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Commitments:

• Carbon Commitment
• Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

• Carbon neutral by 2050
• 17% reduction of Total Carbon by 2025 relative to 2008  

Change in Emissions from 2008 to 2020:

• Scopes 1 and 2: -19%
• Scope 3: -14%
• Gross emissions: -17%
• Net emissions: -17%

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE)	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2008	135,155.55	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	135,155.55
2009	139,356.44	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	139,356.44
2010	142,307.10	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	142,307.10
2011	145,841.37	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	145,841.37
2012	130,525.68	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	130,525.68
2013	139,042.58	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	139,042.58
2014	131,058.82	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	131,058.82
2015	138,775.07	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	138,775.07
2016	138,110.97	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	138,110.97
2017	134,786.88	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	134,786.88
2018	124,336.47	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	124,336.47
2019	111,349.58	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	111,349.58
2020	111,634.12	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	111,634.12

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2008	1	24,528.98
2008	2	67,303.57
2008	3	43,323.00
2009	1	27,868.82
2009	2	68,945.93
2009	3	42,541.69
2010	1	28,794.92
2010	2	74,388.08
2010	3	39,124.10
2011	1	27,112.21
2011	2	76,345.67
2011	3	42,383.49
2012	1	27,469.55
2012	2	64,739.64
2012	3	38,316.49
2013	1	30,802.49
2013	2	71,975.13
2013	3	36,264.96
2014	1	29,999.40
2014	2	67,425.18
2014	3	33,634.24
2015	1	34,092.90
2015	2	68,203.82
2015	3	36,478.35
2016	1	33,092.42
2016	2	63,292.66
2016	3	41,725.89
2017	1	32,754.48
2017	2	63,292.66
2017	3	38,739.74
2018	1	28,848.11
2018	2	53,872.93
2018	3	41,615.43
2019	1	22,622.34
2019	2	46,075.76
2019	3	42,651.48
2020	1	39,366.97
2020	2	35,203.49
2020	3	37,063.66

