| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.01 |
| Liaison | Katie Koscielak |
| Submission Date | May 8, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Cal Poly Humboldt
OP-5: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.78 / 14.00 |
TallChief
Comet Director, Office of Sustainability Facilities Management |
Scope 1 and 2 gross GHG emissions, 2005 :
Off-site, institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated, 2005:
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased, 2005:
On-campus residents, 2005:
Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
Scope 1 and 2 gross GHG emissions, performance year :
Off-site, institution-catalyzed offsets generated, performance year:
Carbon offsets purchased, performance year:
List the start and end dates of the GHG emissions performance year:
On-campus residents, performance year:
Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with GHG performance year):
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The specific GHG calculations used to generate information for STARS were made to match the time period of the performance year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012), so the CSU wide GHG reports may not match the emissions numbers exactly. Like many campus activities, the emissions inventory involved student participation and the calculations presented were compiled by graduate students in an Environmental Resources Engineering course (532). The full presentation and report is captured in their project: GHG Inventory for Humboldt State Academic Year 2011-2012, ENGR 532, Humboldt State University, Fall 2012, by Travis Mitchell, Kenny Osia, Mark Severy.Their report found 13,671 tonnes of carbon-dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) were emitted due to electricity, natural gas, vehicle fuel, solid waste disposal, and emergency generator fuel use. This represents a 5.3% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions when compared to the baseline 2005 academic year of 14,429 MtCO2e emissions. Electricity and natural gas consumption contributed over 88% of the greenhouse gas emissions. Per direction from the CSU, the fraction of biomass generated electricity in the electricity purchased was treated as net-zero emissions.
The specific GHG calculations used to generate information for STARS were made to match the time period of the performance year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012), so the CSU wide GHG reports may not match the emissions numbers exactly. Like many campus activities, the emissions inventory involved student participation and the calculations presented were compiled by graduate students in an Environmental Resources Engineering course (532). The full presentation and report is captured in their project: GHG Inventory for Humboldt State Academic Year 2011-2012, ENGR 532, Humboldt State University, Fall 2012, by Travis Mitchell, Kenny Osia, Mark Severy.Their report found 13,671 tonnes of carbon-dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) were emitted due to electricity, natural gas, vehicle fuel, solid waste disposal, and emergency generator fuel use. This represents a 5.3% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions when compared to the baseline 2005 academic year of 14,429 MtCO2e emissions. Electricity and natural gas consumption contributed over 88% of the greenhouse gas emissions. Per direction from the CSU, the fraction of biomass generated electricity in the electricity purchased was treated as net-zero emissions.
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.