of Bowdoin's Carbon Neutrality Plan would have only lead to any decreases in carbon footprint to be under reported.
We did not include our fugitive refrigerant data in the performance year because we did not have that data for the 2005 base year.
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.