Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 67.93 |
Liaison | Emily Zabanah |
Submission Date | Feb. 1, 2024 |
Seneca Polytechnic
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.43 / 8.00 |
Courtney
Hayes Sustainability Specialist - Operations Office of Sustainability |
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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 | 6,420.95 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 3,977 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 1,356.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 725 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 873.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 1,236 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 | 8,651.35 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 5,938 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon sinks
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased | 53.15 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated | 24.99 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon storage from on-site composting | 5.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 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 | 83.84 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
If total performance year carbon sinks are greater than zero, provide:
REFORESTATION OFFSETS
Tree planting information was provided by the Toronto Region Conservational Authority (TRCA). Data provided included the number of plantings species, survival factor and annual sequestration rate. Based on this information, TRCA has estimated the carbon sequestered for the tree planting at King Campus. The data from 2019 was used for this analysis and informs our annual offsets.
ON-SITE COMPOSTING
Our on site composter handles 1.43MT of composting, which equates to 5.7MT of C02e saved using the following methodology, which provides best practices in carbon accounting for on site composting in urban areas; the EPA emissions calculators provide numbers for systems in which food is taken from site. https://villagegarden.info/the-carbon-model/
Tree planting information was provided by the Toronto Region Conservational Authority (TRCA). Data provided included the number of plantings species, survival factor and annual sequestration rate. Based on this information, TRCA has estimated the carbon sequestered for the tree planting at King Campus. The data from 2019 was used for this analysis and informs our annual offsets.
ON-SITE COMPOSTING
Our on site composter handles 1.43MT of composting, which equates to 5.7MT of C02e saved using the following methodology, which provides best practices in carbon accounting for on site composting in urban areas; the EPA emissions calculators provide numbers for systems in which food is taken from site. https://villagegarden.info/the-carbon-model/
Adjusted net GHG emissions
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net GHG emissions | 8,567.51 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 5,938 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Performance and baseline periods
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Start date | Jan. 1, 2022 | April 1, 2015 |
End date | Dec. 31, 2022 | March 31, 2016 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
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Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person
Weighted campus users
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 847 | 1,121 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 6 | 6 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 5 | 216 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 36,886 | 28,230 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 2,997 | 1,661 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 23 |
Weighted Campus Users | 30,130.50 | 22,898.75 |
Metrics used in scoring for Part 1
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user | 0.28 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0.26 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
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Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area
Performance year floor area
270,631
Gross square meters
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 867 Square meters |
Healthcare space | 2,053 Square meters |
Other energy intensive space | 3,490 Square meters |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
279,960.88
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:
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Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions 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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