Santa Monica College

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Carbon Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2050
  • 5% reduction of Total Carbon by 2020 relative to 2015
  • 15% reduction of Total Carbon by 2025 relative to 2008  
  • 20% reduction of Scope 1 + Scope 2 Carbon by 2030 relative to 2008
Change in Emissions from 2008 to 2023:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: 10%
  • Scope 3: -62%
  • Gross emissions: -45%
  • Net emissions: -45%
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Totals
2008 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Gross MTCDE 29,068.00 27,678.95 20,046.10 26,294.00 33,233.00 26,527.00 29,141.00 27,944.00 4,202.65 11,964.43 15,952.87
Offsets (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Compost (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.47 -2.06
Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -4.00 -4.00 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 11.27 22.53
Net MTCDE 29,068.00 27,678.95 20,046.10 26,294.00 33,233.00 26,527.00 29,141.00 27,944.00 4,202.65 11,962.96 15,950.81
2008 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 1,556.00 865.72 1,076.32 986.00 925.00 1,244.00 1,317.00 1,210.00 571.28 1,101.00 1,613.23
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 5,261.00 6,117.74 5,798.81 5,441.00 7,525.00 5,458.00 7,694.00 7,068.00 3,345.60 5,048.31 5,904.49
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 22,251.00 20,695.49 13,170.97 19,867.00 24,783.00 19,825.00 20,130.00 19,666.00 285.77 5,815.12 8,435.15
2008 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 1,366.00 736.09 652.32 761.00 762.00 1,085.00 1,170.00 1,097.00 475.28 1,009.43 1,549.21
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 190.00 129.63 424.00 225.00 163.00 159.00 147.00 113.00 96.00 91.57 64.02
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 5,261.00 6,117.74 5,798.81 5,441.00 7,525.00 5,458.00 7,694.00 7,068.00 3,345.60 5,048.31 5,904.49
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 116.15 209.17 504.00
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 22,084.00 20,695.49 13,170.97 19,867.00 24,155.00 19,802.00 20,044.00 19,660.00 5,081.00 6,869.00
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 167.00 296.00 18.00 86.00 6.00 18.59 241.85
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 8.70 9.39
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 5.00 31.56 54.06
Wastewater (MTCDE) 25.60 28.16
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 70.18
FERA (MTCDE) 440.50 658.51
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 332.00 169.62
2016 2017 2019 2021 2022 2023
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 18,313,695 22,534,747 21,196,599 14,214,635
Solar Retained(kWh) 1,759,314 1,759,314