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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.

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Totals

Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Net MTCDE
2008	138,050.48	138,050.48
2009	145,111.04	145,111.04
2010	148,477.78	148,477.78
2011	152,018.97	152,018.97
2012	144,273.32	144,273.32
2013	158,223.08	158,223.08
2014	150,090.81	150,090.81
2015	158,422.28	158,422.28
2016	161,154.35	161,154.35
2017	155,856.04	155,856.04
2018	139,535.97	139,535.97
2019	124,673.33	124,673.33
2020	146,847.78	146,847.78
2021	122,430.56	122,430.56
2022	146,335.04	146,335.04
2023	143,141.64	143,141.64
2024	146,473.36	146,473.36
2025	152,596.51	152,596.51

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2008	1	24,564.15
2008	2	67,312.56
2008	3	46,173.77
2009	1	27,902.64
2009	2	68,955.05
2009	3	48,253.35
2010	1	28,835.18
2010	2	74,397.65
2010	3	45,244.95
2011	1	27,206.98
2011	2	76,355.48
2011	3	48,456.51
2012	1	27,576.12
2012	2	64,747.53
2012	3	51,949.67
2013	1	30,835.00
2013	2	71,983.91
2013	3	55,404.17
2014	1	30,029.41
2014	2	67,433.04
2014	3	52,628.36
2015	1	34,367.63
2015	2	68,211.77
2015	3	55,842.88
2016	1	33,327.12
2016	2	63,299.03
2016	3	64,528.20
2017	1	33,475.49
2017	2	63,299.03
2017	3	59,081.52
2018	1	29,320.22
2018	2	52,904.85
2018	3	57,310.90
2019	1	22,660.35
2019	2	45,289.50
2019	3	56,723.48
2020	1	39,366.97
2020	2	42,830.72
2020	3	64,650.09
2021	1	44,095.73
2021	2	46,705.77
2021	3	31,629.06
2022	1	47,810.97
2022	2	48,176.84
2022	3	50,347.23
2023	1	44,614.04
2023	2	46,551.19
2023	3	51,976.41
2024	1	47,679.90
2024	2	49,065.10
2024	3	49,728.36
2025	1	50,457.08
2025	2	47,413.67
2025	3	54,725.76

