Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 68.35 |
Liaison | Jessica Bast |
Submission Date | Aug. 9, 2022 |
North Carolina State University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 3.00 |
Jessica
Bast Sustainability Program Coordinator University Sustainability Office |
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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:
NC State uses SIMAP to complete its GHG emissions inventory and has used the tool since 2017. Partners from various areas of the university submit utility and fertilizer data to be entered by the Sustainability Office into SIMAP.
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
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Stationary combustion | 110,072.33 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 8,926.17 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
118,998.50
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Imported electricity | 38,384.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
38,384.90
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
GHG emissions from biomass combustion
108.87
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 3 GHG emissions
Yes or No | Weight in MTCO2e | |
Business travel | Yes | 21,256.94 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | Yes | 37,623.35 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | Yes | 56.98 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 | 2,124.66 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | Yes | 5,524.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources | --- | --- |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
66,586.43
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
NC accounts for its Scope 3 emissions using SIMAP in areas like business travel and study abroad, commuting, paper purchasing, wastewater, landfilled waste, and transmission and distribution losses.
Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory
Yes
Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions | |
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 44.39 Tons |
Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 2.40 Tons |
Carbon monoxide (CO) | 34.73 Tons |
Particulate matter (PM) | 1 Tons |
Ozone (O3) | 0 Tons |
Lead (Pb) | 0.30 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 | Yes |
Mobile sources | No |
Commuting | No |
Off-site electricity production | No |
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A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
We calculate emissions based on the best available information in the order that follows:
-Approved stack test data is used to calculate NOx emissions from the 3 combustion turbine generators and 3 heat recovery steam generators on campus.
-Approved continuous monitoring data is used to calculate NOx emissions from the two largest boilers.
-The manufacturer's certified emissions rates are used to calculate priority pollutant emissions from the emergency generators and fire pumps engines.
-EPA and/or State published emission factors. (For example, the EPA emission factors are used to calculate GHGs.)
-Approved stack test data is used to calculate NOx emissions from the 3 combustion turbine generators and 3 heat recovery steam generators on campus.
-Approved continuous monitoring data is used to calculate NOx emissions from the two largest boilers.
-The manufacturer's certified emissions rates are used to calculate priority pollutant emissions from the emergency generators and fire pumps engines.
-EPA and/or State published emission factors. (For example, the EPA emission factors are used to calculate GHGs.)
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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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