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Commitments:

Carbon Commitment
Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

Carbon neutral by 2030
50% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2030 relative to 2014
50% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2030 relative to 2014
100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2014

Change in Emissions from 2014 to 2023:

Scopes 1 and 2: -19%
Scope 3: -17%
Gross emissions: -18%
Net emissions: -22%

Description of Institution Goals:

Sustainability strategic plan: https://tiny.cc/savepomona

See this page for more info on goals and progress.

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Totals

Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Net MTCDE
2014	17,767.08	0.00	-73.50	17,693.58
2015	16,576.12	0.00	-57.33	16,518.79
2016	15,636.38	0.00	-64.97	15,571.41
2017	15,018.85	0.00	-71.44	14,947.41
2018	14,102.72	0.00	0.00	14,102.72
2019	14,906.96	0.00	0.00	14,906.96
2020	14,434.68	0.00	0.00	14,434.68
2021	6,672.09	0.00	-1.76	6,670.33
2022	12,106.04	0.00	-16.17	12,089.87
2023	14,490.38	-693.46	-59.08	13,737.84

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2014	1	4,514.44
2014	2	6,551.89
2014	3	6,700.75
2015	1	4,367.76
2015	2	6,701.50
2015	3	5,506.86
2016	1	4,518.64
2016	2	5,782.16
2016	3	5,335.58
2017	1	4,034.44
2017	2	5,560.13
2017	3	5,424.28
2018	1	3,765.97
2018	2	5,143.63
2018	3	5,193.12
2019	1	4,681.20
2019	2	4,259.03
2019	3	5,966.73
2020	1	3,908.42
2020	2	4,455.94
2020	3	6,070.32
2021	1	2,182.95
2021	2	3,267.10
2021	3	1,222.04
2022	1	4,711.28
2022	2	4,241.09
2022	3	3,153.67
2023	1	4,423.80
2023	2	4,537.15
2023	3	5,529.43

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,299.83
2014	1	Direct Transportation	50.48
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	160.97
2014	1	Fertilizer & Animals	3.16
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	6,551.89
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	62.90
2014	3	Staff Commuting	367.62
2014	3	Student Commuting	10.11
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,981.29
2014	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	102.22
2014	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,019.71
2014	3	Solid Waste	74.40
2014	3	Paper Purchasing	14.42
2014	3	T&D Losses	329.62
2014	3	FERA	1,738.46
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,934.40
2015	1	Direct Transportation	50.97
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	381.48
2015	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.91
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	6,701.50
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	72.84
2015	3	Staff Commuting	383.70
2015	3	Student Commuting	1.26
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,956.33
2015	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	104.51
2015	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	966.63
2015	3	Solid Waste	69.01
2015	3	Paper Purchasing	22.52
2015	3	T&D Losses	337.15
2015	3	FERA	1,592.91
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,897.04
2016	1	Direct Transportation	69.94
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	549.82
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.84
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	5,782.16
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	78.01
2016	3	Staff Commuting	359.19
2016	3	Student Commuting	10.09
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,777.60
2016	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	183.33
2016	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,000.21
2016	3	Solid Waste	84.52
2016	3	Paper Purchasing	9.46
2016	3	T&D Losses	255.39
2016	3	FERA	1,577.78
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,759.40
2017	1	Direct Transportation	69.65
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	204.98
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.41
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	5,560.13
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	82.85
2017	3	Staff Commuting	391.83
2017	3	Student Commuting	4.10
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,750.01
2017	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	183.28
2017	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,144.39
2017	3	Solid Waste	87.86
2017	3	Paper Purchasing	12.32
2017	3	T&D Losses	245.58
2017	3	FERA	1,522.06
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,435.47
2018	1	Direct Transportation	65.22
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	259.67
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.61
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	5,143.63
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	76.44
2018	3	Staff Commuting	681.25
2018	3	Student Commuting	19.34
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,765.02
2018	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	23.72
2018	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	865.27
2018	3	Solid Waste	81.84
2018	3	Paper Purchasing	29.73
2018	3	T&D Losses	259.60
2018	3	FERA	1,390.91
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,852.25
2019	1	Direct Transportation	57.83
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	769.27
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.85
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	4,259.03
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	72.91
2019	3	Staff Commuting	674.26
2019	3	Student Commuting	37.94
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,142.54
2019	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	15.35
2019	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,156.64
2019	3	Solid Waste	69.82
2019	3	Paper Purchasing	8.74
2019	3	T&D Losses	228.88
2019	3	FERA	1,559.65
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,227.22
2020	1	Direct Transportation	41.97
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	636.57
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2.66
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	4,455.94
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	53.65
2020	3	Staff Commuting	343.46
2020	3	Student Commuting	2.66
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,134.94
2020	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	0.51
2020	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,907.91
2020	3	Solid Waste	68.05
2020	3	Paper Purchasing	3.16
2020	3	T&D Losses	249.38
2020	3	FERA	1,306.60
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,847.35
2021	1	Direct Transportation	16.14
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	317.38
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2.08
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	3,267.10
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	11.57
2021	3	Staff Commuting	197.31
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	54.00
2021	3	Solid Waste	25.60
2021	3	Paper Purchasing	2.78
2021	3	T&D Losses	182.85
2021	3	FERA	747.93
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,537.84
2022	1	Direct Transportation	85.43
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,086.73
2022	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.28
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	4,241.09
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	60.18
2022	3	Staff Commuting	401.58
2022	3	Student Commuting	10.12
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	894.03
2022	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	2.95
2022	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	41.03
2022	3	Solid Waste	70.71
2022	3	Paper Purchasing	2.57
2022	3	T&D Losses	238.14
2022	3	FERA	1,432.36
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,885.92
2023	1	Direct Transportation	60.32
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	475.44
2023	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2.12
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	4,537.15
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	151.94
2023	3	Staff Commuting	887.39
2023	3	Student Commuting	0.25
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,606.19
2023	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	39.28
2023	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	958.76
2023	3	Solid Waste	43.90
2023	3	Paper Purchasing	9.48
2023	3	T&D Losses	258.96
2023	3	FERA	1,573.28

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	25,312,700	kWh
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	25,827,966.17	kWh
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	23,970,283.53	kWh
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	23,067,211	kWh
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	22,679,018	kWh
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	20,260,391	kWh
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	18,621,240	kWh
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	13,653,091	kWh
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	17,781,591	kWh
2022	Community choice aggregation Purchased	58,203	kWh
2022	Community choice aggregation Verification	Green-e
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	19,336,602	kWh
2023	Community choice aggregation Purchased	137,176	kWh
2023	Community choice aggregation Verification	Green-e
2023	Community solar Purchased	238,816	kWh
2023	Community solar Verification	Not verified