Western Michigan University

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Climate Commitment
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2050
  • 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2050 relative to 2005
  • 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2050 relative to 2005
Change in Emissions from 2008 to 2025:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -1%
  • Scope 3: 21%
  • Gross emissions: 5%
  • Net emissions: 5%
Graph Type
Totals
2008 2012 2014 2018 2023 2024 2025
Gross MTCDE 118,479.00 103,677.00 111,417.50 103,769.79 134,340.56 127,286.81 124,665.70
Offsets (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,107.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Compost (MTCDE) 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
Biogenic (MT CO2) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Net MTCDE 118,479.00 103,677.00 111,417.50 105,876.79 134,340.56 127,286.81 124,665.70
2008 2012 2014 2018 2023 2024 2025
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 59,654.00 70,445.00 73,029.20 73,881.04 77,261.74 73,579.14 69,958.78
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 24,939.00 5,312.00 11,883.00 10,549.01 14,772.38 12,179.67 13,804.58
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 33,886.00 27,920.00 26,505.30 19,339.74 42,306.44 41,528.00 40,902.34
2008 2012 2014 2018 2023 2024 2025
Co-gen Electricity (MTCDE) 19,861.83 16,885.60 18,596.31 18,296.27
Co-gen Steam (MTCDE) 41,345.73 32,863.45 28,841.97 27,937.06
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 57,521.00 65,909.00 70,140.00 11,725.29 23,354.80 22,145.91 20,537.60
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 1,132.00 1,101.00 1,124.30 943.30 4,141.28 3,451.81 3,010.23
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 988.00 3,384.00 1,751.00 522.28 166.87
Fertilizer & Animals (MTCDE) 13.00 51.00 13.90 4.89 16.61 20.86 10.75
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 24,939.00 5,312.00 11,883.00 10,549.01 14,772.38 12,179.67 13,804.58
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 856.99 933.10 911.79 911.79
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 2,008.37 2,110.77 2,062.57 2,062.57
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 25,676.00 15,530.00 14,437.80 2,636.39 4,190.83 4,128.31 4,128.31
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 4,093.00 6,454.00 6,406.00 4,145.86
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 294.81
Study Abroad Air Travel (MTCDE) 2,451.22 1,422.50 1,635.12 2,016.38
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 4,117.00 5,936.00 5,661.50 1,978.83 571.86 664.57 827.84
Wastewater (MTCDE) 305.02 342.46 335.07 347.92
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 48.99 16.09
Other Purchases / Services (MTCDE) 483.32 508.00 152.20
FERA (MTCDE) 29,526.00 28,103.81 26,965.27
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 541.43 793.88 654.54 741.87
Food (MTCDE) 4,071.83 1,931.72 2,524.22 2,732.10
2018 2023 2024 2025
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 17,198,921 26,607,329.12 21,937,445.06 24,864,156
Solar Retained(kWh) 293,169.42 262,528.12 241,590
Power purchase agreement Purchased(kWh) 1,486,000 1,538,000 1,510,000
Power purchase agreement Verification Not verified Not verified Not verified