On the 'Data entry' tab, you can enter your campus inventory data, view emissions factors, and customize emissions factors.
There are two options for entering your campus' inventory data:
- Enter data by category using the links on the left panel of this page.
- Import your data from several sources: Campus Carbon Calculator v7.0 - 9.1, Food Template, CarbonMAP zip file.
Important note: If you are adding sources with 'Other' in the name (e.g., On-campus stationary sources: Other), they are intended to be customized and do not have emissions factors associated with them. Be sure to enter custom emissions factors for those 'Other' sources.
Scope 1
Scope 1 includes sources of direct campus emissions from:
- Stationary and mobile sources (e.g., energy used in buildings and fleets)
- Fugitive emissions (e.g., fertilizer application, animal husbandry, the use of chemicals or refrigerants that are also GHGs)
You can enter additional chemicals and refrigerants by selecting 'Other' on the refrigerants and chemicals data entry page, which will make a second drop-down appear. If you need to add a custom chemical or refrigerant, you can do so by selecting the 'Add Chemical' button on the 'Global Warming Potential' page.
Scope 2
Scope 2 includes emissions from purchased electricity and purchased or sold renewable energy. SIMAP supports the two recommended methodologies for calculating your scope 2 footprint:
- Market-based (accounts for renewable energy purchases)
- Location-based (uses regional emissions factors)
For more information on these methodologies, see this purchased electricity methodology overview and this webinar. You can select which approach you would like to use on the Data Mgmt tab and the Results tab. If you have a supplier-specific emissions factor, you can enter that custom factor on the Utility Emission Factors page.
To support users who have historically used the Custom Fuel Mix approach (calculates weighted emissions factor based on your reported fuel mix), we are continuing to offer this methodology for your scope 2 footprint.
Scope 3
Scope 3 includes indirect emissions from "upstream" and "downstream" activities. According to guidance from the GHG Protocol, all scope 3 reporting is optional. However, signatories to the Carbon or Climate Commitments have also committed to reporting emissions from commuting, study abroad, and business travel. SIMAP currently includes estimation capability for the following scope 3 categories:
- Daily commutes to/from campus by students, staff, and faculty
- Air travel associated with campus study abroad programs
- Production, distribution, and/or provision of specific goods or services purchased by the university. These include business trips (by ground and air); food production and distribution; paper production (various types).
- Fugitive emissions generated from the treatment of wastewater or the storage of municipal solid waste sent to a landfill, and/or stationary emissions from burning municipal solid waste sent to a waste-to-energy plant.
Sinks
The sinks section is where you can enter data for compost, offsets, and non-additional sequestration.
Calculation Factors
This section shows the factors that are used to calculate your campus' footprint. Most of the emissions factors are viewed in the 'Emission factors' page, but there are separate pages for viewing the purchased electricity emission factors and the food calculation factors. If you have a Tier 1 account, you can also customize your emissions factors on these pages. For any customized emissions factors, we recommend that you record the source and any calculations you did. You can select different versions of the emissions factors on the 'Data mgmt' page. If you are adding sources with 'Other' in the name (e.g., On-campus statonary souces: Other), they are intended to be customized and do not have emissions factors associated with them. Be sure to enter custom emissions factors for those 'Other' sources.