University of Pennsylvania  

Institutional Information
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 2024:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -41%
  • Scope 3: -14%
  • Gross emissions: -39%
  • Net emissions: -47%
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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Totals
Fiscal Year Gross MTCDE Offsets (MTCDE) Compost (MTCDE) Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE) Biogenic (MT CO2) Net MTCDE
2009 289,174.60 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 289,174.60
2010 289,900.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 289,900.55
2011 278,935.89 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 278,935.89
2012 261,100.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 261,100.19
2013 254,957.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 254,957.53
2014 254,912.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 254,912.07
2015 236,778.92 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 236,778.92
2016 229,912.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 229,912.64
2017 239,051.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 239,051.28
2018 235,263.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 235,263.37
2019 228,231.81 -33,422.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 194,809.81
2020 214,793.40 -33,369.43 0.00 0.00 0.00 181,423.97
2021 181,042.35 -20,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 161,042.35
2022 193,466.59 -34,336.46 0.00 0.00 0.00 159,130.13
2023 205,823.05 -49,637.85 0.00 0.00 0.00 156,185.20
2024 176,522.44 -23,290.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 153,232.17
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
2024 1 12,209.28
2024 2 143,930.27
2024 3 20,382.89
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
2024 1 Other On-Campus Stationary 1,099.30
2024 1 Direct Transportation 1,674.78
2024 1 Refrigerants & Chemicals 9,434.72
2024 1 Fertilizer & Animals 0.48
2024 2 Purchased Electricity 57,725.00
2024 2 Purchased Steam / Chilled Water 86,205.27
2024 3 Faculty Commuting 8,665.66
2024 3 Directly Financed Air Travel 11,231.77
2024 3 Solid Waste 485.47
Fiscal Year Source Value Unit
2024 Power purchase agreement Purchased 11,164.2642 kWh