Overall Rating | Platinum |
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Overall Score | 88.80 |
Liaison | Aarushi Gupta |
Submission Date | Aug. 11, 2021 |
University of California, Irvine
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.42 / 3.00 |
Richard
Demerjian Assistant Vice Chancellor Office of Environmental Planning and Sustainability |
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Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory
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:
UCI reports on emissions sources and analyzes emissions for the following scopes:
Scope 1 - Direct Emissions: cogeneration plant natural gas, purchased natural gas, emergency generators, campus fleet, emissions from refrigerants
Scope 2 - Indirect Emissions: purchased electricity
Scope 3 - Other Emissions: business air travel, student commute, faculty/staff commute, solid waste, water
Using the financial control approach to determine organizational boundaries, UCI gathers a comprehensive annual inventory of greenhouse gas emission sources on campus. These data sets are reviewed, analyzed, and publicly reported using The Climate Registry General Reporting Protocol Version 3.0.
Scope 3 emissions inventoried annually include commuting and university-paid air travel. GHG emissions associated with commuting are calculated by UCI Transportation and Distribution Services using AQMD survey data. University-paid air travel miles is collected through the UCI accounting office.
Scope 1 - Direct Emissions: cogeneration plant natural gas, purchased natural gas, emergency generators, campus fleet, emissions from refrigerants
Scope 2 - Indirect Emissions: purchased electricity
Scope 3 - Other Emissions: business air travel, student commute, faculty/staff commute, solid waste, water
Using the financial control approach to determine organizational boundaries, UCI gathers a comprehensive annual inventory of greenhouse gas emission sources on campus. These data sets are reviewed, analyzed, and publicly reported using The Climate Registry General Reporting Protocol Version 3.0.
Scope 3 emissions inventoried annually include commuting and university-paid air travel. GHG emissions associated with commuting are calculated by UCI Transportation and Distribution Services using AQMD survey data. University-paid air travel miles is collected through the UCI accounting office.
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:
UCI submits its greenhouse gas emission inventory report to a third party verification party annually. This independent verification process reviews the emission inventory against the Climate Registry's General Reporting Protocol 3.0 following the procedures outlined in the Registry’s General Verification Protocol 3.0.
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Scope 1 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Stationary combustion | 69,089 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 8,927 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
78,016
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Imported electricity | 1,035 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
1,035
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
GHG emissions from biomass combustion
0
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 3 GHG emissions
Yes or No | Weight in MTCO2e | |
Business travel | Yes | 42,682 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | Yes | 10,874 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | --- | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Capital goods | --- | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | --- | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | --- | --- |
Other sources | --- | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
53,556
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Scope 3 emissions inventoried annually include commuting and university-paid air travel. GHG emissions associated with commuting are calculated by UCI Transportation and Distribution Services using AQMD survey data. University-paid air travel miles is collected through the UCI accounting office.
Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory
Yes
Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions | |
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 8.43 Tons |
Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 1.61 Tons |
Carbon monoxide (CO) | 5.56 Tons |
Particulate matter (PM) | 8.55 Tons |
Ozone (O3) | --- |
Lead (Pb) | --- |
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | 0.99 Tons |
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | 0.24 Tons |
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 | Yes |
Mobile sources | No |
Commuting | No |
Off-site electricity production | No |
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A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
The methods used to complete the air emissions inventory include:
1. Continuous monitoring to measure actual emissions;
2. Extrapolating the results from source emissions tests;
3. Combining published emission factors with known activity levels;
4. And using emission factor to estimate emissions when actual emission data is not available.
1. Continuous monitoring to measure actual emissions;
2. Extrapolating the results from source emissions tests;
3. Combining published emission factors with known activity levels;
4. And using emission factor to estimate emissions when actual emission data is not available.
Optional Fields
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Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
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Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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