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Commitments:

Carbon Commitment
Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

Carbon neutral by 2040
50% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2020 relative to 2007
50% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2030 relative to 2007
60% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2007

Change in Emissions from 2007 to 2024:

Scopes 1 and 2: -36%
Scope 3: 7%
Gross emissions: -26%
Net emissions: -28%

Description of Institution Goals:

Our 2040 carbon neutral goal and interim reduction targets are inclusive of Scope 1, Scope 2, and these Scope 3 categories: student, faculty, and staff commuting, institution-funded air travel, waste and wastewater. We began tracking food purchases in 2022 and additional purchased goods and services in 2023. As methodologies are refined and the data become more comprehensive and accurate, we will set additional reduction targets for specific Scope 3 categories.

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE)	Net MTCDE
2007	25,459.52	0.00	0.00	0.00	25,459.52
2008	27,507.89	0.00	0.00	0.00	27,507.89
2009	24,664.42	0.00	-6.25	0.00	24,658.17
2010	23,807.77	0.00	-5.24	0.00	23,802.53
2011	23,391.85	0.00	-4.46	0.00	23,387.39
2012	21,979.33	0.00	-11.55	0.00	21,967.78
2013	21,286.68	-24.00	-11.16	-732.00	21,251.52
2014	22,030.91	-71.00	-12.60	-732.00	21,947.31
2015	20,875.75	-96.68	-8.88	-538.00	20,770.19
2016	19,015.57	-74.70	-9.61	0.00	18,931.26
2017	21,652.07	-86.12	-13.20	-538.00	21,552.75
2018	21,483.16	-141.54	-15.17	-538.00	21,326.45
2019	18,205.89	-337.69	-16.80	0.00	17,851.40
2020	14,964.83	-370.40	-0.87	0.00	14,593.56
2021	13,812.95	-549.11	-65.86	0.00	13,197.98
2022	16,781.28	-255.26	-78.50	0.00	16,447.52
2023	17,520.94	-251.51	-80.79	0.00	17,188.64
2024	18,735.32	-404.14	-80.85	0.00	18,250.33

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2007	1	4,914.34
2007	2	14,794.70
2007	3	5,750.48
2008	1	4,705.82
2008	2	16,423.48
2008	3	6,378.59
2009	1	5,837.70
2009	2	13,893.34
2009	3	4,933.38
2010	1	5,697.83
2010	2	13,711.46
2010	3	4,398.48
2011	1	5,156.26
2011	2	13,541.56
2011	3	4,694.03
2012	1	4,616.17
2012	2	11,703.05
2012	3	5,660.11
2013	1	4,982.21
2013	2	11,009.00
2013	3	5,295.47
2014	1	5,330.97
2014	2	11,688.82
2014	3	5,011.12
2015	1	5,360.76
2015	2	10,539.90
2015	3	4,975.09
2016	1	4,333.96
2016	2	10,230.73
2016	3	4,450.88
2017	1	4,454.70
2017	2	10,149.52
2017	3	7,047.85
2018	1	5,110.01
2018	2	9,829.79
2018	3	6,543.36
2019	1	5,404.76
2019	2	8,717.33
2019	3	4,083.80
2020	1	4,238.46
2020	2	7,196.16
2020	3	3,530.21
2021	1	4,410.57
2021	2	7,087.56
2021	3	2,314.82
2022	1	4,386.45
2022	2	7,455.55
2022	3	4,939.28
2023	1	4,891.60
2023	2	7,138.85
2023	3	5,490.49
2024	1	5,126.60
2024	2	7,428.24
2024	3	6,180.48

