Virginia Commonwealth University

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Carbon Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2050
  • 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2050 relative to 2008
  • 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2050 relative to 2008
Change in Emissions from 2008 to 2025:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: 7%
  • Scope 3: 19%
  • Gross emissions: 11%
  • Net emissions: 11%
Description of Institution Goals:

VCU is in the process of reviewing our emissions reporting to set interim goals to meet our 2050 commitment. This will be one part of the OneVCU Sustainability Plan. Visit sustainabilityplan.vcu.edu for more information and progress updates.

Graph Type
Totals
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Gross MTCDE 138,050.48 145,111.04 148,477.78 152,018.97 144,273.32 158,223.08 150,090.81 158,422.28 161,154.35 155,856.04 139,535.97 124,673.33 146,847.78 122,430.56 146,335.04 143,141.64 146,473.36 152,596.51
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 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Net MTCDE 138,050.48 145,111.04 148,477.78 152,018.97 144,273.32 158,223.08 150,090.81 158,422.28 161,154.35 155,856.04 139,535.97 124,673.33 146,847.78 122,430.56 146,335.04 143,141.64 146,473.36 152,596.51
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 24,564.15 27,902.64 28,835.18 27,206.98 27,576.12 30,835.00 30,029.41 34,367.63 33,327.12 33,475.49 29,320.22 22,660.35 39,366.97 44,095.73 47,810.97 44,614.04 47,679.90 50,457.08
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 67,312.56 68,955.05 74,397.65 76,355.48 64,747.53 71,983.91 67,433.04 68,211.77 63,299.03 63,299.03 52,904.85 45,289.50 42,830.72 46,705.77 48,176.84 46,551.19 49,065.10 47,413.67
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 46,173.77 48,253.35 45,244.95 48,456.51 51,949.67 55,404.17 52,628.36 55,842.88 64,528.20 59,081.52 57,310.90 56,723.48 64,650.09 31,629.06 50,347.23 51,976.41 49,728.36 54,725.76
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 22,013.93 25,512.28 26,491.65 24,152.52 24,231.72 28,129.27 27,770.34 30,974.24 30,315.33 27,109.74 25,212.39 21,321.63 36,195.01 41,418.57 45,654.30 43,808.62 46,688.08 49,214.30
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 2,420.37 2,260.51 2,213.69 2,412.64 2,712.35 2,704.54 2,258.13 1,361.82 1,184.42 1,257.45 1,169.98 1,176.66 1,021.66 587.13 532.92 627.23 617.28 692.89
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 129.68 129.68 129.67 641.60 631.08 2,031.19 1,825.55 5,106.89 2,934.18 160.68 2,149.13 2,088.46 1,622.38 177.33 373.42 548.76
Fertilizer & Animals (MTCDE) 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.22 0.97 1.19 0.94 0.38 1.82 1.41 3.67 1.38 1.17 1.57 1.37 0.86 1.12 1.13
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 67,312.56 68,955.05 74,397.65 76,355.48 64,747.53 71,983.91 67,433.04 68,211.77 63,299.03 63,299.03 52,904.85 45,289.50 42,830.72 46,705.77 48,176.84 46,551.19 49,065.10 47,413.67
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 3,385.16 3,534.66 2,863.21 2,690.34 2,772.46 2,480.17 2,632.53 2,107.57
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 3,473.64 3,598.78 3,610.93 3,921.44 3,859.12 4,849.98 4,757.46 4,565.88 4,726.51 3,387.70 2,954.02 3,724.24 4,324.60 5,743.80 5,214.18 3,344.42 3,637.54 3,761.42
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 12,803.29 13,120.77 13,352.99 15,671.42 13,929.78 14,566.12 14,418.33 15,378.11 16,920.98 13,187.83 15,479.31 15,498.70 10,872.99 3,978.86 14,437.26 13,452.41 9,914.11 14,013.52
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 8,224.32 8,180.28 7,020.33 9,531.06 12,258.61 12,258.61 13,255.45 14,573.59 21,046.07 16,214.58 15,629.36 17,184.83 26,465.55 1,294.90 4,651.30 8,439.13 7,110.87 7,110.87
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 78.89 78.89 78.89 78.89 78.89 78.89 78.56 75.95 75.95 75.95 73.17 848.74 508.51 468.73 944.01 185.31 15.69
Study Abroad Air Travel (MTCDE) 2,202.02 2,202.02 2,202.02 2,202.02 2,202.02 2,316.08 2,597.79 2,176.13 1,776.84 3,579.56 3,721.80 3,185.08 2,261.71 27.34 814.20 2,065.27 2,562.12 3,339.02
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 2,232.75 2,001.16 1,951.20 1,954.19 2,025.22 2,047.62 2,051.56 2,234.44 4,083.60 4,426.48 2,260.37 1,720.32 400.63 286.19 396.90 420.84 1,702.14 1,479.87
Wastewater (MTCDE) 633.54 633.54 633.54 405.39 550.02 543.91 619.28 668.18 584.65 550.02 464.46 442.06 371.02 343.61 372.82 422.09 395.98 459.61
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 995.32 1,342.55 1,167.21 251.47 754.42 143.49 122.23 92.72 92.72 348.05 295.49 210.93 211.99 62.87 39.15 66.09 94.35 13.23
FERA (MTCDE) 8,872.71 10,275.63 10,629.48 9,721.26 9,765.54 11,343.54 11,206.36 12,515.60 12,249.48 10,954.79 10,182.90 8,611.48 14,654.19 16,769.04 18,483.95 17,736.69 18,856.61 19,876.91
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 6,657.29 6,819.73 4,598.36 4,719.37 6,526.05 7,255.93 3,521.34 3,562.28 2,971.40 2,971.40 2,715.36 2,433.89 2,397.07 2,613.94 2,696.28 2,605.29 2,636.80 2,548.05
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 132,000,000 146,000,000 152,000,000 156,000,000 152,000,000 169,000,000 172,000,000 174,000,000 172,000,000 172,000,000 156,000,000 147,000,000 148,336,436.7 161,756,981 169,566,472.3 163,844,722.1 172,714,901.9 166,924,278.3