GHG Report for University of Cincinnati
Submitted on September 15, 2008; last updated on October 25, 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) | 303,414 metric tons of CO2e | 11.5 metric tons of CO2e | 25.3 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) | 372,310 metric tons of CO2e | 14.1 metric tons of CO2e | 31.0 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Net emissions | 371,295 metric tons of CO2e | 14.1 metric tons of CO2e | 30.9 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 | Operational 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.
The Clermont Campus and Raymond Walters Campus and College of Applied Science, and a few leased buildings were omitted because utility company has consumption data. This data will be added over the coming year. |
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| Emissions calculation tool used | Clean Air-Cool Planet |
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Please describe why this tool was selected.
The tool is widely used and understandable; allows benchmarking with peer institutions and is undergoing continuous improvement |
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Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.
Clean Air Cool Planet. |
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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? | Student researcher(s) |
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Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.
Student researcher received data from various faculty and staff personnel to collect data and enter it into CACP. The student worked under the supervision of the Department of Utiliites with input from Planning + Design + Construction and Facilities. Over the course of the next year there will be third party verification through Environmental Sciences graduate classes. |
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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.
Assumptions were made in these areas: small sampling methods made up the transportation data; refrigerant usage was assumed to be the same across a two year period. |
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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 | 110,001.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Mobile Combustion | 934.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Process Emissions | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Fugitive Emissions | 1,001.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 1 emissions | 111,936.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 2 Emissions | |
| Purchased Electricity | 191,478.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Heating | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Cooling | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Steam | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 2 emissions | 191,478.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 3 Emissions | |
| Commuting | 66,081.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Air Travel | 2,279.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Solid Waste | 536.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 3 emissions | 68,896.0 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 | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| 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 | 0 kWh |
| Percent of total electricity consumption mitigated through the purchase of RECs | 0.0 % |
| Emissions reductions due to the purchase of RECs | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| 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 | 1,015.0 metric tons of CO2e |
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Description of how sequestration was calculated
1400 trees planted by students in local park in the spring of 2008. |
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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 | 12,005,219.0 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of laboratory space | 795,625.0 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of health care space | 42,119.0 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of residential space | 673,230.0 sq ft |
| Population | |
| Total Student Enrollment (FTE) | 26393.0 |
| Residential Students | 3049 |
| Full-time Commuter Students | 18697 |
| Part-time Commuter Students | 4703 |
| Non-Credit Students | 7435 |
| Full-time Faculty | 2091 |
| Part-time Faculty | 1299 |
| Full-time Staff | 5674 |
| Part-time Staff | 1283 |
| Other Contextual Data | |
| Endowment Size | 1100000000 |
| 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.
This report was generated by a graduate student researcher and is subject to further review. The bulk of emissions are a result of purchased electricity from a utility company that burns coal. A graduate studio in Environmental Studies will be verifying the data along with outside engineers. We expect this to be documented in our narrative to be submitted during the 2008-2009 academic year. |
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Supporting Documentation
| Completed inventory narrative | No information provided |
| Completed inventory calculator | Download |