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Commitments:

Carbon Commitment
Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

Carbon neutral by 2045
100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2025 relative to 2019
90% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2045 relative to 2019

Change in Emissions from 2006 to 2023:

Scopes 1 and 2: -20%
Scope 3: 18%
Gross emissions: -8%
Net emissions: -10%

Description of Institution Goals:

Climate goals can be found in the "Climate" section of the University of California – Policy on Sustainable Practices: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/3100155/SustainablePractices

See this page for more info on goals and progress.

Graph Type

Bar

Line

Totals

Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Net MTCDE
2006	56,789.00	0.00	56,789.00
2007	59,481.00	0.00	59,481.00
2008	54,382.00	0.00	54,382.00
2009	54,090.68	0.00	54,090.68
2010	52,286.00	0.00	52,286.00
2011	53,164.00	0.00	53,164.00
2013	50,905.00	0.00	50,905.00
2014	45,930.00	0.00	45,930.00
2015	46,426.00	0.00	46,426.00
2016	51,657.00	0.00	51,657.00
2017	49,509.00	-2,160.00	47,349.00
2018	49,821.00	-2,168.00	47,653.00
2019	49,496.00	-2,181.00	47,315.00
2020	35,210.00	-2,060.00	33,150.00
2021	37,449.00	-1,042.00	36,407.00
2022	47,184.00	-1,042.00	46,142.00
2023	52,136.00	-1,126.00	51,010.00

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2006	1	24,307.00
2006	2	15,315.00
2006	3	17,167.00
2007	1	25,150.00
2007	2	16,912.00
2007	3	17,419.00
2008	1	26,320.00
2008	2	10,393.00
2008	3	17,669.00
2009	1	26,216.60
2009	2	11,183.08
2009	3	16,691.00
2010	1	25,018.00
2010	2	10,825.00
2010	3	16,443.00
2011	1	26,907.00
2011	2	10,825.00
2011	3	15,432.00
2013	1	20,761.00
2013	2	14,427.00
2013	3	15,717.00
2014	1	15,552.00
2014	2	14,889.00
2014	3	15,489.00
2015	1	22,074.00
2015	2	7,495.00
2015	3	16,857.00
2016	1	30,493.00
2016	2	3,553.00
2016	3	17,611.00
2017	1	30,178.00
2017	2	1,937.00
2017	3	17,394.00
2018	1	30,983.00
2018	2	1,444.00
2018	3	17,394.00
2019	1	31,614.00
2019	2	30.00
2019	3	17,852.00
2020	1	28,063.00
2020	2	112.00
2020	3	7,035.00
2021	1	28,452.00
2021	2	209.00
2021	3	8,788.00
2022	1	31,028.00
2022	2	277.00
2022	3	15,879.00
2023	1	31,556.00
2023	2	261.00
2023	3	20,319.00

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2006	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	22,391.00
2006	1	Direct Transportation	1,892.00
2006	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	24.00
2006	2	Purchased Electricity	15,315.00
2006	3	Student Commuting	15,573.00
2006	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,594.00
2007	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	22,872.00
2007	1	Direct Transportation	2,278.00
2007	2	Purchased Electricity	16,912.00
2007	3	Student Commuting	15,781.00
2007	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,638.00
2008	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	24,082.00
2008	1	Direct Transportation	2,212.00
2008	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	26.00
2008	2	Purchased Electricity	10,393.00
2008	3	Student Commuting	15,988.00
2008	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,681.00
2009	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	24,045.86
2009	1	Direct Transportation	2,150.96
2009	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	19.78
2009	2	Purchased Electricity	11,183.08
2009	3	Student Commuting	14,921.00
2009	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,770.00
2010	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	23,900.00
2010	1	Direct Transportation	929.00
2010	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	189.00
2010	2	Purchased Electricity	10,825.00
2010	3	Student Commuting	14,646.00
2010	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,797.00
2011	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	24,669.00
2011	1	Direct Transportation	2,093.00
2011	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	145.00
2011	2	Purchased Electricity	10,825.00
2011	3	Student Commuting	13,622.00
2011	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,810.00
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	17,797.00
2013	1	Direct Transportation	2,034.00
2013	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	930.00
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	14,427.00
2013	3	Student Commuting	13,874.00
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,843.00
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	12,984.00
2014	1	Direct Transportation	1,967.00
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	601.00
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	14,889.00
2014	3	Student Commuting	13,669.00
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,820.00
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	19,601.00
2015	1	Direct Transportation	2,184.00
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	289.00
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	7,495.00
2015	3	Student Commuting	14,957.00
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,900.00
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	28,074.00
2016	1	Direct Transportation	2,199.00
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	220.00
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	3,553.00
2016	3	Student Commuting	15,704.00
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,907.00
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	27,340.00
2017	1	Direct Transportation	2,087.00
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	751.00
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	1,937.00
2017	3	Student Commuting	15,407.00
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,987.00
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	28,258.00
2018	1	Direct Transportation	2,024.00
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	701.00
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	1,444.00
2018	3	Student Commuting	15,407.00
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,987.00
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	28,462.00
2019	1	Direct Transportation	1,887.00
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,265.00
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	30.00
2019	3	Student Commuting	16,016.00
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,836.00
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	26,824.00
2020	1	Direct Transportation	1,049.00
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	190.00
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	112.00
2020	3	Student Commuting	6,630.00
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	405.00
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	27,164.00
2021	1	Direct Transportation	1,098.00
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	190.00
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	209.00
2021	3	Student Commuting	7,987.00
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	801.00
2022	1	Co-gen Electricity	29,237.00
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	172.00
2022	1	Direct Transportation	1,159.00
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	460.00
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	277.00
2022	3	Student Commuting	13,595.00
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,284.00
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	30,031.00
2023	1	Direct Transportation	1,298.00
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	227.00
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	261.00
2023	3	Student Commuting	16,776.00
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	3,543.00

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	21,369,369	kWh
2018	Solar Retained	337,646	kWh
2018	Power purchase agreement Purchased	30,460,568	kWh
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	21,552,000	kWh
2019	Purchased Thermal Energy	17,759	MMBtu
2019	Solar Retained	337,646	kWh
2019	Power purchase agreement Purchased	21,552,000	kWh