2008 GHG Report for University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Submitted on September 15, 2008; last updated on December 15, 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) | 89,616 metric tons of CO2e | 4.4 metric tons of CO2e | 14.6 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) | 116,351 metric tons of CO2e | 5.7 metric tons of CO2e | 19 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Net emissions | 116,351 metric tons of CO2e | 5.7 metric tons of CO2e | 19 metric tons of CO2e | N/A |
Emissions Inventory Methodology and Boundaries
| Start date of the 12-month period covered in this report | July 1, 2003 |
| 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.
Our inventory was carried out for the operations of the main campus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM). There are several centers beyond the physical boundary of this campus that are under the operational control of UHM, in additional to the rest of the University of Hawaii School System, but our team decided that our efforts would best serve the UH System, the greater Hawaii community and the goals of the ACUPCC to carry out the inventory of the main campus with clearly defined boundaries. Having ascended the steep learning curve for Hawaii's unique circumstances for our main campus, we can then proceed to educate the other centers and schools on the process. This is especially important considering Hawaii spreads over several islands. We expect an extended UHM inventory ready for reporting to The Climate Registry in June of 2009, a national reporting program of which we are a Founding Reporter. |
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| Emissions calculation tool used | Custom tool |
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Please describe why this tool was selected.
We found useful approaches in both the Clean Air Cool Planet calculation tool and the World Resources Institute / World Business Council for Sustainable Development Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Neither was entirely appropriate for our circumstances so we developed an inventory that drew from these tools, the IPCC guidance documents, EPA guidance documents, and other commonly referenced materials for calculating emissions. Though all colleges and universities in the ACUPCC program likely have significant air travel emissions and unique emission factors from their operations/locations, Hawaii, being the most physically isolated islands in the world, represents a unique challenge in developing the right tool with which to use. We continue to extensively research more accurate and specific emission factors for energy and non-energy sources of GHG emissions and expect to provide the greater Hawaii Community with a comprehensive list of Hawaii-specific coefficients in the near future. |
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Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.
Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) (Stationary Combustion) (Scope 1) – default factors from the WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol. |
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| Which version of IPCC's list of global warming potentials did you use? | Fourth Assessment Report |
| Who primarily conducted this emissions inventory? | Student researcher(s) |
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Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.
No information provided. |
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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 | 1,422 metric tons of CO2e |
| Mobile Combustion | 683 metric tons of CO2e |
| Process Emissions | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Fugitive Emissions | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 1 emissions | 2,105 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 2 Emissions | |
| Purchased Electricity | 87,511 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 | 87,511 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 3 Emissions | |
| Commuting | 14,479 metric tons of CO2e |
| Air Travel | 11,700 metric tons of CO2e |
| Solid Waste | 556 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 3 emissions | 26,735 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 | 6,122,395 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) | 20,549 |
| 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 | No information provided. |
| Completed inventory calculator | No information provided. |