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2007	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,104.80
2007	1	Direct Transportation	382.61
2007	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	387.43
2007	1	Fertilizer & Animals	39.50
2007	2	Purchased Electricity	14,794.70
2007	3	Faculty Commuting	510.08
2007	3	Student Commuting	128.76
2007	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,638.47
2007	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	168.87
2007	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,617.17
2007	3	Solid Waste	-45.90
2007	3	Wastewater	116.27
2007	3	Paper Purchasing	153.55
2007	3	T&D Losses	1,463.21
2008	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,128.51
2008	1	Direct Transportation	291.09
2008	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	239.50
2008	1	Fertilizer & Animals	46.72
2008	2	Purchased Electricity	16,423.48
2008	3	Faculty Commuting	503.92
2008	3	Student Commuting	127.22
2008	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,704.52
2008	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	202.65
2008	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,985.84
2008	3	Solid Waste	-39.68
2008	3	Wastewater	116.27
2008	3	Paper Purchasing	153.55
2008	3	T&D Losses	1,624.30
2009	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,036.50
2009	1	Direct Transportation	377.33
2009	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	380.00
2009	1	Fertilizer & Animals	43.87
2009	2	Purchased Electricity	13,893.34
2009	3	Faculty Commuting	504.54
2009	3	Student Commuting	181.76
2009	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,001.51
2009	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	234.38
2009	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,311.43
2009	3	Solid Waste	-39.68
2009	3	Wastewater	87.58
2009	3	Paper Purchasing	277.79
2009	3	T&D Losses	1,374.07
2010	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,119.52
2010	1	Direct Transportation	284.56
2010	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	263.45
2010	1	Fertilizer & Animals	30.30
2010	2	Purchased Electricity	13,711.46
2010	3	Faculty Commuting	610.37
2010	3	Student Commuting	99.08
2010	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	745.17
2010	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	258.84
2010	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,667.00
2010	3	Solid Waste	-39.68
2010	3	Wastewater	90.51
2010	3	Paper Purchasing	119.71
2010	3	T&D Losses	847.48
2011	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,613.87
2011	1	Direct Transportation	286.12
2011	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	215.55
2011	1	Fertilizer & Animals	40.72
2011	2	Purchased Electricity	13,541.56
2011	3	Faculty Commuting	594.61
2011	3	Student Commuting	165.30
2011	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	963.46
2011	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	262.90
2011	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,666.23
2011	3	Solid Waste	-36.51
2011	3	Wastewater	130.94
2011	3	Paper Purchasing	110.13
2011	3	T&D Losses	836.97
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,257.62
2012	1	Direct Transportation	236.99
2012	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	78.01
2012	1	Fertilizer & Animals	43.55
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	11,703.05
2012	3	Faculty Commuting	591.66
2012	3	Student Commuting	179.89
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	964.16
2012	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	262.99
2012	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,142.44
2012	3	Solid Waste	101.78
2012	3	Wastewater	127.02
2012	3	Paper Purchasing	108.61
2012	3	T&D Losses	1,181.56
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,578.01
2013	1	Direct Transportation	219.31
2013	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	145.48
2013	1	Fertilizer & Animals	39.41
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	11,009.00
2013	3	Faculty Commuting	608.88
2013	3	Student Commuting	184.79
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,105.49
2013	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	287.06
2013	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,708.22
2013	3	Solid Waste	75.73
2013	3	Wastewater	128.51
2013	3	Paper Purchasing	90.83
2013	3	T&D Losses	1,105.96
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,015.49
2014	1	Direct Transportation	283.83
2014	1	Fertilizer & Animals	31.65
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	11,688.82
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	280.65
2014	3	Student Commuting	159.98
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,291.82
2014	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	672.81
2014	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,757.73
2014	3	Solid Waste	86.63
2014	3	Wastewater	111.85
2014	3	Paper Purchasing	41.38
2014	3	T&D Losses	608.27
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,048.86
2015	1	Direct Transportation	291.40
2015	1	Fertilizer & Animals	20.50
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	10,539.90
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	313.02
2015	3	Student Commuting	270.27
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,392.16
2015	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	302.45
2015	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,821.09
2015	3	Solid Waste	137.13
2015	3	Wastewater	105.15
2015	3	Paper Purchasing	85.42
2015	3	T&D Losses	548.40
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,978.46
2016	1	Direct Transportation	310.25
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	45.25
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	10,230.73
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	255.55
2016	3	Student Commuting	161.90
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,292.38
2016	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	284.90
2016	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,746.78
2016	3	Solid Waste	74.20
2016	3	Wastewater	107.26
2016	3	Paper Purchasing	49.39
2016	3	T&D Losses	478.52
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,846.07
2017	1	Direct Transportation	390.08
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	189.42
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	29.13
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	10,149.52
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	374.83
2017	3	Staff Commuting	1,239.72
2017	3	Student Commuting	98.19
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,490.00
2017	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	502.15
2017	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,088.80
2017	3	Solid Waste	376.33
2017	3	Wastewater	355.41
2017	3	Paper Purchasing	51.17
2017	3	T&D Losses	471.25
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,426.45
2018	1	Direct Transportation	263.17
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	391.99
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	28.40
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	9,829.79
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	296.01
2018	3	Staff Commuting	694.88
2018	3	Student Commuting	212.79
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,203.16
2018	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	516.53
2018	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,235.02
2018	3	Solid Waste	408.54
2018	3	Wastewater	436.08
2018	3	Paper Purchasing	62.77
2018	3	T&D Losses	477.58
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,562.99
2019	1	Direct Transportation	273.12
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	548.12
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	20.53
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	8,717.33
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	298.45
2019	3	Staff Commuting	694.61
2019	3	Student Commuting	212.71
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,203.95
2019	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	384.20
2019	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	192.54
2019	3	Solid Waste	184.68
2019	3	Wastewater	398.70
2019	3	Paper Purchasing	66.10
2019	3	T&D Losses	447.86
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,764.97
2020	1	Direct Transportation	459.63
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	13.86
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	7,196.16
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	211.38
2020	3	Staff Commuting	1,147.42
2020	3	Student Commuting	256.53
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	858.38
2020	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	270.13
2020	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	83.44
2020	3	Solid Waste	149.58
2020	3	Wastewater	107.18
2020	3	Paper Purchasing	46.09
2020	3	T&D Losses	400.08
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,860.97
2021	1	Direct Transportation	248.66
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	284.13
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	16.81
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	7,087.56
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	205.17
2021	3	Staff Commuting	1,114.21
2021	3	Student Commuting	265.29
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	48.14
2021	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	39.89
2021	3	Solid Waste	121.17
2021	3	Wastewater	107.91
2021	3	Paper Purchasing	37.26
2021	3	T&D Losses	375.78
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,979.13
2022	1	Direct Transportation	255.46
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	130.87
2022	1	Fertilizer & Animals	20.99
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	7,455.55
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	195.97
2022	3	Staff Commuting	1,068.28
2022	3	Student Commuting	223.88
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	696.68
2022	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	379.34
2022	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	76.58
2022	3	Solid Waste	124.28
2022	3	Wastewater	100.29
2022	3	Paper Purchasing	46.37
2022	3	T&D Losses	417.26
2022	3	FERA	1,610.35
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,151.87
2023	1	Direct Transportation	236.48
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	484.12
2023	1	Fertilizer & Animals	19.13
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	7,138.85
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	241.74
2023	3	Staff Commuting	1,129.80
2023	3	Student Commuting	115.60
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,079.47
2023	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	166.31
2023	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	182.04
2023	3	Solid Waste	109.68
2023	3	Wastewater	350.96
2023	3	Paper Purchasing	34.98
2023	3	T&D Losses	399.53
2023	3	FERA	1,680.38
2024	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,409.06
2024	1	Direct Transportation	282.54
2024	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	409.38
2024	1	Fertilizer & Animals	25.62
2024	2	Purchased Electricity	7,428.24
2024	3	Faculty Commuting	225.91
2024	3	Staff Commuting	1,054.42
2024	3	Student Commuting	108.17
2024	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,096.33
2024	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	318.24
2024	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	204.65
2024	3	Solid Waste	542.52
2024	3	Wastewater	395.21
2024	3	Paper Purchasing	32.83
2024	3	T&D Losses	399.20
2024	3	FERA	1,803.00

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2007	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	30,896,470	kWh
2008	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	33,660,238	kWh
2009	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	34,214,366	kWh
2010	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	32,459,129.45	kWh
2011	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	32,369,741	kWh
2012	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	30,990,500.05	kWh
2013	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	30,394,934.97	kWh
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	31,681,690	kWh
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	30,809,466.28	kWh
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	30,707,164.2	kWh
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	31,716,672.98	kWh
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	29,389,051	kWh
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	29,604,870	kWh
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	25,482,835	kWh
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	24,570,809	kWh
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	27,603,950	kWh
2022	Solar Retained	138,820.6	kWh
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	28,041,264	kWh
2023	Solar Retained	120,565	kWh
2024	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	28,608,735	kWh
2024	Solar Retained	1,127,680.5	kWh