University of California, Santa Cruz

Institutional Information
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
Totals
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Gross MTCDE 56,789.00 59,481.00 54,382.00 54,090.68 52,286.00 53,164.00 50,905.00 45,930.00 46,426.00 51,657.00 49,509.00 49,821.00 49,496.00 35,210.00 37,449.00 47,184.00 52,136.00
Offsets (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2,160.00 -2,168.00 -2,181.00 -2,060.00 -1,042.00 -1,042.00 -1,126.00
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
Non-Additional Sequestration (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
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
Net MTCDE 56,789.00 59,481.00 54,382.00 54,090.68 52,286.00 53,164.00 50,905.00 45,930.00 46,426.00 51,657.00 47,349.00 47,653.00 47,315.00 33,150.00 36,407.00 46,142.00 51,010.00
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 24,307.00 25,150.00 26,320.00 26,216.60 25,018.00 26,907.00 20,761.00 15,552.00 22,074.00 30,493.00 30,178.00 30,983.00 31,614.00 28,063.00 28,452.00 31,028.00 31,556.00
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 15,315.00 16,912.00 10,393.00 11,183.08 10,825.00 10,825.00 14,427.00 14,889.00 7,495.00 3,553.00 1,937.00 1,444.00 30.00 112.00 209.00 277.00 261.00
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 17,167.00 17,419.00 17,669.00 16,691.00 16,443.00 15,432.00 15,717.00 15,489.00 16,857.00 17,611.00 17,394.00 17,394.00 17,852.00 7,035.00 8,788.00 15,879.00 20,319.00
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Co-gen Electricity (MTCDE) 29,237.00
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 22,391.00 22,872.00 24,082.00 24,045.86 23,900.00 24,669.00 17,797.00 12,984.00 19,601.00 28,074.00 27,340.00 28,258.00 28,462.00 26,824.00 27,164.00 172.00 30,031.00
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 1,892.00 2,278.00 2,212.00 2,150.96 929.00 2,093.00 2,034.00 1,967.00 2,184.00 2,199.00 2,087.00 2,024.00 1,887.00 1,049.00 1,098.00 1,159.00 1,298.00
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 24.00 26.00 19.78 189.00 145.00 930.00 601.00 289.00 220.00 751.00 701.00 1,265.00 190.00 190.00 460.00 227.00
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 15,315.00 16,912.00 10,393.00 11,183.08 10,825.00 10,825.00 14,427.00 14,889.00 7,495.00 3,553.00 1,937.00 1,444.00 30.00 112.00 209.00 277.00 261.00
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 15,573.00 15,781.00 15,988.00 14,921.00 14,646.00 13,622.00 13,874.00 13,669.00 14,957.00 15,704.00 15,407.00 15,407.00 16,016.00 6,630.00 7,987.00 13,595.00 16,776.00
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 1,594.00 1,638.00 1,681.00 1,770.00 1,797.00 1,810.00 1,843.00 1,820.00 1,900.00 1,907.00 1,987.00 1,987.00 1,836.00 405.00 801.00 2,284.00 3,543.00
2018 2019
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 21,369,369 21,552,000
Solar Retained(kWh) 337,646 337,646
Power purchase agreement Purchased(kWh) 30,460,568 21,552,000
Purchased Thermal Energy(MMBtu) 17,759