Sightlines Sustainability Solutions Report

Clemson University FY2019 Sustainability Solutions Final December 2019 University of Southern University of Southern Maine University of St Thomas University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Texas - Austin University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas Health University of Texas Rio Grande Valley University of the Sciences in Philadelphia University of Toledo University of Vermont University of Washington University of West Florida University of Wisconsin - Madison Vanderbilt University Virginia Commonwealth University Wake Forest University Washburn University Washington State University Washington State University - Tri-Cities Campus Washington State University - Vancouver Washington University in St Louis Wayne State University Wellesley College Wesleyan University West Chester University West Virginia Health Science Center West Virginia University Western Oregon University Westfield State University Widener University Williams College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester State University Xavier University Clemson Commitment to Sustainability Efforts 10+ years of GHG Inventory Clemson University Commission on Sustainability Established 2009 2030 Net-Zero Goal for Carbon Neutrality Comprehensive STARS Report Presenter at 2019 AASHE Conference © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Comparative Peers for Clemson University Sustainability Peer Institutions American University George Mason University* Nova Southeastern University Texas A&M University* The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) The University of Tennessee – Knoxville* University of Arkansas* University of Vermont Virginia Commonwealth University Sustainability Solution Measurement and Analysis Members • Sightlines has ~ 50 Sustainability Members • Approximately 2/3 are private • Approximately 1/3 are public • Approximately 2/3 have signed a Climate Leadership Commitment • Approximately 40% are Climate Leadership Charter Signatories Comparative Considerations Size, Scale of Operations, Climate Zone *Peers with co-gen © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Sources of Campus Emissions Collected carbon emissions at Clemson University Scope 1: Scope 2: Scope 3: From sources owned or controlled by Clemson University From the generation of electricity purchased by Clemson University From sources not directly controlled by Clemson University Directly Financed and Study Abroad Travel On-Campus Stationary Waste and Wastewater Vehicle Fleet Student, Faculty, and Staff Commuting Refrigerants Fertilizer Purchased Electricity Paper Purchasing Transmission and Distribution Losses Increasingly Difficult to Track, Control and/or Mitigate © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Strategies for Reducing Emissions AVOIDANCE: AVOIDANCE Prevent activities before they start Example: Increase space utilization instead of building or acquiring new space ACTIVITY ACTIVITY: Reduce the existing level of an activity INTENSITY Example: Consume fewer BTUS’ of energy/travel fewer miles INTENSITY: MARKET Lessening the carbon intensity of activities Example: Fuel switching (coal to biomass) MARKET: Utilizing Market mechanisms to neutralize unavoidable GHGs © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved FY19 Gross Emissions Profile at Clemson Scope 2: Purchased Electricity produces 48% of total emissions on campus Scope Sources Clemson FY19 Total Emissions 28,379 MTCDE 37,899 10,000 5,337 20,000 30,000 Stationary Fuels 3,351 40,000 50,000 Fleet Fuel 61,065 60,000 70,000 80,000 Refrigerants & Chemicals 90,000 100,000 Agriculture Scope Sources 90,085 189,049 MTCDE MTCDE 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 Purchased Electricity Scope Sources 1,56 14,697 31,201 10,225 4,711 90,085 MTCDE 10,000 Commuting 20,000 Travel 30,000 40,000 50,000 Waste/Wastewater 60,000 Paper Purchases T&D Losses © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Impact of Space and Population on Campus Emissions Greenhouse gas emissions increased as campus grew in space and in population since FY2010 *Change in Emissions vs Change in Campus Size and Population 40% 33% 35% % Change from FY10 30% 27% 23% 25% 20% 26% 19% 15% 10% 5% 0% -5% 0% 0% 0% 2010 4% 2011 2012 2013 Campus GSF 2014 2015 Campus Population FTE 2016 2017 Total Emissions 2018 2019* *GSF increase also due to remeasurement © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Total Emissions Continue to Increase since FY2010 Scope purchased electricity is the biggest driver of increased emissions Historical Gross Emissions 250,000 Location-based Market-based 2% Increase MTCDE 200,000 150,000 2% Decrease 100,000 GSF On-line • Watt Family Innovation Center • Core Campus 50,000 GSF On-line • Douthit Hills Scope Scope Scope © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Clemson’s Normalized Reported Emissions: Scope 1, 2, With more space and more users on campus, Clemson’s normalized emissions are on a downward trend Location-based 12.0 Market-based MTCDE/ Weighted Campus User MTCDE/1,000 EUI-Adjusted Floor Area 30 Normalized Reported Emissions - Per 1,000 GSF 25 20 15 10 Normalized Reported Emissions - Per Campus User Location-based Market-based 10.