Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 56.94
Liaison Scott Morgan
Submission Date Dec. 21, 2023

STARS v2.2

Evergreen State College, The
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.42 / 3.00 Emma Wright
Graduate Sustainability Fellow
Office of Sustainability
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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:
2021_TESC_GHG_update.xlsx

A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
GHG emissions calculations were performed using the Washington State Department of Ecology GHG Emissions Calculator. (https://ecology.wa.gov/Asset-Collections/Doc-Assets/Climate-change/Tracking-carbon-pollution/2023-State-Agency-GHG-Calculator)

For Scope 2 emissions, Evergreen purchases Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) that account for all electricity consumed (minus small in-house solar generation) on both its Olympia and Tacoma campuses. The college's Scope 2 emissions are therefore considered to be 0 MT CO2e.

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?:
No

A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:
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Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
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Scope 1 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion 3,991 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) 153 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
4,144 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
0 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 No ---
Commuting No ---
Purchased goods and services No ---
Capital goods No ---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 No ---
Waste generated in operations No ---
Other sources No ---

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

A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Evergreen's current GHG emissions report does not track Scope 3 emissions.

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) 3 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0.02 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 3 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 0.02 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 No
Mobile sources No
Commuting No
Off-site electricity production No

None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
Air pollutant emissions were calculated from Evergreen's annual air quality compliance report filed with ORCAA (Olympic Region Clean Air Agency), based on standard emissions for natural gas boilers. Only the first four listed pollutants (Nitrogen oxides, Sulfur oxides, Carbon monoxide, and Particulate matter) are included in the calculations. All other pollutant categories were not tracked.

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:
Evergreen is not required by our regional clean air agency to monitor or restrict point-source emissions on campus, so that activity is not occurring. The College does however have approximately 700 acres of unmanaged forest surrounding the campus core, which provides for clean outdoor air.

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