GHG Report for Antioch University Seattle
Submitted on March 3, 2011; last updated on March 3, 2011
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) | 24 metric tons of CO2e | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e | 0.4 metric tons of CO2e | 16% |
| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) | 748 metric tons of CO2e | 0.9 metric tons of CO2e | 13.3 metric tons of CO2e | 1% |
| Net emissions | 745 metric tons of CO2e | 0.9 metric tons of CO2e | 13.3 metric tons of CO2e | N/A |
Emissions Inventory Methodology and Boundaries
| Start date of the 12-month period covered in this report | January 1, 2010 |
| Consolidation methodology used to determine organizational boundaries | No information provided |
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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.
None |
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| Emissions calculation tool used | Clean Air-Cool Planet |
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Please describe why this tool was selected.
We used the updated version of the Clean Air-Cool Planet tool to remain consistent in our reporting. |
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Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.
No information provided |
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| Which version of IPCC's list of global warming potentials did you use? | No information provided |
| Who primarily conducted this emissions inventory? | Student researcher(s) |
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Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.
Our process was broad and intensive. We interviewed staff and faculty from many departments across the University to gain specific information for each relevant category. We conducted a campus-wide Transportation Survey which resulted in over 15% participation. Finally, we created a resource list in order streamline the process for the future. |
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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.
N/A |
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Please describe any data limitations related to this submission and any major assumptions made in response to these limitations.
Our primary limitation is the lack of specific transportation data for students, staff, and faculty, respectively. We conducted a survey last fall which was an improvement from the previous year, but still had limitations. We plan to further improve the survey in the coming year. |
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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 | 0.0 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 | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 2 Emissions | |
| Purchased Electricity | 24.2 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 | 24.2 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 3 Emissions | |
| Commuting | 640.4 metric tons of CO2e |
| Air Travel | 48.1 metric tons of CO2e |
| Solid Waste | 19.1 metric tons of CO2e |
| wastewater | 0.4 metric tons of CO2e |
| paper | 13.7 metric tons of CO2e |
| T and D losses | 2.4 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 3 emissions | 724.1 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.)
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 | 15.0 % |
| Emissions reductions due to the purchase of RECs | 3.8 metric tons of CO2e |
| REC verification program(s) | Other |
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Description of RECs purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)
Seattle City Light |
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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 | 56,127.0 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) | 836.0 |
| Residential Students | No information provided |
| Full-time Commuter Students | 401 |
| Part-time Commuter Students | 435 |
| Non-Credit Students | No information provided |
| Full-time Faculty | 54 |
| Part-time Faculty | 75 |
| Full-time Staff | 70 |
| Part-time Staff | 9 |
| Other Contextual Data | |
| Endowment Size | 374236 |
| 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.
The greenhouse gas emissions from student, staff and faculty commuting make up the bulk of the emissions associated with Antioch University Seattle. As a non-residential institution, we will face this problem into the future. We are working on plans to educate and incentivize carpooling and public transit participation. We look froward to tracking our progress through the years with the Clean Air-Cool Planet calculator. |
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Supporting Documentation
| Completed inventory narrative |
AUS 2009 GHG emissions update Download |
| Completed inventory calculator | Download |
Auditing and Verification
These emissions data have been audited, verified, or peer-reviewed.|
Please briefly describe this verification, if any.
The update was reviewed by the campus sustainability coordinator (also a faculty member) and the results were presented to the Sustainability Task Force. |