Western Colorado University
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 3 GHG emissions from any of the following categories?:

	Yes or No
Business travel	Yes
Commuting	Yes
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

Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
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?:
A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion	3,877 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	4,951 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	181 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	117 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity	608 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent Date Revised: March 8, 2016 Western Colorado University requested that AASHE Staff correct a mistake in this reporting field for the reason specified below. Previous Value: 3924 Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent Explanation: We previously listed 3924 metric tons as our scope 2 electric emissions, and listed 3316 metric tons as certified offsets, for which we thought the survey was asked. As suggested by a STARS rep, we deducted off-sets from emissions, resulting in 608 for electric emissions.	5,924 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets::

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon sequestration due to land that the institution manages specifically for sequestration	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from on-site composting	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent Date Revised: March 8, 2016 Western Colorado University requested that AASHE Staff correct a mistake in this reporting field for the reason specified below. Previous Value: 3316 Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent Explanation: We purchased 3,316 metric tons of CO2e of Green-E Certified Renewable Energy Credits though our electric utility via a 3-year contract. This was deducted from Scope 2 emissions.	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:
A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:
A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of residential students	922	906
Number of residential employees	3	24
Number of in-patient hospital beds	3	3
Full-time equivalent enrollment	2,107	1,914
Full-time equivalent of employees	331	303
Full-time equivalent of distance education students	132	0

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Year	Jan. 1, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Baseline Year	Jan. 1, 2006	Dec. 31, 2006

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor Area
Laboratory space	14,500 Square feet
Healthcare space	1,250 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	0 Square feet

Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::

	Emissions
Business travel	321 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting	730 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services	---
Capital goods	---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2	---
Waste generated in operations	1,147 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other categories (please specify below)	2,692 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission: