Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.74
Liaison Jennifer Bodine
Submission Date July 22, 2024

STARS v2.2

Weber State University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.52 / 3.00 Jennifer Bodine
Sustainability Specialist
Facilities Management
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory

Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory within the previous three years that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
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:

Weber State University's sustainability coordinator collects all of the necessary data and inputs the data into the Sustainability Indicator Management & Analysis Platform (SIMAP). WSU also has this data 3rd party reviewed by the University of New Hampshire SIMAP team.


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:

WSU had a 3rd party external review conducted by the University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute in January, 2024. The results of that review are documented in the attached file.


Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Scope 1 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion 5,400.95 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) 1,597.49 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
6,998.44 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 2 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity 6,935.73 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
6,935.73 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

GHG emissions from biomass combustion
Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 3 GHG emissions
Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
Yes or No Weight in MTCO2e
Business travel Yes 4,198.65 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting Yes 16,477 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services No ---
Capital goods No ---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 No ---
Waste generated in operations Yes 805.43 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources No ---

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
21,481.08 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:

Business travel emissions are calculated from travel mileage reports that come from the WSU Purchasing Department. Commuting emissions are based on a survey that is sent out to a representative sample of WSU students, faculty, and staff. Waste emissions are based on tonnage reports obtained from WSU's waste hauler, Republic Services.


Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory

Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its air pollutant emissions?:
Yes

Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2.98 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0.02 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 2.47 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 0.73 Tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Tons
Lead (Pb) 0.00 Tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 0.06 Tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) 0 Tons
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 0.16 Tons

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

None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:

WSU's Environmental Health and Safety Department provides air pollution reports to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality using the State's SLEIS data entry and management system. WSU follows Utah Department of Air Quality standards and protocols for conducting its air emissions inventory. These inventories are audited by the DAQ.


Optional Fields

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
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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:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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