ACUPCC Reporting System

GHG Report for Denison University

Submitted on March 7, 2011; last updated on March 7, 2011

Summary Statistics

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Total Per Full-Time Enrollment Per 1000 Square Feet % Offset
Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2) 29,984 metric tons of CO2e 14.1 metric tons of CO2e 17.0 metric tons of CO2e 1%
Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) 32,598 metric tons of CO2e 15.3 metric tons of CO2e 18.5 metric tons of CO2e 1%
Net emissions 32,372 metric tons of CO2e 15.2 metric tons of CO2e 18.3 metric tons of CO2e N/A

Emissions Inventory Methodology and Boundaries

Start date of the 12-month period covered in this report July 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.

All campus buildings are included.
Emissions calculation tool used Clean Air-Cool Planet
Please describe why this tool was selected.

Clean Air Cool Planet was selected by the Campus Sustainability Committee because it appeared to be used by most other institutions and it is a tool that seems most appropriate for our campus since we are a STARS Institution and an AASHE member.
Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.

CA-CP Campus Carbon Calculator's default emissions coefficients
Which version of IPCC's list of global warming potentials did you use? No information provided
Who primarily conducted this emissions inventory? Sustainability office staff
Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.

The Office of Sustainability handled most of the data entry for the inventory. Data was requested and collected from Facilities Services, Purchasing Office, and the Controller's Office.
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
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 13,258.0 metric tons of CO2e
Mobile Combustion 259.0 metric tons of CO2e
Process Emissions 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
Fugitive Emissions 431.0 metric tons of CO2e
Total Scope 1 emissions 13,948.0 metric tons of CO2e
Scope 2 Emissions
Purchased Electricity 16,036.0 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 16,036.0 metric tons of CO2e
Scope 3 Emissions
Commuting 512.0 metric tons of CO2e
Air Travel 1,319.0 metric tons of CO2e
Solid Waste 783.0 metric tons of CO2e
Total Scope 3 emissions 2,614.0 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 322560 kWh
Percent of total electricity consumption mitigated through the purchase of RECs 0.0 %
Emissions reductions due to the purchase of RECs 226.0 metric tons of CO2e
REC verification program(s) Green-e
Description of RECs purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)

Denison purchased 322,560 kWh per year of renewable energy credits for two years starting in 2/5/2008 as part of the LEED certification process for our renovated Bryant Arts Center.

Denison purchased these credits through Renewable Choice Energy based in Boulder, Colorado. The energy credits were produced by wind power.
Sequestration and Carbon Storage
Sequestration due to land owned by the institution No information provided
Description of how sequestration was calculated

No information provided

Carbon storage due to composting No information provided

Normalization and Contextual Data

Building Space
Gross square feet of building space 1,766,448.0 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) 2132.0
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 206
Part-time Faculty No information provided
Full-time Staff 406
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
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 No information provided
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Auditing and Verification

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

The Campus Sustainability Committee reviewed the data in the GHG Inventory, as well as, the GHG Report submitted to the ACUPCC. The Director of Facilities Service at Denison also reviewed the GHG Inventory data.