Swarthmore College

Institutional Information
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 2010 to 2025:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: 13%
  • Scope 3: 112%
  • Gross emissions: 34%
  • Net emissions: 17%
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Totals
2,010 2,013 2,014 2,015 2,016 2,017 2,018 2,019 2,020 2,021 2,022 2,023 2,024 2,025
Gross MTCDE 15,564.80 17,404.46 17,167.37 16,872.82 16,114.38 17,312.04 16,427.59 15,668.75 14,234.08 12,081.57 15,122.38 16,011.89 18,702.62 20,899.69
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 -2,776.00
Compost (MTCDE) -70.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -125.31 0.00 0.00 -118.67 -99.05 -115.24 -149.86 -48.47 -51.69
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
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
Net MTCDE 15,494.40 17,404.46 17,167.37 16,872.82 16,114.38 17,186.73 16,427.59 15,668.75 14,115.41 11,982.52 15,007.14 15,862.03 18,654.15 18,072.00
2,010 2,013 2,014 2,015 2,016 2,017 2,018 2,019 2,020 2,021 2,022 2,023 2,024 2,025
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 5,472.10 5,769.50 6,242.24 6,145.29 5,755.98 6,621.00 5,910.89 6,201.80 4,913.37 5,388.24 6,068.53 5,385.96 5,573.10 7,051.72
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 6,689.20 7,826.00 5,471.62 5,377.73 5,054.09 5,207.17 5,080.87 5,419.04 4,873.78 5,098.92 5,856.65 5,970.24 5,939.74 6,647.26
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 3,403.50 3,808.96 5,453.51 5,349.80 5,304.31 5,483.87 5,435.83 4,047.91 4,446.93 1,594.41 3,197.20 4,655.69 7,189.78 7,200.71
2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 5,166.40 5,515.60 5,950.00 5,804.87 5,469.26 5,107.25 5,650.85 5,780.32 4,692.18 4,530.66 5,453.02 4,810.25 4,775.67 5,509.92
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 259.40 253.90 214.14 220.68 260.51 236.46 182.05 183.29 139.22 130.46 265.51 126.98 130.02 239.48
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 46.30 71.85 113.49 19.96 1,271.15 71.85 232.05 76.78 722.04 345.93 445.25 599.57 1,173.72
Fertilizer & Animals (MTCDE) 6.25 6.25 6.25 6.14 6.14 6.14 5.19 5.08 4.07 3.48 67.84 128.60
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 6,689.20 7,826.00 5,471.62 5,377.73 5,054.09 5,207.17 5,080.87 5,419.04 4,873.78 5,098.92 5,856.65 5,970.24 5,939.74 6,647.26
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 777.10 688.46 862.92 858.52 856.91 824.02 856.44 73.22 92.98 70.25 206.61 199.62 191.32 88.78
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 632.08 930.63 854.92 1,152.24 1,184.29 1,232.66 1,057.23
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 1,768.60 3,120.50 3,414.89 3,378.62 3,366.56 3,313.32 3,300.58 1,908.09 2,144.31 157.69 708.45 1,489.91 1,972.36 1,970.50
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 135.42 135.02 134.96 132.11 134.95 119.67 90.33 0.38 223.09 384.88 347.51 347.24
Study Abroad Air Travel (MTCDE) 857.80 614.41 563.97 516.66 717.71 692.19 708.45 659.44 331.68 806.51 801.82 805.89
Solid Waste (MTCDE) -52.53 -52.53 7.50 7.50 7.50 6.98 4.20 6.30 6.67 2.89 136.40 160.18
Wastewater (MTCDE) 70.69 61.71 72.10 74.32 68.59 64.64 52.20 50.98 70.93 77.11 65.98 82.13
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 121.55 123.24 112.02 170.10 114.80 243.56 200.07 168.52 169.76 168.56 193.65 116.22
Other Purchases / Services (MTCDE) 7.79 6.27 6.68
FERA (MTCDE) 1,922.60 2,208.63
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 286.16 281.25 237.60 244.79 260.78 291.22 272.77 285.37 327.77 334.13 319.21 357.23
2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased (kWh) 6,417,000 16,880,000 16,880,000 16,880,000 16,880,000 15,500,000 15,500,000 16,880,000 20,385,000 16,915,294 18,747,000 19,471,000 20,000,000 20,000,000
Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification Green-e Green-e Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption (kWh) 14,455,405 14,207,345 14,623,254 15,066,144 15,294,879 16,843,706 16,396,477 16,915,294 19,429,015 20,085,206 19,832,334 22,194,734