Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 61.60 |
Liaison | Megan Curtis-Murphy |
Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2023 |
Northeastern University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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6.82 / 8.00 |
Jacob
Glickel Director of Sustainability Operations Climate Justice & Sustainability Hub |
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions
Gross GHG emissions
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 29,602 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 35,617.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 622 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 604 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 25,582 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 40,149 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total | 55,806 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 76,370.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon sinks
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased | 35,000 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon storage from on-site composting | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | --- |
Carbon sold or transferred | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Net carbon sinks | 35,000 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
If total performance year carbon sinks are greater than zero, provide:
Purchased carbon offsets through 3Degrees to offset onsite natural gas consumption. The offsets are US Landfill gas and certified under Green-e Climate Standard v2.1.
Adjusted net GHG emissions
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net GHG emissions | 20,806 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 76,370.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Performance and baseline periods
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Start date | Jan. 1, 2021 | Jan. 1, 2005 |
End date | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2005 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
2005 was chosen as the baseline year because it is the first year in which we can confirm data
Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person
Weighted campus users
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 8,184 | 6,741 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 33 | 30 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 7 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 31,817 | 18,492 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 5,489 | 2,949 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 3,118 | 0 |
Weighted Campus Users | 27,702.25 | 17,773.50 |
Metrics used in scoring for Part 1
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user | 0.75 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 4.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
82.52
Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area
Performance year floor area
680,848.09
Gross square meters
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 58,098.38 Square meters |
Healthcare space | 1,200.31 Square meters |
Other energy intensive space | 11,884.52 Square meters |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
811,329.98
Gross square meters
Metric used in scoring for Part 2
0.03
MtCO2e per square meter
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
NU has completed a full campus LED lighting retrofit with occupancy and photosensors that is expected to save over 2 M kWh annually. We continue to retro-commission our lab facilities gaining significant savings for operational improvements. We are purchasing new electric utility vehicles for our fleet, while we wait for availability of electric pickup trucks. Most significantly, we will begin implementation of our new energy program, which will include installing solar PV, energy conservations measures in all of our buildings, and piloting a switch to lower carbon district steam for our thermal needs.
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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