Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 53.21
Liaison Alan Burr
Submission Date July 5, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Wisconsin-Platteville
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.79 / 3.00 Alan Burr
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities
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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:

Sustainability staff collected data from relevant information keepers across campus and entered into the used basic level SIMAP (Sustainability Indicator Management & Analysis Platform). https://unhsimap.org


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:

Sustainability staff compiled all of the Scope 1,2 and 3 data and entered it into the SIMAP Tracking System. The Campus Engineer then independently reviewed all the data sources, raw data calculations, and data entry to assure that the numbers are accurate.


Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
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Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion 11,833.46 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) 3,950.06 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
15,783.52 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity 10,246.67 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
10,246.67 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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

Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
Yes or No Weight in MTCO2e
Business travel Yes 265.34 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting Yes 5,870.52 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services Yes 27.32 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Capital goods --- 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 --- 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations Yes 814.11 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources No 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
6,977.29 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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

We tracked commuter, paper purchasing, solid waste (landfill), and wastewater on our 2021-22 greenhouse gas reporting. "Other Sources" is our transmission and distribution losses.


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) 7.61 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 0 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 0 Tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Tons
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 Yes
Commuting Yes
Off-site electricity production Yes

A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:

SIMAP Nitrogen Footprint calculator is the source of this FY 2022 information.


Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
9,977.18 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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