Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 54.63 |
Liaison | Kelly Wellman |
Submission Date | Jan. 23, 2015 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Texas A&M University
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.49 / 10.00 |
Les
Williams Associate Dir For Utilities & Energy Management Utilities & Energy Management |
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Yes
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 3 GHG emissions from any of the following categories?:
Yes or No | |
Business travel | Yes |
Commuting | Yes |
Purchased goods and services | Yes |
Capital goods | No |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | Yes |
Waste generated in operations | Yes |
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
No
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A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
All work (data collection and verification) is performed by Sightlines Inc.
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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
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A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
All data collection and verification is performed by Sightlines Inc.
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 157,569.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 233,757 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 12,411 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 13,225 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity | 159,646 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 128,872 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon sequestration due to land that the institution manages specifically for sequestration | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon storage from on-site composting | 749 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:
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A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
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A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:
SSC Grounds Department generates approximately 14,000 cubic yards of miscellaneous green waste annually. As of October 2012, SSC Grounds Department ceased disposing of 99% of green waste at off-campus area landfill and began self-composting for use on campus.
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A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
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Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of residential students | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Number of residential employees | 0 | 0 |
Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Full-time equivalent enrollment | 49,861 | 44,813 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 8,361 | 7,627 |
Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 0 | 0 |
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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | Sept. 1, 2011 | Aug. 31, 2012 |
Baseline Year | Sept. 1, 2003 | Aug. 31, 2004 |
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A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
The baseline was selected because that was the first year that data was available for comparative purposes.
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Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
22,902,505
Square feet
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Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area | |
Laboratory space | 2,464,587 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 2,420,438 Square feet |
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Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions | |
Business travel | 32,670 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | 25,536 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | 1,162 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Capital goods | --- |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | 12,745 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | 24,912 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other categories (please specify below) | --- |
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A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
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A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
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The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
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A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:
Texas A&M University has reduced its carbon footprint by 29% from FY02 to FY12. In the past three years, the carbon footprint has been reduced by 17%. All of this while the campus continued to grow.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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