President's Climate Leadership Commitment Assessment
COCC has organized a comprehensive review of the campus’s Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Information was collected from operations, finance, faculty, staff and students. Performing COCC’s first Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory is part of Dr. Chesley’s Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitment. For more about the framework and process, visit Second Nature. This inventory will serve as a baseline to set goals and evaluate progress each year. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol was used to compile the carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) gases emitted from each source. Data is collected in miles, gallons, therms, and kilowatts. From there it is converted into one standardized unit, Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e). The next step for COCC’s carbon mitigation plan will be to evaluate behavioral, operational, and technological changes that the college community and administration can take to reduce total emissions.