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2008	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2008	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2008	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	22,013.86
2008	1	Direct Transportation	2,402.20
2008	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	112.76
2008	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.16
2008	2	Purchased Electricity	67,303.57
2008	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2008	3	Faculty Commuting	0.00
2008	3	Staff Commuting	3,333.54
2008	3	Student Commuting	12,305.76
2008	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	6,097.31
2008	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	76.39
2008	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,419.72
2008	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2008	3	Solid Waste	11,062.42
2008	3	Wastewater	620.43
2008	3	Paper Purchasing	751.03
2008	3	T&D Losses	6,656.40
2008	3	Food	0.00
2009	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2009	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2009	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	25,512.19
2009	1	Direct Transportation	2,243.71
2009	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	112.76
2009	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.16
2009	2	Purchased Electricity	68,945.93
2009	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2009	3	Faculty Commuting	0.00
2009	3	Staff Commuting	3,456.66
2009	3	Student Commuting	12,623.65
2009	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	5,730.97
2009	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	76.54
2009	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,286.58
2009	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2009	3	Solid Waste	9,914.99
2009	3	Wastewater	620.43
2009	3	Paper Purchasing	1,013.04
2009	3	T&D Losses	6,818.83
2009	3	Food	0.00
2010	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2010	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2010	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	26,489.52
2010	1	Direct Transportation	2,192.48
2010	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	112.76
2010	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.16
2010	2	Purchased Electricity	74,388.08
2010	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2010	3	Faculty Commuting	0.00
2010	3	Staff Commuting	3,464.06
2010	3	Student Commuting	12,828.81
2010	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	4,770.60
2010	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	76.35
2010	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,217.90
2010	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2010	3	Solid Waste	9,667.44
2010	3	Wastewater	620.43
2010	3	Paper Purchasing	880.74
2010	3	T&D Losses	4,597.77
2010	3	Food	0.00
2011	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2011	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2011	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	24,152.44
2011	1	Direct Transportation	2,387.44
2011	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	572.11
2011	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.22
2011	2	Purchased Electricity	76,345.67
2011	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2011	3	Faculty Commuting	0.00
2011	3	Staff Commuting	3,775.93
2011	3	Student Commuting	15,119.80
2011	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	6,228.86
2011	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	76.39
2011	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,133.02
2011	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2011	3	Solid Waste	9,682.26
2011	3	Wastewater	397.00
2011	3	Paper Purchasing	251.47
2011	3	T&D Losses	4,718.76
2011	3	Food	0.00
2012	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2012	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	24,231.63
2012	1	Direct Transportation	2,681.27
2012	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	555.71
2012	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.94
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	64,739.64
2012	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2012	3	Faculty Commuting	0.00
2012	3	Staff Commuting	3,682.09
2012	3	Student Commuting	13,295.47
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	7,515.28
2012	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	75.76
2012	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,000.93
2012	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2012	3	Solid Waste	4,175.53
2012	3	Wastewater	538.64
2012	3	Paper Purchasing	507.54
2012	3	T&D Losses	6,525.25
2012	3	Food	0.00
2013	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2013	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	28,129.17
2013	1	Direct Transportation	2,672.16
2013	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	0.00
2013	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.16
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	71,975.13
2013	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2013	3	Faculty Commuting	0.00
2013	3	Staff Commuting	4,597.11
2013	3	Student Commuting	13,813.80
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	7,325.32
2013	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	75.18
2013	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,051.38
2013	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2013	3	Solid Waste	490.90
2013	3	Wastewater	532.65
2013	3	Paper Purchasing	123.57
2013	3	T&D Losses	7,255.05
2013	3	Food	0.00
2014	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2014	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	27,770.24
2014	1	Direct Transportation	2,228.25
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	0.00
2014	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.91
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	67,425.18
2014	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	0.00
2014	3	Staff Commuting	4,600.10
2014	3	Student Commuting	13,939.17
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	8,086.65
2014	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	75.84
2014	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,282.53
2014	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2014	3	Solid Waste	426.26
2014	3	Wastewater	606.46
2014	3	Paper Purchasing	96.30
2014	3	T&D Losses	3,520.93
2014	3	Food	0.00
2015	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2015	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	30,974.13
2015	1	Direct Transportation	1,343.40
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,775.00
2015	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.37
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	68,203.82
2015	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	0.00
2015	3	Staff Commuting	4,542.28
2015	3	Student Commuting	15,296.12
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	9,637.81
2015	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	75.43
2015	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,163.15
2015	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2015	3	Solid Waste	464.26
2015	3	Wastewater	654.34
2015	3	Paper Purchasing	83.09
2015	3	T&D Losses	3,561.87
2015	3	Food	0.00
2016	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2016	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	30,315.23
2016	1	Direct Transportation	1,168.33
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,607.10
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.76
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	63,292.66
2016	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	0.00
2016	3	Staff Commuting	4,697.81
2016	3	Student Commuting	16,815.61
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	13,868.50
2016	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	75.37
2016	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,728.13
2016	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2016	3	Solid Waste	913.73
2016	3	Wastewater	572.55
2016	3	Paper Purchasing	83.09
2016	3	T&D Losses	2,971.10
2016	3	Food	0.00
2017	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2017	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	27,109.64
2017	1	Direct Transportation	1,240.26
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	4,403.22
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.36
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	63,292.66
2017	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	3,362.99
2017	3	Staff Commuting	3,368.31
2017	3	Student Commuting	13,123.32
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	10,518.98
2017	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	75.38
2017	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	3,481.26
2017	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2017	3	Solid Waste	990.46
2017	3	Wastewater	538.64
2017	3	Paper Purchasing	309.30
2017	3	T&D Losses	2,971.10
2017	3	Food	0.00
2018	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2018	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	25,212.30
2018	1	Direct Transportation	1,154.02
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,478.22
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	3.57
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	53,872.93
2018	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	3,642.04
2018	3	Staff Commuting	3,043.76
2018	3	Student Commuting	15,961.94
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	11,265.04
2018	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	75.35
2018	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	3,641.99
2018	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2018	3	Solid Waste	505.77
2018	3	Wastewater	454.85
2018	3	Paper Purchasing	259.64
2018	3	T&D Losses	2,765.05
2018	3	Food	0.00
2019	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2019	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	21,321.56
2019	1	Direct Transportation	1,160.17
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	139.27
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.34
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	46,075.76
2019	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	2,948.61
2019	3	Staff Commuting	3,835.32
2019	3	Student Commuting	15,975.79
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	12,386.17
2019	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	873.67
2019	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	3,116.77
2019	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2019	3	Solid Waste	384.93
2019	3	Wastewater	432.90
2019	3	Paper Purchasing	221.17
2019	3	T&D Losses	2,476.15
2019	3	Food	0.00
2020	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2020	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	36,195.01
2020	1	Direct Transportation	1,021.66
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,149.13
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.17
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	35,203.49
2020	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	2,911.55
2020	3	Staff Commuting	4,680.61
2020	3	Student Commuting	11,759.94
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	13,458.68
2020	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	0.00
2020	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,151.89
2020	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2020	3	Solid Waste	400.63
2020	3	Wastewater	371.02
2020	3	Paper Purchasing	359.13
2020	3	T&D Losses	1,970.21
2020	3	Food	0.00

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2008	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	132,000,000	kWh
2009	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	146,000,000	kWh
2010	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	152,000,000	kWh
2011	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	156,000,000	kWh
2012	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	152,000,000	kWh
2013	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	169,000,000	kWh
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	172,000,000	kWh
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	174,000,000	kWh
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	172,000,000	kWh
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	172,000,000	kWh
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	156,000,000	kWh
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	147,000,000	kWh
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	121,920,902	kWh
2020	Purchased Thermal Energy	0.00017518	MMBtu