School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional Information
Achieved Carbon Neutrality
Commitments:
  • Climate Commitment
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2020
  • 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2020 relative to 2009 
  • 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2020 relative to 2009
  • 100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2020 relative to 2009  
Change in Emissions from 2009 to 2025:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -67%
  • Scope 3: -8%
  • Gross emissions: -58%
  • Net emissions: -88%
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Totals
2009 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Gross MTCDE 19,413.01 21,019.83 20,495.16 19,391.27 17,197.79 17,710.05 16,247.45 8,631.41 7,616.40 4,851.56 5,699.25 7,688.58 6,969.93 8,210.35
Offsets (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -7,702.00 -4,875.00 -5,690.00 -7,688.00 -6,768.00 -5,800.00
Compost (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -3.39 -5.88 -5.88 -5.88 -1.36 0.00 -9.58 -3.72 -3.72 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
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
Net MTCDE 19,413.01 21,019.83 20,495.16 19,391.27 17,194.40 17,704.17 16,241.57 8,625.53 -86.96 -23.44 -0.33 -3.14 198.21 2,410.35
2009 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 5,666.14 6,008.32 5,002.74 4,268.27 3,394.72 3,685.39 3,904.77 5,497.06 4,754.00 4,166.33 4,568.08 4,369.28 3,755.79 4,075.45
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 10,734.43 10,958.20 12,199.25 12,009.77 10,293.38 10,480.88 9,522.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,361.03
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 3,012.44 4,053.31 3,293.17 3,113.23 3,509.69 3,543.78 2,820.64 3,134.35 2,862.40 685.23 1,131.17 3,319.30 3,214.14 2,773.87
2009 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 5,378.13 5,720.31 4,971.55 4,252.49 3,384.57 3,526.38 3,891.86 4,738.01 4,383.96 3,583.17 4,482.68 4,150.14 3,745.64 3,500.33
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 0.61 0.61 7.24 10.19 10.15 11.23 12.91 13.34 8.81 9.10 10.49 10.15 9.94
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 287.40 287.40 23.95 5.59 147.78 745.71 370.04 574.35 76.30 208.65 565.18
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 9,985.01 10,506.06 11,762.43 11,661.44 9,434.92 9,578.35 8,395.25 1,361.03
Purchased Steam / Chilled Water (MTCDE) 749.42 452.14 436.82 348.33 858.46 902.53 1,126.79
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 34.36 51.52 38.20 35.22 35.29 33.74 32.12 4.92 10.46
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 63.36 95.66 74.70 62.67 62.67 62.00 58.88 22.75 56.31
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 276.74 286.96 395.78 366.46 268.77 212.70 200.31 64.62 172.23
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 493.36 431.73 505.63 517.10 1,001.99 1,249.34 1,064.53 884.91 1,043.73 25.80 331.76 887.37 719.92 364.31
Study Abroad Air Travel (MTCDE) 1,456.42 1,274.48 1,008.11 1,030.98 1,109.72 1,009.56 863.80 986.18 545.30 274.72 386.60 698.13
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 835.43 656.36 371.46 408.51 391.04 391.04 350.34 349.31 174.65 70.48 48.94 183.81
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 75.13 76.50 73.76 75.13 75.13 70.38 70.38 70.38 75.35 33.14 41.06 46.73 45.59
FERA (MTCDE) 1,680.26 1,512.81 1,413.73
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 987.53 1,060.71 615.17 609.88 449.99 456.73 430.89 534.10 557.40 359.35 448.87 381.28 365.41 297.70
2009 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 14,408,782 16,714,985 18,643,472 18,473,233 16,852,443 17,107,651 15,448,476.01 20,015,220.08 20,122,235.42 12,972,547 16,204,317.06 15,133,743.28 14,818,894 16,258,767
Purchased Thermal Energy(MMBtu) 10,268 6,198 5,988 4,775 11,767.84 12,372 15,446.23
Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased(kWh) 241,560 241,560 21,000,000 21,000,000 12,976,000 15,439,000 15,134,000 14,819,000 13,000,000
Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification Not verified Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e
Power purchase agreement Purchased(kWh) 766,000
Power purchase agreement Verification Not verified