Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.49
Liaison Elizabeth Swiman
Submission Date March 15, 2023

STARS v2.2

Florida State University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.67 / 3.00 Elizabeth Swiman
Director of Campus Sustainability
Facilities
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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:
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
Utilized SIMAP to complete GHG calculation.

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:
Gordian contracted to verify data and results.

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 16,324.52 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) 1,303.45 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
17,627.97 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 2 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity 90,605.72 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
90,605.72 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 9,652.83 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting Yes 24,545.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services Yes 17,013.67 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Capital goods No 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 Yes 5,799.78 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations Yes 4,505.41 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources Yes 3,312.57 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
64,829.46 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Emissions calculations include:
- Business travel - all travel booked through University travel booking system (Concur)
- Commuting - biennial commuting survey; carried over survey results from 2021.
- Purchased goods - on campus paper purchases; data supplied by Procurement
- Waste - solid waste and waste water generated from campus operations
- T&D losses associated with electricity use
- Other - study abroad air travel, based on study location

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) 20.53 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 1.37 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 16.43 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 1.63 Tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Tons
Lead (Pb) 0 Tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 0 Tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) 0 Tons
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 0 Tons

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:
All stationary sources on campus are regulated by an air permit required by the EPA and managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. FSU also reports GHG emissions from stationary sources to the EPA directly. FSU uses the same methodology as mandated by the regulatory authorities for the university’s GHG permits for the campus GHG calculations.

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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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