2008 GHG Report for University of Mississippi
Submitted on September 18, 2009; last updated on September 18, 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) | 77,229 metric tons of CO2e | 6.5 metric tons of CO2e | 17.4 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) | 93,827 metric tons of CO2e | 7.9 metric tons of CO2e | 21.1 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Net emissions | 93,827 metric tons of CO2e | 7.9 metric tons of CO2e | 21.1 metric tons of CO2e | N/A |
Emissions Inventory Methodology and Boundaries
| Start date of the 12-month period covered in this report | July 1, 2007 |
| Consolidation methodology used to determine organizational boundaries | Financial control approach |
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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.
None. |
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| Emissions calculation tool used | Clean Air-Cool Planet |
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Please describe why this tool was selected.
Seems to be the default tool. Easiest to compare to other universities with the same standard. |
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Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.
CA-CP v6.3 |
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| Which version of IPCC's list of global warming potentials did you use? | Third Assessment Report |
| Who primarily conducted this emissions inventory? | Sustainability Faculty Fellow |
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Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.
A online spread sheet was created from the CA-CP inputs sheet and shared with relevant University staff from the physical plant, registrar, campus parking, landscaping, procurement, facilities planning, study abroad etc. After data was collected in March - May of 2009 it was checked and compiled. A meeting with university staff in August resolved some apparent discrepancies in energy unit conversion. Although some data was available going back to 2001. Most complete data were available from FY 2007 forward. |
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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.
None. |
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Please describe any data limitations related to this submission and any major assumptions made in response to these limitations.
Commuting data was estimated by the following means. Available Faculty, Staff and Student addresses from the parking permit database were geocoded and straight line distances to the UM campus were calculated. Mean distance between Fac/Staff home address and campus was 5.2 miles. Mean distance for students was 2 miles. Commuting miles were calculated in the CA-CP tool assuming 1 automobile trip per student per day. |
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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 | 13,756 metric tons of CO2e |
| Mobile Combustion | 1,219 metric tons of CO2e |
| Process Emissions | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Fugitive Emissions | 126 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 1 emissions | 15,101 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 2 Emissions | |
| Purchased Electricity | 62,128 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 | 62,128 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 3 Emissions | |
| Commuting | 5,857 metric tons of CO2e |
| Air Travel | 8,442 metric tons of CO2e |
| Solid Waste | 2,299 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 3 emissions | 16,598 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 | 4,450,218 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of laboratory space | 193,148 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of health care space | 10,300 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of residential space | 817,210 sq ft |
| Population | |
| Total Student Enrollment (FTE) | 11,812 |
| Residential Students | 3,500 |
| Full-time Commuter Students | 8,312 |
| Part-time Commuter Students | 1,558 |
| Non-Credit Students | No information provided. |
| Full-time Faculty | 674 |
| Part-time Faculty | 143 |
| Full-time Staff | 1,708 |
| Part-time Staff | 269 |
| Other Contextual Data | |
| Endowment Size | $472,373,000 |
| Heating Degree Days | 2,463 |
| Cooling Degree Days | 2,169 |
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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 | Download (umGHGi090917CACPcalv63.xls) |