Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

February 12, 2009

The Presidents Climate Commitment

Simplifying the Types of GHG EmissionsAll Expressed as Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide

(MTeCO2)

This slide courtesy of CA-CP

Scope 3: Indirect emissions including transportation,

waste disposal, etc.

Scope 1: Emissions from the direct activities of the

campus

Scope 2: Emissions from utility production not at the institution

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions at RPI

RPI’s Space and Population

Gross Square Footage

Total Campus GSF 3,949,863

Total GSF in Footprint 3,949,863

Student Population

Total FTE Enrollment 6,488

Staff &Faculty Population

Faculty 307

Staff 1,434

Total Faculty & Staff 1,741

Collected and Qualified Carbon Emissions at RPI

Scope 1

• Natural Gas

• Distillate Oil

• Vehicle Fleet

• Fertilizer

• Refrigerants

Scope 2

• Purchased Electricity

Scope 3

• Faculty/Staff Commuting

• Student Commuting

• Student Air Travel

• Solid Waste

Offsets

• Renewable Energy Credits

Total Carbon Emissions-Gross52,636 MTeCO2 in FY2008

Scope 1 Emissions

Scope 2 Emissions

Scope 3 Emissions

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5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

Carbon Emissions by Scope

Total Carbon Emissions-Net50,555 MTeCO2 in FY2008

On-Cam-pus Sta-

tionary

39%

Fleet1%

Agri.0.01%

Re-friger-

ant1%

Elec-tricity52%

Commute7%

Air Miles1%

Waste0.3%

Carbon Emissions by Type

On-Cam-pus Sta-

tionary

39%

Fleet1%

Agri.0.01%Re-

friger-ant1%

Elec-tricity50%

Commute7%

Air Miles2%

Waste0.3%

Carbon Emissions by Type

Longitudinal PerformanceAverage of 51,391 MTeCO2/Year

FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008

Scope 1

23984.4909614796

22337.4521411045

22569.9205317235

20917.6834487154

20627.1226493001

Scope 2

24722.3770820576

26895.7051360902

27315.4378592576

26769.3445229159

27528.7163132135

Scope 3

3628.36908215788

3629.86076933021

4075.35611691712

4065.96445625826

4479.93652697985

Scope GSF

3667398 3941413 3941413 3924399 4219191

5,00015,00025,00035,00045,00055,000

250,000

1,250,000

2,250,000

3,250,000

4,250,000

MTeC

O2

GS

F (In

Millio

ns)

*FY09 Projections assume same non-utility emissions as FY08

Gross GHG/1,000 GSFAverage of 13.41 MTeCO2/1,000 GSF

Electric Fuel Mix Varies Across the Country

Carbon Emissions by Grid

RPI’s Power Grid Reduces its Scope 2 Emissions

Natural Gas - Cleaner than Oil and Coal

Coal Residual Oil Distillate Oil Propane Natural Gas0

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.07

0.08

0.09

0.1

MTeCO2 of Commonly Used Fossil Fuels

MTeC

O2 / M

MB

TU

Other GHG Contributors at RPI

Source ‘08 Units MTeCO2 % Total

CommutingFaculty/Staff: 259,488 Gallons

Students: 137,393 Gallons3,546 7%

Air Travel Students: 1,001,804 Miles 778 2%

Vehicle FleetGasoline: 61,065 Gallons

Diesel: 8,743 Gallons634 1%

Refrigerants 880 Pounds 631 1%

Solid Waste 1,062 Short Tons 156 <1%

Agriculture - Fertilizer 903 Pounds 4 <1%

National Benchmark Institutions

Institutions

Babson College Rowan University

Bentley University Santa Clara University

Bowdoin College Seattle University

Carleton College Southern Methodist University – Dallas

Clemson University Southern Oregon University

Davidson College St. Lawrence University

Eastern Oregon University Texas A&M University

Eckerd College University of Arkansas

Fitchburg State College University of Dayton

Gallaudet University University of Denver

Grinnell College University of Maryland - College Park

Hamilton College University of Notre Dame

Hamline University University of Oregon

Hampshire College University of Portland

Le Moyne College University of Redlands

Lewis & Clark College University of San Diego

Loyola College in Maryland University of Vermont

Loyola Marymount University Virginia Commonwealth University

Oregon Institute of Technology Washington and Lee University

Oregon State University Wesleyan University

Pacific Lutheran University Western Oregon University

Portland State University Williams College

To be Added Soon:• Champlain College• Michigan State University• Mount Holyoke College• Nova Southeastern University• The University of Alabama• St. Mary’s College of CA• University of San Francisco• Vassar College

GreenLine Peer Institutions

Peer Group Based On• Size• Complexity• Location• Program

GreenLine Institutions

Gallaudet University

Loyola Marymount University

Portland State University

Rowan University

Santa Clara University

University of Dayton

University of Denver

University of San Diego

Washington and Lee University

Wesleyan University

Williams College

Gross GHG/Student FTEPeer Group

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