Duke University

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Carbon Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2024
  • 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2024 relative to 2007
  • 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2024 relative to 2007
  • 100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2024 relative to 2007  
Change in Emissions from 2007 to 2025:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -42%
  • Scope 3: 2%
  • Gross emissions: -33%
  • Net emissions: -100%
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Gross MTCDE 338,828.00 338,882.00 322,356.00 308,310.00 301,757.00 285,580.00 282,197.00 267,935.00 274,593.00 240,963.00 258,581.00 257,031.00 270,211.00 224,022.00 171,808.00 193,994.00 212,132.00 232,472.00 227,777.00
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 -232,472.00 -227,778.00
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 0.00
Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 -45.00 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 0.00
Net MTCDE 338,828.00 338,882.00 322,356.00 308,310.00 301,757.00 285,580.00 282,197.00 267,935.00 274,593.00 240,963.00 258,581.00 257,031.00 270,211.00 224,022.00 171,808.00 193,994.00 212,132.00 0.00 -1.00
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 101,906.00 105,164.00 107,303.00 94,566.00 77,332.00 64,541.00 67,810.00 66,630.00 64,738.00 61,314.00 62,431.00 67,158.00 69,270.00 69,569.00 74,856.00 70,320.00 69,999.00 70,577.00 73,155.00
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 166,135.00 167,368.00 137,794.00 139,724.00 144,650.00 141,369.00 121,651.00 116,451.00 116,483.00 110,136.00 110,502.00 103,257.00 103,873.00 87,039.00 80,590.00 85,205.00 82,068.00 79,598.00 82,681.00
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 70,787.00 66,350.00 77,259.00 74,020.00 79,775.00 79,670.00 92,736.00 84,854.00 93,372.00 69,513.00 85,648.00 86,616.00 97,068.00 67,414.00 16,362.00 38,469.00 60,065.00 82,297.00 71,941.00
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 98,059.00 100,658.00 102,452.00 89,252.00 72,766.00 58,740.00 62,901.00 62,759.00 60,629.00 56,820.00 57,999.00 62,909.00 63,990.00 66,956.00 70,052.00 66,179.00 66,228.00 65,454.00 67,926.00
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 3,329.00 3,380.00 3,457.00 3,301.00 3,259.00 2,869.00 3,003.00 3,002.00 3,059.00 3,345.00 3,396.00 3,823.00 3,853.00 3,238.00 3,225.00 3,119.00 3,312.00 3,947.00 3,906.00
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 518.00 1,126.00 1,394.00 2,013.00 1,307.00 2,932.00 1,906.00 869.00 1,050.00 1,149.00 1,036.00 426.00 1,427.00 -625.00 1,577.00 1,020.00 456.00 1,112.00 1,307.00
Fertilizer & Animals (MTCDE) 2.00 2.00 3.00 64.00 16.00
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 166,135.00 167,368.00 137,794.00 139,724.00 144,650.00 141,369.00 121,651.00 116,451.00 116,483.00 110,136.00 110,502.00 103,257.00 103,873.00 87,039.00 80,590.00 85,205.00 82,068.00 79,598.00 82,681.00
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 1,159.00 2,855.00 3,165.00 4,680.00 4,152.00
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 5,279.00 12,608.00 15,038.00 23,990.00 19,139.00
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 27,571.00 26,906.00 30,463.00 28,660.00 28,674.00 30,374.00 34,792.00 33,501.00 36,154.00 35,342.00 36,621.00 40,341.00 46,603.00 31,311.00
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 41,354.00 37,697.00 45,095.00 43,792.00 49,630.00 47,751.00 56,790.00 50,230.00 56,140.00 33,105.00 31,601.00 35,021.00 39,074.00 26,398.00 665.00 13,503.00 33,200.00 40,273.00 34,938.00
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 1,862.00 1,747.00 1,701.00 1,568.00 1,471.00 1,545.00 1,154.00 1,123.00 1,078.00 1,066.00 1,101.00 1,162.00 1,230.00 1,022.00 1,117.00 944.00 390.00 5,351.00 5,399.00
FERA (MTCDE) 839.00 872.00
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 16,325.00 10,092.00 10,161.00 8,683.00 8,142.00 8,559.00 8,272.00 7,164.00 7,441.00
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption (kWh) 324,349,826 333,842,114 333,087,038 335,072,921 314,482,000