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Commitments:

Climate Commitment
Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

Carbon neutral by 2040
10% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2025 relative to 2007
10% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2025 relative to 2007
60% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2007

Change in Emissions from 2007 to 2022:

Scopes 1 and 2: -33%
Scope 3: -6%
Gross emissions: -25%
Net emissions: -25%

Description of Institution Goals:

2023 Climate Action Plan available at climate.utah.edu

See this page for more info on goals and progress.

The dashboard below is sourced from the GRITS sustainability project tracking platform and displays the impacts of projects tracked by University of Utah:

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2007	367,494.38	119.88	367,494.38
2012	352,704.77	0.00	352,704.77
2013	366,479.97	0.00	366,479.97
2014	357,535.74	0.00	357,535.74
2015	355,659.07	0.05	355,659.07
2016	325,263.80	0.08	325,263.80
2017	334,505.76	0.00	334,505.76
2018	326,377.09	0.00	326,377.09
2019	344,546.13	0.00	344,546.13
2020	271,564.17	0.02	271,564.17
2021	241,725.76	0.00	241,725.76
2022	275,049.51	0.05	275,049.51

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2007	1	46,257.01
2007	2	218,152.39
2007	3	103,084.98
2012	1	100,308.23
2012	2	180,675.86
2012	3	71,720.68
2013	1	99,944.06
2013	2	192,623.16
2013	3	73,912.75
2014	1	97,820.91
2014	2	173,340.69
2014	3	86,374.14
2015	1	93,072.13
2015	2	194,762.03
2015	3	67,824.91
2016	1	94,914.76
2016	2	178,138.17
2016	3	52,210.87
2017	1	98,077.29
2017	2	184,383.85
2017	3	52,044.62
2018	1	100,084.51
2018	2	172,173.19
2018	3	54,119.39
2019	1	99,286.39
2019	2	175,952.64
2019	3	69,307.10
2020	1	94,836.79
2020	2	110,518.45
2020	3	66,208.93
2021	1	96,380.66
2021	2	83,921.74
2021	3	61,423.36
2022	1	97,420.28
2022	2	80,481.44
2022	3	97,147.79

