Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 69.91 |
Liaison | Julie Hopper |
Submission Date | Dec. 20, 2023 |
University of Southern California
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.55 / 8.00 |
Zelinda
Welch Associate Director of Sustainability USC Facilities Plant Management |
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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 | 31,449.39 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 25,075 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 3,232.18 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 2,790.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 60,117.05 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 110,735 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total | 94,798.62 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 138,600.80 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 | 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 | 94,798.62 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 138,600.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Performance and baseline periods
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Start date | July 1, 2021 | July 1, 2013 |
End date | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2014 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
2014 is the earliest year for which a reasonably complete and accurate data set is available. In USC's Sustainability 2020 Plan, 2014 is the baseline year used for campus sustainability goals, including greenhouse gas reduction goals.
Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person
Weighted campus users
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 8,500 | 6,960 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 46 | 40 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 43,941 | 35,913 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 15,257 | 13,189 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 8,897 | 4,120 |
Weighted Campus Users | 39,862.25 | 35,486.50 |
Metrics used in scoring for Part 1
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user | 2.38 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 3.91 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
39.11
Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area
Performance year floor area
16,944,124
Gross square feet
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 791,081 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 44,563 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 2,505 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
18,617,917
Gross square feet
Metric used in scoring for Part 2
0.01
MtCO2e per square foot
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
USC hit a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by applying a number of wide-ranging solutions. These initiatives included installing solar panels at three sites, implementing automated HVAC scheduling so that it is tied to classroom scheduling in 200+ classrooms, retrofit lighting to LED in dozens of buildings, and adding 20+ variable frequency drives to modify motor speeds, plus implementing energy audits and participating in LADWP’s Demand Response program.
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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