Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.78
Liaison Kelly Wellman
Submission Date Dec. 20, 2023

STARS v2.2

Texas A&M University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.67 / 3.00 Les Williams
Associate Dir For Utilities & Energy Management
Utilities & Energy Management
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory

Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory within the previous three years that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
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:
All data collection and verification is performed by Gordian Inc using 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?:
Yes

A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:
All data collection and verification is performed by Gordian Inc using SIMAP

Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Scope 1 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion 129,755 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) 15,388 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
145,143 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 2 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity 195,102 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
195,102 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

GHG emissions from biomass combustion
Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 3 GHG emissions
Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
Yes or No Weight in MTCO2e
Business travel Yes 46,178 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting Yes 14,199 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services --- 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Capital goods Yes 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 Yes 10,810 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations Yes 1,297 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources Yes 1,185 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
73,669 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
All data collection and verification is performed by Gordian Inc.

Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory

Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its air pollutant emissions?:
Yes

Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 15.10 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 4 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 16.50 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 9.80 Tons
Ozone (O3) ---
Lead (Pb) ---
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) ---
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) ---
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations ---

Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
Yes or No
Major stationary sources Yes
Area sources ---
Mobile sources ---
Commuting ---
Off-site electricity production ---

None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
The total natural gas consumed on campus was 2,094,929 mmBTU. Of this, 1,702,111 mmBTU was burned in units that have a Continuous Emissions Monitoring System that calculates the NOx, SOx, CO, and PM. The remainder was calculated using the "Potential To Emit Calculator for Boilers and Emergency Engines" published by the EPA.

Optional Fields

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
195,102 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
---

Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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