Overall Rating | Platinum - expired |
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Overall Score | 85.29 |
Liaison | Tonie Miyamoto |
Submission Date | March 23, 2015 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Colorado State University
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.80 / 10.00 |
Carol
Dollard Energy Engineer Facilities Management |
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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 | Yes |
Waste generated in operations | Yes |
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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:
CSU is an ACUPCC signatory & reports their annual GHG inventory via that site. We utilize CACP as a tool to determine the GHG inventory. In addition, Climate Action Plans can be viewed there.
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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?:
Yes
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A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
All work is verified by the Climate Action Plan working group and reviewed by an outside consultant - The Brendle Group.
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 56,700.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 60,594 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 9,701.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 6,937.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity | 113,905.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 109,511.90 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 | 3,567.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 123.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased | 3,099.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 3,915.80 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:
CSU has an in-vessel composter where 2,000 # of food waste & animal bedding per day are composted. In addition, the agricultural programs have developed composting programs for the animal waste generated at their sites.
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A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
The university purchases RECs to offset the electricity use of the common areas in the residence halls. In addition, RECs are purchased to offset the emissions of new LEED buildings.
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Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of residential students | 6,443 | 5,343 |
Number of residential employees | 603 | 0 |
Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Full-time equivalent enrollment | 24,888.04 | 24,304.90 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 6,521 | 3,672 |
Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 3,218 | 2,879 |
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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, 2013 | June 30, 2014 |
Baseline Year | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2010 |
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A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
FY10 was the year that CSU developed their first Climate Action Plan (CAP) and established a timeline for carbon neutrality.
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Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
10,618,090
Square feet
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Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area | |
Laboratory space | 1,358,084 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 242,210 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 1,033,736 Square feet |
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Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions | |
Business travel | 20,096.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | 21,440.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | --- |
Capital goods | --- |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | 11,262.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | 903.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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:
Greenhouse gas reductions have been a result of energy efficiency projects and renewable energy installations where CSU retained the environmental attributes. The uptick in GHG emissions for FY14 was due to an increase in the emissions factor from the local utility. CSU actually had a reduction in electric use, but the local utility burned more coal than the previous year - increasing the emissions factor.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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