2008 GHG Report for Cabrillo College
Submitted on July 23, 2009; last updated on September 10, 2009
Summary Statistics
Making fair comparisons between higher education institutions is always challenging due to the rich diversity of higher education. The unverified nature of the information in this database and unavailability of unbiased normalization metrics means such comparisons are even more difficult. Users should therefore approach direct institution to institution comparisons with caution and recognize that all comparisons between institutions are inherently biased.| Total | Per Full-Time Enrollment | Per 1000 Square Feet | % Offset | |
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| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2) | 4,097 metric tons of CO2e | 0.4 metric tons of CO2e | 8.7 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) | 9,332 metric tons of CO2e | 0.8 metric tons of CO2e | 19.9 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Net emissions | 9,332 metric tons of CO2e | 0.8 metric tons of CO2e | 19.9 metric tons of CO2e | N/A |
Emissions Inventory Methodology and Boundaries
| Start date of the 12-month period covered in this report | January 1, 2008 |
| Consolidation methodology used to determine organizational boundaries | No information provided. |
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If any institution-owned, leased, or operated buildings or other holdings that should fall within the organizational boundaries are omitted, briefly explain why.
Leased Scotts Valley space is ommitted from this data. |
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| Emissions calculation tool used | Clean Air-Cool Planet |
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Please describe why this tool was selected.
Clean Air Cool Planet's GHG inventory tools and methodology are the most commonly used standard for higher education. |
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Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.
No information provided. |
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| Which version of IPCC's list of global warming potentials did you use? | No information provided. |
| Who primarily conducted this emissions inventory? | Climate Initiative Task Force |
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Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.
Please see attached narrative. |
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Please describe any emissions sources that were classified as de minimis and explain how a determination of the significance of these emissions was made.
Please see attached narrative. |
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Please describe any data limitations related to this submission and any major assumptions made in response to these limitations.
Please see attached narrative. |
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Emissions Data
Emissions from the following sources (in metric tons of CO2e)
| Scope 1 Emissions | |
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| Stationary Combustion | 1,883 metric tons of CO2e |
| Mobile Combustion | 162 metric tons of CO2e |
| Process Emissions | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Fugitive Emissions | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 1 emissions | 2,045 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 2 Emissions | |
| Purchased Electricity | 2,052 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Heating | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Cooling | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Steam | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 2 emissions | 2,052 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 3 Emissions | |
| Commuting | 5,235 metric tons of CO2e |
| Air Travel | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Solid Waste | No information provided. |
| Total Scope 3 emissions | 5,235 metric tons of CO2e |
| Biogenic Emissions | |
| Biogenic Emissions from Stationary Combustion | No information provided. |
| Biogenic Emissions from Mobile Combustion | No information provided. |
Mitigation Data
| Carbon Offsets | |
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| Carbon offsets purchased | No information provided. |
| Offset verification program(s) | No information provided. |
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Description of offsets purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)
No information provided. |
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| Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) | |
| Total RECs purchased | No information provided. |
| Percent of total electricity consumption mitigated through the purchase of RECs | No information provided. |
| Emissions reductions due to the purchase of RECs | No information provided. |
| REC verification program(s) | No information provided. |
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Description of RECs purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)
No information provided. |
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| Sequestration and Carbon Storage | |
| Sequestration due to land owned by the institution | No information provided. |
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Description of how sequestration was calculated
No information provided. |
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| Carbon storage due to composting | No information provided. |
Normalization and Contextual Data
| Building Space | |
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| Gross square feet of building space | 469,750 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of laboratory space | No information provided. |
| Net assignable square feet of health care space | No information provided. |
| Net assignable square feet of residential space | No information provided. |
| Population | |
| Total Student Enrollment (FTE) | 11,610 |
| Residential Students | 0 |
| Full-time Commuter Students | 5,786 |
| Part-time Commuter Students | 18,155 |
| Non-Credit Students | No information provided. |
| Full-time Faculty | 217 |
| Part-time Faculty | 403 |
| Full-time Staff | No information provided. |
| Part-time Staff | No information provided. |
| Other Contextual Data | |
| Endowment Size | No information provided. |
| Heating Degree Days | No information provided. |
| Cooling Degree Days | No information provided. |
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Please describe any circumstances specific to your institution that provide context for understanding your greenhouse gas emissions this year.
No information provided. |
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Supporting Documentation
| Completed inventory narrative |
Cabrillo College Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Download (Cabrillo College Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory.pdf) |
| Completed inventory calculator | Download (Cabrillo College Campus Carbon Calculator v5.xls) |
Auditing and Verification
These emissions data have been audited, verified, or peer-reviewed.|
Please briefly describe this verification, if any.
Data was provided and reviewed by many college students, staff, faculty and administrators. Please see report for further details. |