Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 65.15 |
Liaison | Amber Saxton |
Submission Date | Jan. 8, 2021 |
George Mason University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.29 / 3.00 |
Amber
Saxton Sustainability Program Manager Office of Sustainability |
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Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory
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:
George Mason University's Office of Sustainability staff collected the necessary data and then used SIMAP to both calculate and verify Mason's greenhouse gas emissions.
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:
SIMAP affiliates at the University of New Hampshire met with Mason sustainability staff to review and verify the greenhouse gas inventory.
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Scope 1 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Stationary combustion | 22,419.42 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 2,107.24 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
24,526.66
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Imported electricity | 36,902.76 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
36,902.76
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
GHG emissions from biomass combustion
0
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 3 GHG emissions
Yes or No | Weight in MTCO2e | |
Business travel | Yes | 5,279.02 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | Yes | 32,068.77 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | Yes | 455.83 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 | No | --- |
Waste generated in operations | Yes | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources | --- | 6,926.61 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
44,730.23
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Similar to Scope 1 and 2, Mason used SIMAP to calculate its Scope 3 emissions. The inventory includes: Faculty Commuting, Staff Commuting, Student Commuting, Directly Financed Air Travel, Other Directly Financed Travel, Study Abroad Air Travel, Solid Waste, Wastewater, Paper Purchasing, and T&D Losses.
Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory
No
Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions | |
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 2.14 Metric tons |
Sulfur oxides (SOx) | --- |
Carbon monoxide (CO) | --- |
Particulate matter (PM) | --- |
Ozone (O3) | --- |
Lead (Pb) | --- |
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | --- |
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | --- |
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | 7.84 Metric tons |
Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
Yes or No | |
Major stationary sources | Yes |
Area sources | No |
Mobile sources | Yes |
Commuting | Yes |
Off-site electricity production | Yes |
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A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
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Optional Fields
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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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