GHG Report for Warren Wilson College
Submitted on January 27, 2012; last updated on March 8, 2012
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) | 4,814 metric tons of CO2e | 5.2 metric tons of CO2e | 7.4 metric tons of CO2e | 44% |
| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) | 7,591 metric tons of CO2e | 8.2 metric tons of CO2e | 11.6 metric tons of CO2e | 28% |
| Net emissions | 5,484 metric tons of CO2e | 6.0 metric tons of CO2e | 8.4 metric tons of CO2e | N/A |
Emissions Inventory Methodology and Boundaries
| Start date of the 12-month period covered in this report | July 1, 2010 |
| 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.
Yes -- rental housing is omitted, as utilities are not paid for by the college in these buildings. |
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| Emissions calculation tool used | Clean Air-Cool Planet |
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Please describe why this tool was selected.
It is the most comprehensive tool found. |
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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? | Fourth Assessment Report |
| Who primarily conducted this emissions inventory? | Student researcher(s) |
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Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.
Student researchers are utilized as part of the Warren Wilson College work program, in which all resident students work 15 hours a week for the college in some form. One or more members of the Campus Greening Crew, a part of the Environmental Leadership Center at Warren Wilson, are responsible for compiling the Greenhouse Gas Inventory for the college each year (starting with a 2004-2005 school year report). Data is gathered from other work crews, staff, faculty, and from the natural gas and electricity bills. The process is organized and directed by the sustainability office staff. |
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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.
n/a |
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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 | 1,271.74 metric tons of CO2e |
| Mobile Combustion | 301.25 metric tons of CO2e |
| Process Emissions | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Fugitive Emissions | 1,210.49 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 1 emissions | 2,783.48 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 2 Emissions | |
| Purchased Electricity | 2,030.69 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 | 2,030.69 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 3 Emissions | |
| Commuting | 1,001.8 metric tons of CO2e |
| Air Travel | 1,480.85 metric tons of CO2e |
| Solid Waste | 70.6 metric tons of CO2e |
| Paper | 22.8 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 2 T&D Losses | 200.8 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 3 emissions | 2,776.85 metric tons of CO2e |
| Biogenic Emissions | |
| Biogenic Emissions from Stationary Combustion | No information provided |
| Biogenic Emissions from Mobile Combustion | 1.0945 metric tons of CO2e |
Mitigation Data
| Carbon Offsets | |
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| Carbon offsets purchased | 62.6058 metric tons of CO2e |
| Offset verification program(s) | Clean Development Mechanism, Gold Standard, Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards |
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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 | 3981572 kWh |
| Percent of total electricity consumption mitigated through the purchase of RECs | 100.0 % |
| Emissions reductions due to the purchase of RECs | 2,031.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| REC verification program(s) | Green-e |
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Description of RECs purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)
RECs were purchased from Renewable Choice and verified through the Green-e program. |
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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 | 13.36 metric tons of CO2e |
Normalization and Contextual Data
| Building Space | |
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| Gross square feet of building space | 653,522.0 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) | 921.5 |
| 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 | 76 |
| Part-time Faculty | 14 |
| Full-time Staff | 127 |
| Part-time Staff | 18 |
| Other Contextual Data | |
| Endowment Size | No information provided |
| Heating Degree Days | 1890 |
| Cooling Degree Days | 2779 |
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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 |
Warren Wilson College Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 2010-2011 Academic Year Download |
| Completed inventory calculator | Download |