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2008	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	22,013.93
2008	1	Direct Transportation	2,420.37
2008	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	129.68
2008	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.17
2008	2	Purchased Electricity	67,312.56
2008	3	Staff Commuting	3,473.64
2008	3	Student Commuting	12,803.29
2008	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	8,224.32
2008	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	78.89
2008	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,202.02
2008	3	Solid Waste	2,232.75
2008	3	Wastewater	633.54
2008	3	Paper Purchasing	995.32
2008	3	T&D Losses	6,657.29
2008	3	FERA	8,872.71
2009	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	25,512.28
2009	1	Direct Transportation	2,260.51
2009	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	129.68
2009	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.17
2009	2	Purchased Electricity	68,955.05
2009	3	Staff Commuting	3,598.78
2009	3	Student Commuting	13,120.77
2009	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	8,180.28
2009	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	78.89
2009	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,202.02
2009	3	Solid Waste	2,001.16
2009	3	Wastewater	633.54
2009	3	Paper Purchasing	1,342.55
2009	3	T&D Losses	6,819.73
2009	3	FERA	10,275.63
2010	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	26,491.65
2010	1	Direct Transportation	2,213.69
2010	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	129.67
2010	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.17
2010	2	Purchased Electricity	74,397.65
2010	3	Staff Commuting	3,610.93
2010	3	Student Commuting	13,352.99
2010	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	7,020.33
2010	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	78.89
2010	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,202.02
2010	3	Solid Waste	1,951.20
2010	3	Wastewater	633.54
2010	3	Paper Purchasing	1,167.21
2010	3	T&D Losses	4,598.36
2010	3	FERA	10,629.48
2011	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	24,152.52
2011	1	Direct Transportation	2,412.64
2011	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	641.60
2011	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.22
2011	2	Purchased Electricity	76,355.48
2011	3	Staff Commuting	3,921.44
2011	3	Student Commuting	15,671.42
2011	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	9,531.06
2011	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	78.89
2011	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,202.02
2011	3	Solid Waste	1,954.19
2011	3	Wastewater	405.39
2011	3	Paper Purchasing	251.47
2011	3	T&D Losses	4,719.37
2011	3	FERA	9,721.26
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	24,231.72
2012	1	Direct Transportation	2,712.35
2012	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	631.08
2012	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.97
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	64,747.53
2012	3	Staff Commuting	3,859.12
2012	3	Student Commuting	13,929.78
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	12,258.61
2012	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	78.89
2012	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,202.02
2012	3	Solid Waste	2,025.22
2012	3	Wastewater	550.02
2012	3	Paper Purchasing	754.42
2012	3	T&D Losses	6,526.05
2012	3	FERA	9,765.54
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	28,129.27
2013	1	Direct Transportation	2,704.54
2013	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.19
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	71,983.91
2013	3	Staff Commuting	4,849.98
2013	3	Student Commuting	14,566.12
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	12,258.61
2013	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	78.89
2013	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,316.08
2013	3	Solid Waste	2,047.62
2013	3	Wastewater	543.91
2013	3	Paper Purchasing	143.49
2013	3	T&D Losses	7,255.93
2013	3	FERA	11,343.54
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	27,770.34
2014	1	Direct Transportation	2,258.13
2014	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.94
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	67,433.04
2014	3	Staff Commuting	4,757.46
2014	3	Student Commuting	14,418.33
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	13,255.45
2014	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	78.56
2014	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,597.79
2014	3	Solid Waste	2,051.56
2014	3	Wastewater	619.28
2014	3	Paper Purchasing	122.23
2014	3	T&D Losses	3,521.34
2014	3	FERA	11,206.36
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	30,974.24
2015	1	Direct Transportation	1,361.82
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,031.19
2015	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.38
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	68,211.77
2015	3	Staff Commuting	4,565.88
2015	3	Student Commuting	15,378.11
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	14,573.59
2015	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	75.95
2015	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,176.13
2015	3	Solid Waste	2,234.44
2015	3	Wastewater	668.18
2015	3	Paper Purchasing	92.72
2015	3	T&D Losses	3,562.28
2015	3	FERA	12,515.60
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	30,315.33
2016	1	Direct Transportation	1,184.42
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,825.55
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.82
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	63,299.03
2016	3	Staff Commuting	4,726.51
2016	3	Student Commuting	16,920.98
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	21,046.07
2016	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	75.95
2016	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,776.84
2016	3	Solid Waste	4,083.60
2016	3	Wastewater	584.65
2016	3	Paper Purchasing	92.72
2016	3	T&D Losses	2,971.40
2016	3	FERA	12,249.48
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	27,109.74
2017	1	Direct Transportation	1,257.45
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	5,106.89
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.41
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	63,299.03
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	3,385.16
