2007 GHG Report for Green Mountain College
Submitted on September 15, 2008; last updated on November 26, 2008
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) | 3,531 metric tons of CO2e | 4.9 metric tons of CO2e | 8.6 metric tons of CO2e | 1.1% |
| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) | 4,707 metric tons of CO2e | 6.5 metric tons of CO2e | 11.4 metric tons of CO2e | 0.8% |
| Net emissions | 4,667 metric tons of CO2e | 6.5 metric tons of CO2e | 11.3 metric tons of CO2e | N/A |
Emissions Inventory Methodology and Boundaries
| Start date of the 12-month period covered in this report | July 1, 2006 |
| 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.
No facilities are operated at GMC's 85-acre Endless Brook Nature Preserve located five miles south of campus, and therefore no emissions are recorded here. As the property was acquired prior to the period covered by this report, any offsets from that forested property through carbon sequestration are not "additional" during the reporting period and are not recorded here. |
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| Emissions calculation tool used | Clean Air-Cool Planet |
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Please describe why this tool was selected.
No information provided. |
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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? | No information provided. |
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Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.
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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.
No information provided. |
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Please describe any data limitations related to this submission and any major assumptions made in response to these limitations.
No information provided. |
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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 | 3,355 metric tons of CO2e |
| Mobile Combustion | 59 metric tons of CO2e |
| Process Emissions | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Fugitive Emissions | 11 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 1 emissions | 3,425 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 2 Emissions | |
| Purchased Electricity | 106 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 | 106 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 3 Emissions | |
| Commuting | 400 metric tons of CO2e |
| Air Travel | 591 metric tons of CO2e |
| Solid Waste | 185 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 3 emissions | 1,176 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 | 869,418 kWh |
| Percent of total electricity consumption mitigated through the purchase of RECs | 38% |
| Emissions reductions due to the purchase of RECs | 40 metric tons of CO2e |
| REC verification program(s) | No information provided. |
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Description of RECs purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)
Green Mountain College has partnered with Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS) to pay an increased fee on more than half of our purchased electricity, totaling nearly $50,000 per year. Through CVPS's Cow Power program, the utility delivers energy created by burning methane from cow manure on Vermont dairy farms. |
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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 | 412,716 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) | 719 |
| Residential Students | No information provided. |
| Full-time Commuter Students | No information provided. |
| Part-time Commuter Students | No information provided. |
| Non-Credit Students | No information provided. |
| Full-time Faculty | No information provided. |
| Part-time Faculty | No information provided. |
| 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 |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, 2006-2007, Green Mountain College Download (Green_Mountain_College_Emissions_Inventory_2007.pdf) |
| Completed inventory calculator | No information provided. |