Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 68.50 |
Liaison | Derek Nichols |
Submission Date | May 17, 2022 |
University at Buffalo
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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5.76 / 8.00 |
Derek
Nichols Sustainability Engagement Coordinator UB 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 | 32,826.24 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 28,978 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 2,074.73 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 5,086 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 622.85 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 79,113 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy | 7,900.42 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 1,548 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total | 43,424.24 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 114,725 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Carbon sinks
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased | 0 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 | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
If total performance year carbon sinks are greater than zero, provide:
N/A
Adjusted net GHG emissions
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net GHG emissions | 43,424.24 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 114,725 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Performance and baseline periods
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Start date | July 1, 2018 | July 1, 2008 |
End date | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2009 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
The 2008-2009 academic year was chosen because it was the baseline year for our Climate Action Plan (when it was created).
Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person
Weighted campus users
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 7,636 | 7,450 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 29 | 30 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 26,372 | 28,192 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 6,904 | 6,090 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 997 | 0 |
Weighted Campus Users | 26,125.50 | 27,581.50 |
Metrics used in scoring for Part 1
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user | 1.66 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 4.16 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
60.04
Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area
Performance year floor area
11,893,423
Gross square feet
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 752,267 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 89,035 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 0 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
13,576,027
Gross square feet
Metric used in scoring for Part 2
0.00
MtCO2e per square foot
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
In 2019, the University updated its Climate Action Plan through a robust campus engagement process. Through this, ten strategies were identified to bring our campus to carbon neutrality by 2030.
Scope 1 emissions decreased from baseline year because we stopped purchasing heavy polluting refrigerants and fertilizers.
Scope 2 emissions dramatically decreased from baseline year because the University increased its purchase of RECs to negate the impact of UB's entire electricity purchase.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QSRR-xHccA
www.buffalo.edu/climate-action
Scope 1 emissions decreased from baseline year because we stopped purchasing heavy polluting refrigerants and fertilizers.
Scope 2 emissions dramatically decreased from baseline year because the University increased its purchase of RECs to negate the impact of UB's entire electricity purchase.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QSRR-xHccA
www.buffalo.edu/climate-action
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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