University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Climate Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2050
  • 10% reduction of Total Carbon by 2012 relative to 2008 
  • 15% reduction of Total Carbon by 2015 relative to 2008 
  • 23% reduction of Total Carbon by 2020 relative to 2008
  • 40% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2008 
  • 60% reduction of Total Carbon by 2040 relative to 2008
  • 90% reduction of Total Carbon by 2050 relative to 2008
Change in Emissions from 2008 to 2020:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: 115%
  • Scope 3: 590091544%
  • Gross emissions: 52477860%
  • Net emissions: 52477860%
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Graph Type
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Gross MTCDE 10,173.33 8,870.21 8,796.12 2,379.80 8,615.35 8,039.98 8,512.66 4,073.58 5,372.18 6,634.71 6,462.14 8,133.63 5,338,756,076.01
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
Compost (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.10 -2.10 -4.20 -3.53 -4.41 -4.41 -4.41 -2.94 -2.94
Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE) -919.00 -919.00 -919.00 -919.00 -918.00 -918.00 -933.00 -948.00 -948.00 -948.00 -948.00 -948.00 -948.00
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
Net MTCDE 10,173.33 8,870.21 8,796.12 2,379.80 8,613.25 8,037.88 8,508.46 4,070.05 5,367.77 6,630.30 6,457.73 8,130.69 5,338,756,073.07
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 4,136.53 3,889.85 3,558.73 1,742.48 3,076.46 3,087.26 3,675.71 3,200.35 2,473.79 2,639.70 2,819.71 3,759.61 16,314.68
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 5,132.07 4,238.96 4,389.56 557.57 4,282.89 3,910.07 3,938.47 0.00 1,885.03 3,158.56 2,138.87 3,512.08 3,629.61
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 904.73 741.40 847.83 79.75 1,256.00 1,042.65 898.48 873.23 1,013.36 836.45 1,503.56 861.94 5,338,736,131.72
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Co-gen Electricity (MTCDE) 15,885.48
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 3,606.89 2,969.33 2,734.46 1,659.39 2,519.75 2,737.78 2,970.24 2,746.65 2,108.53 2,077.30 2,483.15 2,703.08
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 344.30 393.74 685.43 52.75 447.34 271.07 382.27 366.20 299.67 368.08 214.76 204.41 355.49
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 185.34 526.78 138.84 30.34 109.37 78.41 323.20 87.50 65.59 194.32 121.80 852.12 73.71
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 5,132.07 4,238.96 4,389.56 557.57 4,282.89 3,910.07 3,938.47 1,885.03 3,158.56 2,138.87 3,512.08 3,629.61
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 254.24 5,336,530,435.86
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 249.02
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 287.10 2,205,424.76
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 364.75 288.22 535.39 34.36 627.62 385.18 485.64 474.14 615.72 472.44 357.25 503.13 20.47
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 2.48 5.76 2.76 40.89 82.42 55.80 29.67 25.64 10.91 10.14 8.91
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 20.83 20.14 27.08 3.47 82.25 97.31 88.61 88.61 115.40 106.65 146.83 122.10 28.34
Wastewater (MTCDE) 7.33 7.34 5.38 0.75 17.39 21.04 16.74 17.03 16.68 14.52 13.30 15.66 8.68
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 4.25 3.98 2.91 1.15 12.65 15.00 15.48 32.72 57.67 53.57 18.26 23.40 10.47
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 507.57 419.24 271.31 37.26 475.20 441.70 236.21 231.06 182.25 178.36 167.42 188.74 203.14
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 10,627,743 9,815,055 9,614,439 1,320,272 12,032,983 11,184,751 11,932,230 11,664,638 11,211,885 10,973,493 9,815,998 10,913,337 11,312,799
Power purchase agreement Purchased(kWh) 99,020 1,083,570 1,188,484 1,527,236 11,664,638 5,760,207 1,838,060 3,379,546
Power purchase agreement Verification Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Green-e, Not verified