Vassar College

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Climate Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2030
Change in Emissions from 2015 to 2024:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -18%
  • Scope 3: -2%
  • Gross emissions: -15%
  • Net emissions: -15%
Graph Type
Totals
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Gross MTCDE 19,531.42 17,848.45 17,991.70 18,290.51 18,403.31 16,617.72 14,991.82 21,506.05 16,400.17 16,679.82
Offsets (MTCDE) 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
Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE) 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
Net MTCDE 19,531.42 17,848.45 17,991.70 18,290.51 18,403.31 16,617.72 14,991.82 21,506.05 16,400.17 16,679.82
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 11,827.84 10,612.39 11,298.18 11,656.79 12,216.13 11,664.35 12,463.60 11,119.03 10,460.39 9,788.18
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 3,547.74 3,157.88 2,633.48 2,919.70 2,450.31 2,185.90 2,082.84 2,874.58 0.00 2,800.54
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 4,155.84 4,078.18 4,060.04 3,714.02 3,736.87 2,767.47 445.38 7,512.44 5,939.78 4,091.10
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Co-gen Electricity (MTCDE) 948.96
Co-gen Steam (MTCDE) 7,997.79
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 11,634.47 10,419.03 11,104.82 11,463.47 11,967.14 11,472.64 3,226.81 10,883.42 10,199.53 9,788.18
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 193.37 193.36 193.36 193.32 248.99 191.71 290.04 235.61 260.86
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 3,547.74 3,157.88 2,633.48 2,919.70 2,450.31 2,185.90 2,082.84 2,874.58 2,800.54
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 271.85 268.47 269.47 215.19 214.44 91.83 75.29 71.30
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 895.43 891.98 892.08 634.83 633.87 295.84 253.52 237.79
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 1,628.08 1,622.27 1,597.10 1,590.48 1,590.48 1,142.33 1,458.29
Study Abroad Air Travel (MTCDE) 1,148.51 1,123.72 1,123.67 1,123.67 1,166.40 1,115.13 1,206.81 1,678.25
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 26.43 23.29 24.86
FERA (MTCDE) 4,383.77 4,107.30 3,940.60
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 185.54 148.45 152.86 149.85 131.68 122.34 116.57 154.48 154.23 150.50
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 21,212,086 23,498,411 24,210,785 24,951,333 22,800,924 20,363,228 19,403,143 22,929,776 22,892,098 22,339,219
Solar Retained(kWh) 7,935 7,935 7,935
Power purchase agreement Purchased(kWh) 1,600,000 22,892,098
Power purchase agreement Verification Not verified Green-e
Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased(kWh) 3,002,000
Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification Not verified