| Overall Rating | Platinum - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 85.48 |
| Liaison | Emmanuelle Jodoin |
| Submission Date | Dec. 6, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Université de Sherbrooke
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality
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Lucie
Durand Institutional Research Advisor Management - Support Service |
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Part 1
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A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
An anti-idling regulation for vehicles equipped with combustion engines has been in effect at the Université de Sherbrooke since 2013. The regulation provides that, after three minutes, drivers of immobilized combustion vehicles must shut down the engine. A minimum fine of $150 is imposed to offenders.
The University’s regulation is applied according to the City of Sherbrooke’s municipal by-law (Chapitre 6 – Marche au ralenti du moteur des véhicules) related to vehicle engine idling, which objective is to preserve clean air quality through the control of idling periods of vehicles engines.
https://www.usherbrooke.ca/actualites/nouvelles/sur-les-campus/sur-les-campus-details/article/20633/
https://www.ville.sherbrooke.qc.ca/fileadmin/fichiers/Juridiques/reglements/reglement1/R%C3%A8glement_n__1_-_%C3%A0_jour_au_2019-11-06__incluant_1-141_et_art._15_de_1300-2_.pdf
Since the adoption of its Sustainable Development Policy in 2005, the Université de Sherbrooke has been firmly committed to improve air quality and minimize air pollutants.
Finally, the 2018-2022 Sustainable Mobility Strategy illustrates the capacity for innovation and the Université de Sherbrooke's determination to find tangible solutions, including minimizing mobile emissions. The Strategy makes it possible to intensify the University’s efforts to that regard, mobilize the community and integrate, in the same approach, the various actions put forward.
https://www.usherbrooke.ca/developpement-durable/fileadmin/sites/developpement-durable/documents/Strate__gie_de_mobilite___durable.pdf
Part 2
Yes
Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 5,395 Metric tons |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 0.92 Metric tons |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 4,384 Metric tons |
| Particulate matter (PM) | 0.33 Metric tons |
| Ozone (O3) | 0 Metric tons |
| Lead (Pb) | 0 Metric tons |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | 0 Metric tons |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | 0 Metric tons |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | 0.29 Metric tons |
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A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
The Université de Sherbrooke's air emissions report was produced using the Clean Air/Cool Planet 4.0 computer tool in accordance with Canada's National Pollutant Release Inventory and is based on 2018 stationary campus sources data.
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Canada's National Pollutant Release Inventory web reference:
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/pollution-waste-management/national-pollutant-release-inventory.html
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