Towson University  

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Carbon Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2050
  • 25% reduction of Total Carbon by 2020 relative to 2008 
  • 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2030 relative to 2008
  • 50% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2008  
  • 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2040 relative to 2008
  • 100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2050 relative to 2008
Change in Emissions from 2008 to 2026:
  • Scope 1: -4%
  • Scope 2: -99%
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -71%
  • Scope 3: -57%
  • Gross emissions: -64%
  • Net emissions: -64%
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Graph Type
Totals
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Gross MTCDE 106,128.00 100,888.00 104,437.60 100,558.70 94,180.92 86,138.55 58,887.50 59,452.97 56,823.97 57,264.73 73,132.98 58,531.91 46,373.81 30,759.30 52,523.00 48,133.03 42,551.89 39,757.97 38,279.44
Offsets (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 0.00 0.00
Compost (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -17.60 -27.64 -38.04 -49.10 -44.69 -43.17 -50.12 -17.19 -47.30 -43.15 -51.88 -52.62 -44.05
Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 -35.00 -79.20 -64.50 -85.85 -85.85 -85.85 -86.00 -86.00 -85.85 -85.85 -85.85 -85.85 -85.85 -85.85 -85.85 -85.85
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 0.00 0.00
Net MTCDE 106,128.00 100,888.00 104,437.60 100,558.70 94,180.92 86,138.55 58,869.90 59,425.33 56,785.93 57,215.63 73,088.29 58,488.74 46,323.69 30,742.11 52,475.70 48,089.88 42,500.01 39,705.35 38,235.39
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 14,911.00 14,098.00 14,190.30 13,489.00 12,480.20 14,588.90 13,425.35 12,909.36 11,581.46 12,068.31 13,755.83 14,854.29 12,875.75 13,999.38 15,031.34 14,872.07 14,909.51 14,294.63 14,324.17
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 36,000.00 35,698.00 36,186.00 34,917.00 35,261.00 29,185.00 22,214.27 20,020.50 17,355.74 17,310.39 17,704.04 9,919.57 7,520.38 9,432.61 9,262.37 6,649.39 1,096.24 0.00 483.39
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 55,217.00 51,092.00 54,061.30 52,152.70 46,439.72 42,364.65 23,247.88 26,523.11 27,886.77 27,886.03 41,673.11 33,758.05 25,977.68 7,327.31 28,229.29 26,611.57 26,546.14 25,463.34 23,471.88
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 14,092.00 13,283.00 12,948.00 12,693.30 11,312.60 12,645.70 12,382.38 11,734.82 10,165.91 10,531.62 12,624.72 13,357.68 11,782.70 13,279.19 14,262.40 13,256.15 12,722.29 12,299.50 12,650.33
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 742.00 732.00 1,236.40 788.50 1,162.40 1,028.60 861.97 947.78 1,052.89 1,135.35 1,116.56 1,029.34 863.71 719.73 766.27 700.65 569.64 643.77 570.03
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 62.00 68.00 5.90 7.20 5.20 914.60 174.88 223.55 360.17 398.85 1.19 466.67 227.69 914.59 1,616.99 1,342.99 1,095.22
Fertilizer & Animals (MTCDE) 15.00 15.00 6.12 3.21 2.49 2.49 13.36 0.60 1.65 0.46 2.67 0.68 0.59 8.37 8.59
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 36,000.00 35,698.00 36,186.00 34,917.00 35,261.00 29,185.00 22,214.27 20,020.50 17,355.74 17,310.39 17,704.04 9,919.57 7,520.38 9,432.61 9,262.37 6,649.39 1,096.24 483.39
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 2,528.39 2,323.57 2,634.93 2,709.44 2,850.21 1,399.77 1,479.63 58.42 1,397.17 1,313.67 1,306.66 1,318.83 1,153.53
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 2,959.03 2,999.26 3,006.97 3,384.48 2,343.62 2,547.61 2,726.22 107.88 2,473.37 2,055.97 2,182.13 2,109.30 2,486.88
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 48,607.00 44,911.00 42,057.20 39,402.30 30,853.90 26,462.80 11,788.63 15,642.22 16,660.95 15,759.22 24,453.44 17,748.79 12,434.40 15,509.73 13,451.18 12,611.76 12,621.28 10,248.45
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 3,138.00 2,876.00 4,267.40 4,406.70 4,446.82 4,642.65 2,339.84 1,829.97 1,974.08 2,246.88 1,855.41 2,248.91 1,216.14 43.38 564.99 1,170.86 1,170.86 1,170.86 1,170.86
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 405.17 417.22 471.35 538.91 289.11 215.92 160.72 24.43 126.18 150.30 146.92 146.92 142.12
Study Abroad Air Travel (MTCDE) 1,364.12 1,450.98 1,489.74 1,700.30 1,966.52 1,973.31 1,566.10 292.99 1,157.01 1,093.61 985.64 1,301.45
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 3,472.00 3,305.00 7,736.70 8,343.70 11,139.00 11,259.20 253.79 348.13 413.10 266.81 804.96 715.70 338.41 643.16 684.91 533.14 1,536.42 839.56 867.64
Wastewater (MTCDE) 160.34 154.89 157.10 154.99 953.15 358.46 245.94 126.59 181.50 250.07 180.71 155.45 153.35
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 133.99 148.67 127.79 169.55 38.41 37.58 35.10 14.70 40.16 48.53 51.51 42.72 49.07
FERA (MTCDE) 5,057.66 5,382.45 4,754.79 5,363.26 5,760.37 5,350.35 5,131.85 4,957.10 5,082.89
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 1,314.58 1,208.20 950.76 955.45 1,060.62 1,129.55 1,020.23 945.49 1,197.92 1,130.49 1,133.71 1,115.68 815.64
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption (kWh) 66,405,557 60,994,179 58,490,346 58,782,853.69 63,265,412 66,326,619 61,304,609 65,432,488 74,098,992 69,927,884.03 70,127,134 69,011,568.04 68,184,598.64
Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased (kWh) 7,718,000 8,135,000 8,296,000 8,716,390 1,026,000 24,877,000 24,503,000 21,000,000 25,000,000 28,500,000 47,000,000 54,356,000 45,000,000
Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification Not verified Not verified Not verified Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e
Power purchase agreement Purchased (kWh) 8,038,000 10,147,000 11,511,000 13,673,000 9,002,000 19,324,000 19,483,000 9,109,000 9,383,000
Power purchase agreement Verification Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Other Other Other Other Other
Competitive suppliers Purchased (kWh) 9,307,000 11,689,000 12,030,000
Competitive suppliers Verification Other Other Other