College of the Holy Cross

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Carbon Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2040
  • 20% reduction of Total Carbon by 2015 relative to 2007 
  • 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2040 relative to 2007
  • 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2040 relative to 2007
  • 100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2040 relative to 2007 
Change in Emissions from 2007 to 2025:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -51%
  • Scope 3: -14%
  • Gross emissions: -43%
  • Net emissions: -43%
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Graph Type
Totals
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Gross MTCDE 23,994.54 19,167.62 18,542.58 16,509.95 17,769.41 14,110.03 12,236.41 12,805.07 12,527.30 12,742.29 12,207.09 10,904.80 12,227.87 8,444.24 10,258.42 11,071.58 12,648.37 13,641.29
Offsets (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -800.00 0.00 0.00
Compost (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -43.81 -48.22 0.00 0.00
Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Biogenic (MT CO2) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Net MTCDE 23,994.54 19,167.62 18,542.58 16,509.95 17,769.41 14,110.03 12,236.41 12,805.07 12,527.30 12,742.29 12,207.09 10,904.80 12,227.87 8,444.24 10,214.61 10,223.36 12,648.37 13,641.29
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 10,435.92 9,414.44 10,291.52 8,336.60 8,831.17 7,642.46 8,515.96 9,336.40 9,337.61 8,427.86 8,001.26 6,771.34 7,779.77 7,053.33 7,369.98 8,159.97 8,641.51 9,352.24
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 8,603.98 5,211.68 4,782.41 4,770.09 5,182.36 2,525.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 47.46
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 4,954.64 4,541.50 3,468.65 3,403.26 3,755.88 3,942.29 3,720.45 3,468.67 3,189.69 4,314.43 4,205.83 4,133.46 4,448.10 1,390.91 2,888.44 2,911.61 4,006.86 4,241.59
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 10,158.69 9,084.45 10,046.87 8,046.84 8,418.69 7,277.58 8,185.23 9,035.06 9,162.70 8,114.69 7,670.73 6,585.50 7,650.64 6,672.34 7,202.88 8,000.77 8,380.26 8,937.84
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 201.79 197.03 203.48 209.66 235.65 261.93 306.25 295.43 159.90 182.72 201.43 164.02 118.10 75.14 157.50 150.48 253.07 252.14
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 75.44 132.96 41.17 80.10 176.83 102.95 24.48 5.91 15.01 130.45 129.10 21.82 11.03 305.85 9.60 8.72 8.18 162.26
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 8,603.98 5,211.68 4,782.41 4,770.09 5,182.36 2,525.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 47.46
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 2,571.86 2,673.41 2,518.94 2,694.14 3,001.67 2,860.95 3,098.25 2,921.00 2,759.90 3,784.26 3,809.48 3,645.95 3,693.35 1,083.45 2,218.33 2,261.73 2,292.77 2,323.03
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 108.50 76.95 77.27 83.73 118.81 207.88 178.81 233.70 122.17 74.27 105.38 219.77 235.96 58.44 44.54 46.66 55.48 42.19
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 1,504.52 1,356.25 472.29 395.94 387.45 630.65 443.19 378.99 372.73 446.88 283.77 268.76 273.32 268.91 1,042.41 1,175.74
Solid Waste (MTCDE) -81.18 -80.55 -72.84 -65.38 -72.36 -12.15 -65.02 -65.11 9.02 7.20 8.40 7.13 8.78 10.60 293.11 363.26
Wastewater (MTCDE) 0.20
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 850.94 515.44 472.99 294.83 320.31 254.96 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 267.74 241.63 241.89 343.47 323.71 323.09 337.37
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 20,576,680 20,857,300 20,283,959 20,245,021 21,257,802 21,757,721 21,697,051 21,471,717 21,120,741 21,371,946 21,490,864 22,152,025 18,633,222 18,653,198 24,604,940 23,189,279 24,332,142 25,421,192
Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased(kWh) 22,152,025 18,633,222 18,653,198 24,604,940 23,189,279 23,106 25,229,000
Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e