Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 63.74
Liaison Lacey Raak
Submission Date Feb. 18, 2023

STARS v2.2

California State University, Monterey Bay
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.42 / 8.00 Michael Lerch
Assistant Director of Energy
Facilities Services & Operations
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions

Gross GHG emissions

Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 3,496.78 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2,386 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 352.11 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 2,556.35 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2,677 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 6,405.24 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 5,063 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Carbon sinks

Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:
Performance year Baseline year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 645 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 1.65 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 1.65 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 645 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

If total performance year carbon sinks are greater than zero, provide:

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
Paul Bryant from Gothic landscapers said we reused ~5.5 cu yards of tree trimmings as mulch on campus.

Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 6,403.59 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 4,418 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Performance and baseline periods

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, 2009
End date June 30, 2022 June 30, 2010

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Baseline was determined based on year that reliable data was available and the baseline of other pre-existing agreement.

Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person

Weighted campus users

Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site 3,236 2,697
Number of employees resident on-site 10 256
Number of other individuals resident on-site 1,711 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 6,911 7,461
Full-time equivalent of employees 1,194 1,070
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 296 207
Weighted Campus Users 8,379.25 6,981.25

Metrics used in scoring for Part 1

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 0.76 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0.63 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
0

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
2,097,023 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 38,736 Square feet
Healthcare space 3,367 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 40,246 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
2,221,475 Gross square feet

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
0.00 MtCO2e per square foot

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
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Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
These numbers for 2020-21 are impacted by COVID


Other individual residents onsite is 1,711.0 - however, we did not incorporate this data in IC 3 because it is family members from East Campus Housing which is not part of the boundary.

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