College of the Atlantic

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Carbon Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2030
  • 15% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2020 relative to 2011
  • 50% reduction of Total Carbon by 2020 relative to 2011 
  • 50% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2025 relative to 2011
Change in Emissions from 2005 to 2021:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -32%
  • Scope 3: -44%
  • Gross emissions: -36%
  • Net emissions: -36%
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Totals
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Gross MTCDE 1,509.87 1,100.66 1,164.45 1,131.16 1,149.71 1,026.34 1,268.33 1,382.75 1,221.51 861.06 1,148.49 1,083.26 1,097.92 1,017.06 1,017.86 966.12 966.07
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
Compost (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -17.22 -17.22 -17.22 -17.22 -5.88 -3.53 -7.04 -8.48 -8.48 0.00 0.21
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 57.38 86.89 106.57 93.45 103.29 98.37 98.37 72.14 291.88 115.77 115.39 106.76 47.41
Net MTCDE 1,509.87 1,100.66 1,164.45 1,131.16 1,149.71 1,026.34 1,251.11 1,365.53 1,204.29 843.84 1,142.61 1,079.73 1,090.88 1,008.58 1,009.38 966.12 966.28
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 604.93 562.16 542.28 618.98 642.17 535.75 582.64 582.18 582.95 593.18 594.98 653.81 713.54 635.58 747.85 680.45 560.96
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 434.23 0.00 98.38 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 21.46 19.34 20.41 18.23 0.00 0.00 0.00 141.51
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 470.71 538.50 523.79 512.18 507.54 490.59 685.69 800.57 638.56 246.42 534.17 409.04 366.15 381.48 270.01 285.67 263.60
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 584.51 562.16 542.28 607.34 617.95 520.33 537.88 531.30 553.54 563.17 539.99 517.57 573.65 497.85 602.79 569.80 477.40
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 20.42 11.64 24.22 13.78 43.13 30.06 24.77 25.42 26.86 104.23 111.77 107.58 106.41 63.79 59.28
Fertilizer & Animals (MTCDE) 1.64 1.63 20.82 4.64 4.59 28.13 32.01 28.12 30.15 38.65 46.86 24.28
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 434.23 98.38 21.46 19.34 20.41 18.23 0.00 141.51
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 17.08 79.83 79.29 77.31 76.27 14.90 77.92 16.56 20.54 38.99 117.58 27.64 36.57 31.02 31.02 59.32
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 396.32 388.88 383.00 373.47 374.16 373.28 373.46 370.36 367.52 368.76 110.30 148.58 158.21 155.61 155.61 146.03
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 14.36 28.82 29.49 29.05 28.12 16.17 29.93 17.21 16.30 16.20 10.35 8.18 11.23 6.26 4.53 8.32
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 68.47 186.17 365.40 222.78 218.70 98.65 155.46 168.18 155.27 53.87 72.68 2.63
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 6.07 18.01
Wastewater (MTCDE) 4.51 3.17 0.94 3.27
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 5.45 3.66 6.77 3.37 2.58 1.76
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 42.95 40.97 32.01 32.35 28.99 17.77 18.21 31.04 27.72 11.42 11.57 9.90 9.91 8.92 10.64 18.31 24.26
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption (kWh) 931,055 888,188 855,474 864,506 880,117 871,081 892,851 1,054,596 941,612 834,111 844,741 822,967 824,427.8 703,448.4 852,821.85 798,832.11 1,058,460
Solar Retained (kWh) 82,000 77,807.89 81,862.28 76,874 103,384.41
Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased (kWh) 824,428 703,450 852,821 798,832 447,720
Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e
Wind Retained (kWh) 603 500