Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 61.50
Liaison Jennifer Goree
Submission Date June 17, 2024

STARS v2.2

Clemson University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.90 / 3.00 Snowil Lopes
Energy Engineer
Energy Awareness
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory

Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory within the previous three years that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
Yes

A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:

UNH SIMAP and the campus carbon calculator were used calculate emissions. Scope 3 categories follow Second Nature reporting:  Purchased good and services = paper purchasing. waste generated in ops = solid waste and wastewater. Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 = T&D losses. business travel = directly financed air travel and ground travel


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?:
Yes

A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:

A consultant team reviewed historical data and contacted each campus business unit to review data collection protocol and procedures.


Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Scope 1 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion 16,973.31 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) 9,332.85 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
26,306.16 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 2 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity 51,602.28 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
51,602.28 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

GHG emissions from biomass combustion
Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 3 GHG emissions
Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
Yes or No Weight in MTCO2e
Business travel Yes 4,491.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting Yes 11,942.95 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services Yes 184.47 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Capital goods No ---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 Yes 2,887.98 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations Yes 5,159.99 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources --- ---

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
24,667.09 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
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Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory

Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its air pollutant emissions?:
Yes

Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 0.02 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 0 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 0 Tons
Ozone (O3) ---
Lead (Pb) ---
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) ---
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) ---
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations ---

Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
Yes or No
Major stationary sources Yes
Area sources Yes
Mobile sources Yes
Commuting No
Off-site electricity production No

None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:

The testing is performed in full accordance with the EPA required reporting for the maintenance of the Clemson Title 5 permit. The testing is completed on major equipment to include boilers and generators.


Optional Fields

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
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Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
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Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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