Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 70.87 |
Liaison | Daimon Eklund |
Submission Date | Dec. 23, 2021 |
University of Washington, Seattle
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.52 / 3.00 |
Jecca
Canet Environmental Engineer UW Facilities Engineering Services |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
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:
The UW uses a custom GHG emission estimating tool that follows the GHG Protocol. The GHG Protocol was developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and World Resources Institute.
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?:
No
A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:
N/A
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
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Scope 1 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Stationary combustion | 93,488 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 2,376 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
95,864
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions
Weight in MTCO2e | |
Imported electricity | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
0
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 | 15,367 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | No | 44,350 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Capital goods | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Other sources | No | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
59,717
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Scope 3 Emissions include air travel emissions for study abroad students, athletics travel, and professional travel. Trip legs and destinations are gathered from a financial database.
Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory
Yes
Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions | |
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 83.46 Metric tons |
Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 0 Metric tons |
Carbon monoxide (CO) | 30.84 Metric tons |
Particulate matter (PM) | 5.44 Metric tons |
Ozone (O3) | --- |
Lead (Pb) | --- |
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | --- |
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | --- |
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 | No |
Mobile sources | No |
Commuting | No |
Off-site electricity production | No |
None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
PSCAA UW Seattle Campus AOP No. 21320 requires "significant" air emissions to be estimated and reported to PSCAA monthly and annually. Reported calendar year 2019 significant air emissions are provided. The Power Plant continuous emissions monitoring system measures and records nitrogen oxides emissions. Power Plant volatile organic compounds, sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide and particulate matter emissions are estimated using a mass balance approach (fuel usage combined with applicable emissions factor and/or stack sampling results).
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:
PSCAA UW Seattle Campus AOP No. 21320:
http://pscleanair.org/DocumentCenter/View/297/Air-Operating-Permit-PDF?bidId=
UW Climate Action Strategy for Transportation:
https://www.washington.edu/facilities/transportation/files/reports/cast-executive-summary-12-19-14.pdf
Fleet Services Idling Policy:
http://www.washington.edu/facilities/transportation/fleetservices/vehicle-policy/idling
http://pscleanair.org/DocumentCenter/View/297/Air-Operating-Permit-PDF?bidId=
UW Climate Action Strategy for Transportation:
https://www.washington.edu/facilities/transportation/files/reports/cast-executive-summary-12-19-14.pdf
Fleet Services Idling Policy:
http://www.washington.edu/facilities/transportation/fleetservices/vehicle-policy/idling
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