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Commitments:

Carbon Commitment
Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

50% reduction of Scope 1 + Scope 2 Carbon by 2025 relative to 2010
50% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2025 relative to 2013
75% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2010
75% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2030 relative to 2013
100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2035 relative to 2010

Change in Emissions from 2014 to 2022:

Scopes 1 and 2: 2%
Scope 3: -1%
Gross emissions: 1%
Net emissions: 0%

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Totals

Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Compost (MTCDE)	Net MTCDE
2014	17,167.37	0.00	17,167.37
2015	16,872.82	0.00	16,872.82
2016	16,114.38	0.00	16,114.38
2017	17,261.96	0.00	17,261.96
2018	16,427.59	0.00	16,427.59
2019	15,668.75	0.00	15,668.75
2020	18,948.48	-118.67	18,829.81
2021	13,914.68	-99.05	13,815.63
2022	17,328.27	-115.24	17,213.03

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2014	1	6,242.24
2014	2	5,471.62
2014	3	5,453.51
2015	1	6,145.29
2015	2	5,377.73
2015	3	5,349.80
2016	1	5,755.98
2016	2	5,054.09
2016	3	5,304.31
2017	1	6,591.04
2017	2	5,207.17
2017	3	5,463.75
2018	1	5,910.89
2018	2	5,080.87
2018	3	5,435.83
2019	1	6,201.80
2019	2	5,419.04
2019	3	4,047.91
2020	1	4,913.37
2020	2	4,942.53
2020	3	9,092.58
2021	1	5,388.24
2021	2	5,098.92
2021	3	3,427.52
2022	1	6,068.53
2022	2	5,856.65
2022	3	5,403.09

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,950.00
2014	1	Direct Transportation	214.14
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	71.85
2014	1	Fertilizer & Animals	6.25
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	5,471.62
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	862.92
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	3,414.89
2014	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	135.42
2014	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	614.41
2014	3	Solid Waste	-52.53
2014	3	Wastewater	70.69
2014	3	Paper Purchasing	121.55
2014	3	T&D Losses	286.16
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,804.87
2015	1	Direct Transportation	220.68
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	113.49
2015	1	Fertilizer & Animals	6.25
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	5,377.73
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	858.52
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	3,378.62
2015	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	135.02
2015	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	563.97
2015	3	Solid Waste	-52.53
2015	3	Wastewater	61.71
2015	3	Paper Purchasing	123.24
2015	3	T&D Losses	281.25
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,469.26
2016	1	Direct Transportation	260.51
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	19.96
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	6.25
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	5,054.09
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	856.91
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	3,366.56
2016	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	134.96
2016	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	516.66
2016	3	Solid Waste	7.50
2016	3	Wastewater	72.10
2016	3	Paper Purchasing	112.02
2016	3	T&D Losses	237.60
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,077.29
2017	1	Direct Transportation	236.46
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,271.15
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	6.14
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	5,207.17
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	857.01
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	3,314.33
2017	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	134.97
2017	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	716.03
2017	3	Solid Waste	7.50
2017	3	Wastewater	74.32
2017	3	Paper Purchasing	114.80
2017	3	T&D Losses	244.79
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,650.85
2018	1	Direct Transportation	182.05
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	71.85
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	6.14
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	5,080.87
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	856.44
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	3,300.58
2018	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	134.95
2018	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	692.19
2018	3	Solid Waste	7.50
2018	3	Wastewater	68.59
2018	3	Paper Purchasing	114.80
2018	3	T&D Losses	260.78
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,780.32
2019	1	Direct Transportation	183.29
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	232.05
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	6.14
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	5,419.04
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	73.22
2019	3	Staff Commuting	632.08
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,908.09
2019	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	119.67
2019	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	708.45
2019	3	Solid Waste	6.98
2019	3	Wastewater	64.64
2019	3	Paper Purchasing	243.56
2019	3	T&D Losses	291.22
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,692.18
2020	1	Direct Transportation	139.22
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	76.78
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.19
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	4,942.53
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	92.98
2020	3	Staff Commuting	930.63
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	4,235.42
2020	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	90.33
2020	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,312.27
2020	3	Solid Waste	4.20
2020	3	Wastewater	52.20
2020	3	Paper Purchasing	200.07
2020	3	T&D Losses	276.61
2020	3	FERA	1,897.87
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,530.66
2021	1	Direct Transportation	130.46
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	722.04
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.08
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	5,098.92
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	70.25
2021	3	Staff Commuting	854.92
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	157.69
2021	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	0.38
2021	3	Solid Waste	6.30
2021	3	Wastewater	50.98
2021	3	Paper Purchasing	168.52
2021	3	T&D Losses	285.37
2021	3	FERA	1,833.11
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,453.02
2022	1	Direct Transportation	265.51
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	345.93
2022	1	Fertilizer & Animals	4.07
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	5,856.65
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	206.61
2022	3	Staff Commuting	1,152.24
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	708.45
2022	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	223.09
2022	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	331.68
2022	3	Solid Waste	6.67
2022	3	Wastewater	70.93
2022	3	Paper Purchasing	169.76
2022	3	T&D Losses	327.77
2022	3	FERA	2,205.89

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	14,455,405	kWh
2014	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	16,880,000	kWh
2014	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	14,207,345	kWh
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	16,880,000	kWh
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	14,623,254	kWh
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	16,880,000	kWh
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	15,066,144	kWh
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	15,500,000	kWh
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	15,294,879	kWh
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	15,500,000	kWh
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	16,843,706	kWh
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	16,880,000	kWh
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	16,396,477	kWh
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	20,385,000	kWh
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	16,915,294	kWh
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	19,429,015	kWh
2022	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	18,747,000	kWh
2022	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e