Whitman College

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Carbon Commitment
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2050
  • 50% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2020 relative to 2016
  • 50% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2050 relative to 2016
Change in Emissions from 2013 to 2022:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: 12%
  • Scope 3: -31%
  • Gross emissions: -6%
  • Net emissions: -6%
Graph Type
Totals
2013 2016 2018 2019 2022
Gross MTCDE 10,242.88 7,729.20 12,253.00 12,692.38 9,624.84
Offsets (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 -1,251.00 -3,580.00 0.00
Compost (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Biogenic (MT CO2) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Net MTCDE 10,242.88 7,729.20 11,002.00 9,112.38 9,624.84
2013 2016 2018 2019 2022
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 2,835.23 2,610.66 3,360.66 3,667.01 3,721.24
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 3,197.72 3,965.90 3,791.61 4,406.66 3,012.39
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 4,209.93 1,152.64 5,100.73 4,618.71 2,891.21
2013 2016 2018 2019 2022
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 2,573.15 2,155.06 3,058.07 3,339.66 3,450.70
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 116.94 135.48 158.17 140.71 87.87
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 141.96 317.52 142.25 178.60 178.09
Fertilizer & Animals (MTCDE) 3.18 2.60 2.17 8.04 4.58
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 3,197.72 3,965.90 3,791.61 4,406.66 3,012.39
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 17.91 9.94 9.84 9.94
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 146.12 4.31 26.02 26.27
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 0.93 1.21 1.21 1.23
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 1,898.18 2,855.88 2,328.19 819.49
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 28.65 272.26 110.88 109.13
Study Abroad Air Travel (MTCDE) 760.28 332.89 399.87 268.71
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 95.17 73.79 69.96 70.40 69.45
Wastewater (MTCDE) 35.65 0.10 82.92 62.63 62.62
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 22.95 22.95 22.95
FERA (MTCDE) 1,031.96 865.17 1,235.44 1,349.53 1,395.08
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 195.08 175.17 191.36 236.82 166.73
2013 2016 2018 2019 2022
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 10,512,149 13,341,288 12,994,339 13,495,406 10,879,111
Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased(kWh) 4 2,350,400 17,400,000 17,400,000
Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification Not verified Green-e Green-e Green-e
Solar Retained(kWh) 26,547.58 25,778.16 32,586.58