2017	3	Staff Commuting	3,387.70
2017	3	Student Commuting	13,187.83
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	16,214.58
2017	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	75.95
2017	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	3,579.56
2017	3	Solid Waste	4,426.48
2017	3	Wastewater	550.02
2017	3	Paper Purchasing	348.05
2017	3	T&D Losses	2,971.40
2017	3	FERA	10,954.79
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	25,212.39
2018	1	Direct Transportation	1,169.98
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,934.18
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	3.67
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	52,904.85
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	3,534.66
2018	3	Staff Commuting	2,954.02
2018	3	Student Commuting	15,479.31
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	15,629.36
2018	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	73.17
2018	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	3,721.80
2018	3	Solid Waste	2,260.37
2018	3	Wastewater	464.46
2018	3	Paper Purchasing	295.49
2018	3	T&D Losses	2,715.36
2018	3	FERA	10,182.90
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	21,321.63
2019	1	Direct Transportation	1,176.66
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	160.68
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.38
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	45,289.50
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	2,863.21
2019	3	Staff Commuting	3,724.24
2019	3	Student Commuting	15,498.70
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	17,184.83
2019	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	848.74
2019	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	3,185.08
2019	3	Solid Waste	1,720.32
2019	3	Wastewater	442.06
2019	3	Paper Purchasing	210.93
2019	3	T&D Losses	2,433.89
2019	3	FERA	8,611.48
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	42,830.72
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	2,690.34
2020	3	Staff Commuting	4,324.60
2020	3	Student Commuting	10,872.99
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	26,465.55
2020	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,261.71
2020	3	Solid Waste	400.63
2020	3	Wastewater	371.02
2020	3	Paper Purchasing	211.99
2020	3	T&D Losses	2,397.07
2020	3	FERA	14,654.19
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	41,418.57
2021	1	Direct Transportation	587.13
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,088.46
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.57
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	46,705.77
2021	3	Staff Commuting	5,743.80
2021	3	Student Commuting	3,978.86
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,294.90
2021	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	508.51
2021	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	27.34
2021	3	Solid Waste	286.19
2021	3	Wastewater	343.61
2021	3	Paper Purchasing	62.87
2021	3	T&D Losses	2,613.94
2021	3	FERA	16,769.04
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	45,654.30
2022	1	Direct Transportation	532.92
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,622.38
2022	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.37
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	48,176.84
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	2,772.46
2022	3	Staff Commuting	5,214.18
2022	3	Student Commuting	14,437.26
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	4,651.30
2022	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	468.73
2022	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	814.20
2022	3	Solid Waste	396.90
2022	3	Wastewater	372.82
2022	3	Paper Purchasing	39.15
2022	3	T&D Losses	2,696.28
2022	3	FERA	18,483.95
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	43,808.62
2023	1	Direct Transportation	627.23
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	177.33
2023	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.86
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	46,551.19
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	2,480.17
2023	3	Staff Commuting	3,344.42
2023	3	Student Commuting	13,452.41
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	8,439.13
2023	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	944.01
2023	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,065.27
2023	3	Solid Waste	420.84
2023	3	Wastewater	422.09
2023	3	Paper Purchasing	66.09
2023	3	T&D Losses	2,605.29
2023	3	FERA	17,736.69
2024	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	46,688.08
2024	1	Direct Transportation	617.28
2024	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	373.42
2024	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.12
2024	2	Purchased Electricity	49,065.10
2024	3	Faculty Commuting	2,632.53
2024	3	Staff Commuting	3,637.54
2024	3	Student Commuting	9,914.11
2024	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	7,110.87
2024	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	185.31
2024	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,562.12
2024	3	Solid Waste	1,702.14
2024	3	Wastewater	395.98
2024	3	Paper Purchasing	94.35
2024	3	T&D Losses	2,636.80
2024	3	FERA	18,856.61
2025	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	49,214.30
2025	1	Direct Transportation	692.89
2025	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	548.76
2025	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.13
2025	2	Purchased Electricity	47,413.67
2025	3	Faculty Commuting	2,107.57
2025	3	Staff Commuting	3,761.42
2025	3	Student Commuting	14,013.52
2025	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	7,110.87
2025	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	15.69
2025	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	3,339.02
2025	3	Solid Waste	1,479.87
2025	3	Wastewater	459.61
2025	3	Paper Purchasing	13.23
2025	3	T&D Losses	2,548.05
2025	3	FERA	19,876.91

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	148,336,436.7	kWh
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	161,756,981	kWh
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	169,566,472.3	kWh
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	163,844,722.1	kWh
2024	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	172,714,901.9	kWh
2025	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	166,924,278.3	kWh