University of Houston
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion	27,025.98 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	20,138.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	521.12 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	3,438.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity	105,039.27 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	108,540.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy	126.35 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Total	132,712.72 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	132,117.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine net 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	32.12 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration	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	32.12 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions	132,680.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	132,117.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Performance year	Baseline year
Start date	Sept. 1, 2022	Sept. 1, 2008
End date	Aug. 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2009

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site	6,878	4,950
Number of employees resident on-site	0	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	37,837	29,630
Full-time equivalent of employees	5,215	4,623
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	2,200	893
Weighted Campus Users	32,358.50	26,257.50

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user	4.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	5.03 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	1,540,360 Square feet
Healthcare space	83,429 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	305,776 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission: