GHG Report for Ramapo College of New Jersey
Submitted on January 15, 2009; last updated on February 4, 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) | 20,089 metric tons of CO2e | 4.1 metric tons of CO2e | 12.0 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) | 27,609 metric tons of CO2e | 5.6 metric tons of CO2e | 16.6 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Net emissions | 27,609 metric tons of CO2e | 5.6 metric tons of CO2e | 16.6 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.
All institution-owned holdings are included |
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| Emissions calculation tool used | Clean Air-Cool Planet |
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Please describe why this tool was selected.
It was anticipated that this model would be the one most commonly used by campuses, facilitating comparisons. |
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Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.
CA-CP Campus Carbon Calculator's default emissions coefficients |
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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? | Implementation Liaison (Faculty) plus class |
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Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.
Spring 2008: Environmental Studies capstone class 'contracted' by Climate Commitment Task Force to gather data for vehicle-related emissions (campus fleet plus commuting behavior). Data analysed by Task Force chair (Dr Emma Rainforth, Environmental Science faculty), who also gathered the remaining data in Summer-Fall 2008. |
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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.
Commuting: vehicle data collected from parking permit database and commuting frequency/distance/mass transit estimated from survey results. Database was limited in terms of cross-referencing distance and vehicle-type data. We believe our 'commuting' emissions may have a large margin of error. Air travel: business office only kept track of $ amounts so miles traveled estimated per Implementation Guide. |
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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 | 5,756.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Mobile Combustion | 194.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Process Emissions | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Fugitive Emissions | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 1 emissions | 5,950.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 2 Emissions | |
| Purchased Electricity | 14,139.0 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 | 14,139.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 3 Emissions | |
| Commuting | 6,530.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Air Travel | 711.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Solid Waste | 219.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| directly financed travel: personal vehicles | 60.0 metric tons of CO2e |
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| Total Scope 3 emissions | 7,520.0 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 | 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 | None kWh |
| Percent of total electricity consumption mitigated through the purchase of RECs | None % |
| 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 | 1,668,210.0 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of laboratory space | 42,151.0 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of health care space | 2,016.0 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of residential space | 708,744.0 sq ft |
| Population | |
| Total Student Enrollment (FTE) | 4922.0 |
| Residential Students | 2929 |
| Full-time Commuter Students | 1760 |
| Part-time Commuter Students | 874 |
| Non-Credit Students | No information provided |
| Full-time Faculty | 276 |
| Part-time Faculty | 94 |
| Full-time Staff | 461 |
| 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 | Download |
Auditing and Verification
These emissions data have been audited, verified, or peer-reviewed.|
Please briefly describe this verification, if any.
Data and methodology reviewed by Climate Commitment Task Force. |