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2007	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	40,747.13
2007	1	Direct Transportation	2,617.42
2007	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,863.29
2007	1	Fertilizer & Animals	29.17
2007	2	Purchased Electricity	218,152.39
2007	3	Faculty Commuting	2,432.96
2007	3	Staff Commuting	36,084.89
2007	3	Student Commuting	34,796.10
2007	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	7,111.83
2007	3	T&D Losses	22,659.20
2012	1	Co-gen Electricity	22,222.42
2012	1	Co-gen Steam	22,223.44
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	51,264.89
2012	1	Direct Transportation	4,560.49
2012	1	Fertilizer & Animals	36.99
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	180,675.86
2012	3	Faculty Commuting	2,722.75
2012	3	Staff Commuting	27,984.66
2012	3	Student Commuting	29,150.30
2012	3	T&D Losses	11,862.97
2013	1	Co-gen Electricity	21,284.66
2013	1	Co-gen Steam	21,287.30
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	53,072.86
2013	1	Direct Transportation	4,130.62
2013	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	126.59
2013	1	Fertilizer & Animals	42.03
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	192,623.16
2013	3	Faculty Commuting	1,412.13
2013	3	Staff Commuting	32,200.47
2013	3	Student Commuting	27,904.40
2013	3	T&D Losses	12,395.75
2014	1	Co-gen Electricity	19,439.61
2014	1	Co-gen Steam	19,440.97
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	51,076.84
2014	1	Direct Transportation	6,211.20
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,613.36
2014	1	Fertilizer & Animals	38.93
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	173,340.69
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	4,561.19
2014	3	Staff Commuting	30,472.00
2014	3	Student Commuting	37,433.18
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	4,739.38
2014	3	T&D Losses	9,168.39
2015	1	Co-gen Electricity	17,690.92
2015	1	Co-gen Steam	17,691.19
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	51,819.49
2015	1	Direct Transportation	3,340.79
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,494.70
2015	1	Fertilizer & Animals	35.04
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	194,762.03
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	3,486.12
2015	3	Staff Commuting	28,760.75
2015	3	Student Commuting	25,286.47
2015	3	T&D Losses	10,291.57
2016	1	Co-gen Electricity	17,368.96
2016	1	Co-gen Steam	17,372.83
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	52,902.86
2016	1	Direct Transportation	3,429.70
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	3,753.89
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	86.52
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	178,138.17
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	2,664.36
2016	3	Staff Commuting	16,557.68
2016	3	Student Commuting	24,724.81
2016	3	T&D Losses	8,264.02
2017	1	Co-gen Electricity	15,887.07
2017	1	Co-gen Steam	15,887.28
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	59,434.54
2017	1	Direct Transportation	3,178.26
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	3,678.77
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	11.37
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	184,383.85
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	2,793.89
2017	3	Staff Commuting	25,692.23
2017	3	Student Commuting	14,973.14
2017	3	T&D Losses	8,585.36
2018	1	Co-gen Electricity	16,199.79
2018	1	Co-gen Steam	16,201.07
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	55,102.90
2018	1	Direct Transportation	2,897.24
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	9,680.70
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2.81
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	172,173.19
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	2,848.74
2018	3	Staff Commuting	26,897.41
2018	3	Student Commuting	15,205.00
2018	3	T&D Losses	9,168.24
2019	1	Co-gen Electricity	17,048.82
2019	1	Co-gen Steam	17,047.93
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	59,760.33
2019	1	Direct Transportation	2,857.01
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,567.79
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	4.51
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	175,952.64
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	2,868.12
2019	3	Staff Commuting	29,877.72
2019	3	Student Commuting	19,486.03
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	7,111.86
2019	3	T&D Losses	9,963.37
2020	1	Co-gen Electricity	14,123.08
2020	1	Co-gen Steam	14,125.74
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	63,673.76
2020	1	Direct Transportation	2,842.05
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	66.87
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.29
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	110,518.45
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	2,587.75
2020	3	Staff Commuting	24,089.61
2020	3	Student Commuting	14,161.71
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	15,347.73
2020	3	T&D Losses	10,022.13
2021	1	Co-gen Electricity	12,629.12
2021	1	Co-gen Steam	12,496.76
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	66,226.71
2021	1	Direct Transportation	2,957.38
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,064.33
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	6.36
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	83,921.74
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	2,519.06
2021	3	Staff Commuting	22,886.11
2021	3	Student Commuting	10,526.16
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	15,347.73
2021	3	T&D Losses	10,144.30
2022	1	Co-gen Electricity	14,343.50
2022	1	Co-gen Steam	14,336.05
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	60,949.24
2022	1	Direct Transportation	3,065.26
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	4,720.62
2022	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.61
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	80,481.44
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	6,242.29
2022	3	Staff Commuting	30,711.45
2022	3	Student Commuting	32,620.50
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	17,485.71
2022	3	T&D Losses	10,087.84

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2007	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	259,767,600	kWh
2007	Power purchase agreement Purchased	12,423,556	kWh
2007	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2012	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	236,403,400	kWh
2012	Power purchase agreement Purchased	16,216,746	kWh
2012	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2013	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	247,020,600	kWh
2013	Power purchase agreement Purchased	12,997,749	kWh
2013	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	249,984,200	kWh
2014	Power purchase agreement Purchased	12,998,469	kWh
2014	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	252,964,000	kWh
2015	Power purchase agreement Purchased	12,998,485	kWh
2015	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	251,762,200	kWh
2016	Power purchase agreement Purchased	12,997,769	kWh
2016	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	261,552,002	kWh
2017	Solar Retained	996,497	kWh
2017	Power purchase agreement Purchased	13,448,412	kWh
2017	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	248,895,000	kWh
2018	Solar Retained	1,082,691	kWh
2018	Power purchase agreement Purchased	12,997,984	kWh
2018	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	255,196,512	kWh
2019	Solar Retained	1,060,525	kWh
2019	Power purchase agreement Purchased	12,999,690	kWh
2019	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	252,182,952	kWh
2020	Solar Retained	1,070,057	kWh
2020	Power purchase agreement Purchased	96,544,690	kWh
2020	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	255,257,116	kWh
2021	Power purchase agreement Purchased	138,197,000	kWh
2021	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	253,836,502	kWh
2022	Solar Retained	479,336	kWh
2022	Power purchase agreement Purchased	141,050,000	kWh
2022	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other