Greenhouse gas inventories

报告 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is an important part of Skidmore’s broader efforts to address climate change. Assessments like this allow Skidmore to determine the efficacy of ongoing mitigation strategies and inform future decisions to minimize emissions across operations and reduce our carbon footprint.

A GHG inventory documents the total GHG footprint, in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCDE), for which the College is either directly or indirectly responsible. 火博体育遵循 the internationally accepted 温室气体议定书 accounting and reporting standards using the University of New Hampshire's 可持续性 Indicator Management and Analysis Platform (SIMAP).

Based on the 温室气体议定书, emissions are separated into three categories or “作用域” defined by the College’s level of control of the emissions. 范围1 includes direct emissions from sources that are owned and controlled by the College. 范围2 includes indirect emissions resulting from the generation of purchased energy (for example, 电), and 范围3 includes indirect emissions that are a result of activities related to the College, but are not owned or controlled by the College (for example, employee commuting). A GHG inventory not only accounts for activities that generate GHG emissions, but it also gives credit to activities that reduce GHG emissions, such as carbon sinks (e.g., contractually preserved forests), renewable energy credits (RECs), composting, 还有其他补偿. Skidmore tracks all 范围1 and 范围2 emission sources and many 范围3来源(e.g., commuting, business travel, study abroad air travel, student travel to/from home, wastewater, solid waste, paper purchasing). 范围3的来源是 more diffficult to measure and track are less accurate as compared to 范围1 and 2来源.

See past year inventories for a complete GHG inventory background and methodology.

2022年温室气体清单

The 2022年温室气体清单 quantifies the amount of greenhouse gases released from college-related activities between June 1, 2021, and May 31, 2022 (Fiscal Year 2022). 火博体育的总 emissions for all tracked sources in 2022 was 20,353 net MTCDE (this total includes 12,286 MTCDE 范围3 emissions). However, for consistent comparisons and in alignment with national reporting programs (i.e, Second Nature's Climate 领导 Network), Skidmore presents and compares 范围1, 范围2, and select scope 3 emissions (commuting and directly-financed air travel only).

During Fiscal Year 2022, 火博体育大学 emitted approximately 9,950 gross MTCDE* (9,960 MTCDE - 10 MTCDE compost offset). 范围1 sources contributed 5,756 MTCDE, 范围2 contributed 2,321 MTCDE, and 范围3 commuting and air travel contributed 1883年MTCDE. Skidmore's largest sources of GHG emissions come from the combustion of natural gas for heating and cooling (93% of all 范围1 emissions) and purchased 电.