ACUPCC Reporting System

GHG Report for Bethany College

Submitted on September 15, 2010; last updated on January 11, 2013

Summary Statistics

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Total Per Full-Time Enrollment Per 1000 Square Feet % Offset
Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2) 5,936 metric tons of CO2e 6.5 metric tons of CO2e 7.6 metric tons of CO2e 0%
Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) 7,616 metric tons of CO2e 8.3 metric tons of CO2e 9.8 metric tons of CO2e 0%
Net emissions 7,616 metric tons of CO2e 8.3 metric tons of CO2e 9.8 metric tons of CO2e N/A

Emissions Inventory Methodology and Boundaries

Start date of the 12-month period covered in this report January 1, 2009
Consolidation methodology used to determine organizational boundaries Operational control approach
If any institution-owned, leased, or operated buildings or other holdings that should fall within the organizational boundaries are omitted, briefly explain why.

No
Emissions calculation tool used Clean Air-Cool Planet
Please describe why this tool was selected.

most commonly used and recommended by AASHE and ACUPCC.
Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.

No information provided
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)
Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.

This report is the first time that Bethany College has conducted a comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and is the second commitment fulfilled since President Scott D. Miller signed the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). The requirements of the Presidents’ Climate Commitment indicated that the inventory of the college carbon “footprint” must include “emissions from electricity, heating, commuting, and air travel.”
The college’s net greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) impact for the calendar years 2008 and 2009 are documented. All measurable greenhouse gas emissions were converted to metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (MTCDEs) according to the ACUPCC Implementation Guide. Emissions were converted to MTCDE by using the “Campus Carbon Calculator,” a Microsoft Excel workbook made available by Clean Air-Cool Planet (CACP), a non-profit organization dedicated to finding and promoting solutions to global warming. The “Campus Carbon Calculator” functions in estimating the GHGs specified by the Kyoto Treaty (Cox, CH4, N2O, SF6 HFCs, and PFCs). The calculator provides the absolute weight of each gas in eCO2, an international standard unit which accounts for the varying contributions of each gas to global climate change as measured by the Global Warming Potential (GWP) specific to the gas in question.
Carbon emissions for Bethany College in the calendar years 2008 and 2009 totaled 7457.2 and 7633.3 respectively. Emissions sources have also been classified by “Scopes” which are defined in the ACUPCC Implementation Guide.

Please describe any emissions sources that were classified as de minimis and explain how a determination of the significance of these emissions was made.

At this time a forest inventory has not been completed. Refrigerants used were approximately 40 pounds per year and are considered de minimis, or small sources of carbon emissions, and are not included.

Please describe any data limitations related to this submission and any major assumptions made in response to these limitations.

No information provided

Emissions Data

Emissions from the following sources (in metric tons of CO2e)

Scope 1 Emissions
Stationary Combustion 1,951.0 metric tons of CO2e
Mobile Combustion 134.0 metric tons of CO2e
Process Emissions 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
Fugitive Emissions 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
Total Scope 1 emissions 2,085.0 metric tons of CO2e
Scope 2 Emissions
Purchased Electricity 3,851.3 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 3,851.3 metric tons of CO2e
Scope 3 Emissions
Commuting 579.0 metric tons of CO2e
Air Travel 1,065.0 metric tons of CO2e
Solid Waste 36.0 metric tons of CO2e
Total Scope 3 emissions 1,680.0 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
Carbon offsets purchased 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
Offset verification program(s) No information provided
Description of offsets purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)

No information provided
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
Description of RECs purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)

No information provided
Sequestration and Carbon Storage
Sequestration due to land owned by the institution 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
Description of how sequestration was calculated

No information provided

Carbon storage due to composting 0.0 metric tons of CO2e

Normalization and Contextual Data

Building Space
Gross square feet of building space 780,000.0 sq ft
Net assignable square feet of laboratory space 0.0 sq ft
Net assignable square feet of health care space 0.0 sq ft
Net assignable square feet of residential space 0.0 sq ft
Population
Total Student Enrollment (FTE) 919.0
Residential Students 830
Full-time Commuter Students 56
Part-time Commuter Students 18
Non-Credit Students 256
Full-time Faculty 83
Part-time Faculty 14
Full-time Staff 119
Part-time Staff 126
Other Contextual Data
Endowment Size 43000000
Heating Degree Days No information provided
Cooling Degree Days No information provided
Please describe any circumstances specific to your institution that provide context for understanding your greenhouse gas emissions this year.

No information provided

Supporting Documentation

Completed inventory narrative Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 2008-2009
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Completed inventory calculator Download

Auditing and Verification

These emissions data have been audited, verified, or peer-reviewed.
Please briefly describe this verification, if any.

Several faculty other than committee members reviewed the document. An energy engineer outside of the college also reviewed the document. A data entry error was discovered and corrected