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Commitments:

Carbon Commitment
Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

Carbon neutral by 2042
26% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2024 relative to 2009
7% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2024 relative to 2009
100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2042 relative to 2009

Change in Emissions from 2009 to 2023:

Scopes 1 and 2: -29%
Scope 3: -25%
Gross emissions: -29%
Net emissions: -46%

Description of Institution Goals:

Penn’s Climate & Sustainability Action Plan is our roadmap to a cleaner future. Outlining the steps forward to achieve our University’s ambitious environmental sustainability goals, CSAP challenges the ingenuity and commitment of Penn. One such goal, a 100% carbon-neutral campus by 2042, is audacious yet achievable through the many programs and initiatives championed by Penn Sustainability.

The CSAP would not be possible without the unwavering commitment of our faculty, students, and staff in solving environmental issues. Every five years a new update to the original Climate Action Plan (circa 2009) is released. And, benchmarks and expectations grow with every new plan released.

The University of Pennsylvania follows the World Resources Institute’s Greenhouse Gas Protocol (WRI GHG Protocol) for the calculation of the annual carbon footprint.

See this page for more info on goals and progress.

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Net MTCDE
2009	289,174.60	0.00	289,174.60
2010	289,900.55	0.00	289,900.55
2011	278,935.89	0.00	278,935.89
2012	261,100.19	0.00	261,100.19
2013	254,957.53	0.00	254,957.53
2014	254,912.07	0.00	254,912.07
2015	236,778.92	0.00	236,778.92
2016	229,912.64	0.00	229,912.64
2017	239,051.28	0.00	239,051.28
2018	235,263.37	0.00	235,263.37
2019	228,231.81	-33,422.00	194,809.81
2020	214,793.40	-33,369.43	181,423.97
2021	181,042.35	-20,000.00	161,042.35
2022	193,466.59	-34,336.46	159,130.13
2023	205,823.05	-49,637.85	156,185.20

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2009	1	3,518.50
2009	2	261,861.31
2009	3	23,794.80
2010	1	3,602.12
2010	2	262,134.72
2010	3	24,163.71
2011	1	3,676.45
2011	2	250,377.33
2011	3	24,882.12
2012	1	3,791.61
2012	2	232,536.02
2012	3	24,772.57
2013	1	3,813.31
2013	2	227,019.14
2013	3	24,125.08
2014	1	3,835.23
2014	2	225,572.87
2014	3	25,503.97
2015	1	3,857.37
2015	2	207,450.68
2015	3	25,470.86
2016	1	3,857.37
2016	2	197,749.08
2016	3	28,306.18
2017	1	3,799.77
2017	2	204,317.18
2017	3	30,934.33
2018	1	3,214.59
2018	2	199,815.55
2018	3	32,233.24
2019	1	3,442.48
2019	2	192,113.67
2019	3	32,675.66
2020	1	3,023.89
2020	2	186,288.43
2020	3	25,481.08
2021	1	1,614.45
2021	2	174,605.50
2021	3	4,822.40
2022	1	6,989.94
2022	2	173,884.65
2022	3	12,592.01
2023	1	8,812.89
2023	2	179,172.66
2023	3	17,837.49

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2009	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,620.74
2009	1	Direct Transportation	1,897.27
2009	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.48
2009	2	Purchased Electricity	171,911.73
2009	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	89,949.58
2009	3	Faculty Commuting	11,110.09
2009	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	7,342.29
2009	3	Solid Waste	5,342.42
2010	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,711.74
2010	1	Direct Transportation	1,889.90
2010	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.48
2010	2	Purchased Electricity	173,082.17
2010	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	89,052.55
2010	3	Faculty Commuting	11,834.49
2010	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	7,081.89
2010	3	Solid Waste	5,247.33
2011	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,527.07
2011	1	Direct Transportation	2,148.89
2011	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.48
2011	2	Purchased Electricity	168,826.89
2011	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	81,550.44
2011	3	Faculty Commuting	12,013.65
2011	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	8,041.60
2011	3	Solid Waste	4,826.87
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,620.74
2012	1	Direct Transportation	2,170.38
2012	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.48
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	158,769.56
2012	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	73,766.46
2012	3	Faculty Commuting	11,476.64
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	8,456.99
2012	3	Solid Waste	4,838.94
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,620.74
2013	1	Direct Transportation	2,192.09
2013	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.48
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	151,333.05
2013	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	75,686.09
2013	3	Faculty Commuting	11,290.49
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	7,983.55
2013	3	Solid Waste	4,851.03
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,620.74
2014	1	Direct Transportation	2,214.01
2014	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.48
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	141,437.10
2014	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	84,135.77
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	11,319.70
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	9,321.10
2014	3	Solid Waste	4,863.16
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,620.74
2015	1	Direct Transportation	2,236.15
2015	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.48
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	122,892.18
2015	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	84,558.50
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	11,282.53
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	9,313.01
2015	3	Solid Waste	4,875.32
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,620.74
2016	1	Direct Transportation	2,236.15
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.48
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	119,366.93
2016	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	78,382.15
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	11,445.20
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	11,985.66
2016	3	Solid Waste	4,875.32
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,620.74
2017	1	Direct Transportation	2,178.55
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.48
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	111,165.32
2017	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	93,151.86
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	11,570.35
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	14,488.65
2017	3	Solid Waste	4,875.32
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,620.74
2018	1	Direct Transportation	1,593.36
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.48
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	106,609.28
2018	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	93,206.27
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	11,778.55
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	15,579.37
2018	3	Solid Waste	4,875.32
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,620.74
2019	1	Direct Transportation	1,821.25
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.48
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	100,366.83
2019	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	91,746.84
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	11,783.27
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	19,855.34
2019	3	Solid Waste	1,037.04
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,620.74
2020	1	Direct Transportation	1,402.67
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.48
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	96,268.39
2020	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	90,020.05
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	11,783.05
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	12,660.98
2020	3	Solid Waste	1,037.04
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	481.78
2021	1	Direct Transportation	1,132.19
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.48
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	89,319.05
2021	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	85,286.45
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	3,925.95
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	346.80
2021	3	Solid Waste	549.65
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,004.13
2022	1	Direct Transportation	1,863.23
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	4,122.09
2022	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.48
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	88,436.00
2022	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	85,448.65
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	7,846.05
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	4,336.46
2022	3	Solid Waste	409.50
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,227.13
2023	1	Direct Transportation	1,734.57
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	5,850.71
2023	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.48
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	87,094.34
2023	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	92,078.33
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	8,161.04
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	9,137.85
2023	3	Solid Waste	538.60

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
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