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 Scope I Scope II Scope III © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Clemson Produces More Emissions Than Peer Group Normalized by GSF, Clemson emits 61% more than peers; normalized by campus user, 75% more than peers Emissions vs Peers - Per 1,000 GSF Emissions vs Peers - Per Weighted Campus User 10 MTCDE/ Weighted Campus User MTCDE/1,000 EUI-Adjusted Floor Area 25 20 15 13 10 5 0 Scope Scope Scope 10 Peers listed by density factor © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Electricity Consumption Increased 17% Since FY2010 Clemson consumes the second most electricity when compared to peers FY2019 Electricity Consumption vs Peers Historical Electricity Consumption Location-based 25 Market-based kWh/EUI Adjusted Floor Area Total kWh (Millions) 200.0 150.0 100.0 50.0 20 15 16 10 0.0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Grid Purchased Electric Co-Generated Electric 18 Peer Average © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Methods of Electricity Procurement vs Impact on Scope Emissions Clemson consumes more grid purchased electricity than peers How Energy is Procured on Campus kWh/EUI Adjusted Floor Area 25 % Electricity with Zero Emissions 100% Grid Purchased Electric: Contributes to emissions Renewable: Clean energy that does NOT contribute emissions 90% 20 80% 15 16 70% 60% 10 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Co-Generated Electric Grid Purchased Electric Renewable: Purchased and/or Retained % Zero-Emissions Peer Average *Peers ordered by Density 19 © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Scope Emissions Decrease as New Space Came Online Normalized to peers who use offsets and RECs, Clemson produces more Scope emissions per space 2.0 0.0 2015 2016 2017 2018 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 5.0 Scope emissions 100% offset by RECs 4.0 Douthit Hills Online 6.0 Core Campus Online 8.0 Watt Family Innovation Center Online 12.0 Scope emissions 100% offset by RECs 14.0 10.0 Scope emissions 100% offset by Renewable Sources MTCDE/1,000 EUI-Adjusted Floor Area 16.0 10.0 FY19 Purchased Electricity Emissions 12.0 MTCDE/1,000 EUI-Adjusted Floor Area 18.0 Historical Electricity Emissions Trend 2019 Peer Average *Peers ordered by Density 20 © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Scope Emissions Profile 21 Travel Contributes to Over 50% of Clemson’s Scope Emissions Scope Emissions by Source Clemson FY2019 Scope Emissions 80,000 70,000 0.38% 8% 60,000 17% 50,000 MTCDE 10% 40,000 14% 61,064 MTCDE 30,000 20,000 10,000 51% Student Commuting* Employee Commuting* Travel *Commuting information pulled from FY2018 Clemson has a new commuting survey pending Solid Waste/Wastewater 22 Paper Purchasing Scope T&D Losses © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Normalized Scope Emissions Decreased 5% Since FY2010 Travel emissions per Weighted Campus User push Clemson’s Scope total highest among peers Clemson’s Scope Emissions Scope Emissions vs Peers 4.0 3.0 MTCDE/Weighted Campus User MTCDE/Weighted Campus User 4.0 2.9 2.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 Student Commuting Employee Commuting Travel Solid Waste/Wastewater Paper Purchasing Scope T&D Losses Clemson Average Peer Average 23 © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Processing Student Travel Information Example Key Words Included: • Airfare • Airline names (e.g Delta, United) • Mileage • Rental Car • Van Example Key Words Excluded: • Airbnb • Baggage Fees • Hotel names (e.g Hilton, Marriott) ã Lodging ã Meals 24 â 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Changes in Processing Travel – Carbon Calculator vs SiMap ➢ Historically, Sightlines utilized a Scope Template when processing Clemson’s travel information ➢ The template calculated total dollars to miles using an annual standard conversion rate ➢ Miles were translated to MTCDEs using UNH’s historic Carbon Calculator ➢ In FY2017, SiMap was released and updated the methodology of how carbon emissions are calculated, including travel ➢ With SiMap, travel dollars can be directly converted to MTCDEs ➢ The new methodology performs a behindthe-scenes calculation that results in higher emissions than what was produced historically ➢ A more accurate depiction of travel emissions is through the aggregation of travel miles 25 © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Current SiMap Methodology Results in MTCDE Growth Travel Emissions 35,000 Clemson FY2019 Scope Emissions 30,000 MTCDE 25,000 20,000 61,064 MTCDE 15,000 10,000 5,000 51% 2015 Student 2016 Faculty/Staff 2017 2018 2019 SiMap 2019 Historic Method Mileage Reimbursement & Ground *SiMap converts dollars into miles 26 © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Current Method of Data Tracking Shows Users at Clemson Travel More Robust travel programs on campus produce more emissions than peer group FY19 Travel Emissions vs Peers 1.6 Differences in Travel Clemson vs Peers MTCDE/Weighted Campus User 1.4 • Some peers may not be tracking travel as extensively • Some peers may be providing more robust/accurate tracking of miles, destinations of travel • Clemson also includes athletic travel, other peers may not participate in the same capacity of athletic programs 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.7 A B C D Clemson E F G H I Peer Average 27 © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Campus Population Growth Results in Additional Landfill Waste Clemson produced more landfill waste and composting, less recycling FY2018 to FY2019 Waste Stream by Source vs Peers 6,000 12,000 5,000 10,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 No data available 4,000 No data available Pounds/Weighted Campus User Total Waste Stream in Tons Total Waste Stream 3,061 *C&D waste excluded from totals 28 © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Progress Towards Carbon Emission Reduction Goal Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions 300,000 Current: 189K MTCDE in 2019 250,000 Baseline: 172K MTCDE in 2007 200,000 MTCDE Emission reduction goal 150,000 100,000 50,000 From 2019, Clemson needs to reduce GHG emissions by 11K MTCDE/year (3%/year) to reach its 2030 goal 29 © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Future of Electricity and Steam Generation at Clemson • Clemson will purchase electric from a new system Duke Energy will build on campus • This will reduce greenhouse gas emissions that is produced compared to purchased electricity from the grid • As a by-product of the electric generation, the new system will also produce steam • The steam will be used in conjunction to the natural gas to provide heat to campus • Since the system will be owned by Duke Energy, the additional natural gas usage should not be considered part of Clemson’s consumption 30 © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Key Takeaways by Scope Scope 1: Clemson has increased total Scope emissions by 25% since 2010 Revision in the procurement policies of de minimis sources provides an opportunity for demonstrated commitment to “green practice” This includes a transition to electric/hybrid fleet vehicles and organic fertilizers Scope 2: Although Clemson has added new space, its Scope electric consumption has been consistent since 2017 Utilizing renewable sources of energy and collaboration with energy partners on strategic generation can help Clemson reduce consumption, minimize costs and lower emissions Scope 3: Clemson has increased Scope emissions by 44% since 2010 Travel emissions make up 51% of Scope emissions, and have increased by 61% since 2010 Better tracking of travel data will provide a clear baseline for next steps towards achieving emissions reduction goal 31 © 2019 Sightlines, LLC All Rights Reserved Questions & Discussion 32 ... Commitment to Sustainability Efforts 10+ years of GHG Inventory Clemson University Commission on Sustainability Established 2009 2030 Net-Zero Goal for Carbon Neutrality Comprehensive STARS Report Presenter... Arkansas* University of Vermont Virginia Commonwealth University Sustainability Solution Measurement and Analysis Members • Sightlines has ~ 50 Sustainability Members • Approximately 2/3 are private •... Normalized Reported Emissions - Per 1,000 GSF 25 20 15 10 Normalized Reported Emissions - Per Campus User Location-based Market-based 10.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 Scope I Scope II Scope III © 2019 Sightlines,