| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.58 |
| Liaison | Andrew DeMelia |
| Submission Date | Oct. 24, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bryant University
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Sierra
Flanigan Campus Sustainability Coordinator EcoMotion/Coalesce |
Does the institution have a plan to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief summary of the climate plan’s long-term goals:
Bryant’s analysis of its footprint reveals three things:
• First, emissions have been falling from 12,304 metric tonnes of CO2e in 2005 to 9,948 metric tonnes of CO2e in 2010 due in part to efficiency measures on campus and the impact of increasingly cleaner sources for New England electricity from 2005 through 2010.
• Second, that the breakdown of emissions, showing the relative proportions of sources of greenhouse gases within Scope 1 and 2, reveals that electricity is responsible for 57% of the campus’s carbon footprint, followed by natural gas at 41%. Fleet fuel and a small percentage of heating oil round out the sources.
• Third, data shows that despite growth in the campus population and in total campus building square footages, the University has been able to realize an overall reduction in total emissions of 19.15% from 2005 through 2010.
As more sophisticated greenhouse gas inventories are prepared, their results will be used to update the Climate Action Planning element of the Sustainability Plan.
The carbon footprint data, coupled with the goals presented in Bryant's Sustainability Plan, allow for a projection of savings by 2020 and thus the forecasted carbon footprint for the campus. In particular, the 997 metric tonnes of CO2e savings come from the following savings identified in each domain:
• 10% reduction in electricity use on campus, as measured on a square-foot basis per FTE
• 10% reduction in use of natural gas for heating on campus, as measured on a square-foot basis per FTE
• 10% reduction in energy used for transportation for on campus vehicles, as measured by gallons of gasoline purchased
Together, these reductions will result in a carbon footprint of 8,950 metric tonnes of CO2e in 2020, 10% reduction from the 2010 baseline levels assuming a stable student population and square footage of space. The table below adds specificity to these values. Note again that greater levels of renewables in utility generation have caused the corresponding CO2e values to drop disproportionately. There were utility emissions coefficient changes in 2009 that reflected a cleaner electricity grid and that dropped Byrant’s carbon footprint for 2010.
A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:
10% reduction in electricity use on campus, as measured on a square-foot basis per FTE from the 2010 baseline levels
10% reduction in use of natural gas for heating on campus, as measured on a square-foot basis per FTE from the 2010 baseline levels.
10% reduction in energy used for transportation for on campus vehicles, as measured by gallons of gasoline purchased from the 2010 baseline levels.
Together, these reductions will result in a carbon footprint of 8,950 metric tonnes of CO2e in 2020
Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
An indication of whether institution has made a commitment to reduce GHG emissions a specific amount by a target year:
List which emissions (scope 1, 2, and/or 3) are included in its GHG emissions commitment:
The reduction level (percentage) institution has committed to:
The baseline year the institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
The baseline emissions level institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
The target year the institution specified in its GHG emissions commitment :
The website URL where information about the climate plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.