University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion	172,116 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	191,917 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	7,271 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	10,006 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity	45,903 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	326,724 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	12,301 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Total	225,290 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	540,948 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine net 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	190 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	190 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions	225,290 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	540,758 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Performance year	Baseline year
Start date	July 1, 2019	Jan. 1, 2008
End date	June 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2008

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site	7,518	6,555
Number of employees resident on-site	18	15
Number of other individuals resident on-site	3	4
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	47,039	44,934
Full-time equivalent of employees	17,531	17,954
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	398	88
Weighted Campus Users	50,016	48,746.50

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user	4.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	11.09 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	1,368,771 Square feet
Healthcare space	480,995 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	1,268,064 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission: