GHG Report for Inver Hills Community College
Submitted on September 21, 2009; last updated on September 21, 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) | 4,438 metric tons of CO2e | 1.2 metric tons of CO2e | 15.3 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) | 17,308 metric tons of CO2e | 4.7 metric tons of CO2e | 59.7 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Net emissions | 17,308 metric tons of CO2e | 4.7 metric tons of CO2e | 59.7 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 | Financial 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.
Leased facilities for specific classes have been omitted. These facilities are owned by others and shared among educational institutions. Those facilities are located in Apple Valley and Burnesville and within companies such as United Hospital, Thomson Rueters, and Marathon Oil. |
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| Emissions calculation tool used | Clean Air-Cool Planet |
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Please describe why this tool was selected.
It has become the standard in higher education and is recommended by the ACUPCC. |
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Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.
CA-CP Campus Carbon Calculator's default emissions coefficients used. |
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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? | Co-Chair Facilities PCC |
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Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.
The Co-Chair for Facilities of the Presidents Climate Commitment supervised the inventory. Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions were defined relative to Inver Hills Community College and data collected for each catagory. |
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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.
Campus employee and student rosters listing home address zip codes were used to calculate commuting distance. Students who listed a zip code greater than 70 miles from campus were assumed to have moved closer to campus and were reassigned a commute of 10 miles. |
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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 | 1,607.3 metric tons of CO2e |
| Mobile Combustion | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Process Emissions | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Fugitive Emissions | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 1 emissions | 1,607.3 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 2 Emissions | |
| Purchased Electricity | 1,585.1 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Heating | 1,245.4 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Cooling | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Steam | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 2 emissions | 2,830.5 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 3 Emissions | |
| Commuting | 12,870.4 metric tons of CO2e |
| Air Travel | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Solid Waste | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| na | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| na | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| na | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 3 emissions | 12,870.4 metric tons of CO2e |
| Biogenic Emissions | |
| Biogenic Emissions from Stationary Combustion | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Biogenic Emissions from Mobile Combustion | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
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.)
na |
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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.)
na |
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| Sequestration and Carbon Storage | |
| Sequestration due to land owned by the institution | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
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Description of how sequestration was calculated
na |
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| Carbon storage due to composting | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
Normalization and Contextual Data
| Building Space | |
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| Gross square feet of building space | 290,000.0 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) | 3656.0 |
| Residential Students | No information provided |
| Full-time Commuter Students | 1967 |
| Part-time Commuter Students | 1689 |
| Non-Credit Students | 3498 |
| Full-time Faculty | 125 |
| Part-time Faculty | 150 |
| Full-time Staff | 100 |
| Part-time Staff | 32 |
| Other Contextual Data | |
| Endowment Size | 385000 |
| Heating Degree Days | 182 |
| Cooling Degree Days | 182 |
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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 |
Inver Hills Community College Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory 2008 Download |
| Completed inventory calculator | No information provided |