University of Vermont

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Carbon Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2030
  • 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2015 relative to 2007
  • 100% reduction of Scope 3 Carbon by 2024 relative to 2007
  • 60% reduction of Total Carbon by 2024 relative to 2007  
  • 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2030 relative to 2007
Change in Emissions from 2007 to 2024:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -53%
  • Scope 3: -32%
  • Gross emissions: -47%
  • Net emissions: -67%
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Totals
2,007 2,008 2,009 2,010 2,011 2,012 2,013 2,014 2,015 2,016 2,017 2,018 2,019 2,020 2,021 2,022 2,023 2,024
Gross MTCDE 88,000.86 87,159.79 85,052.13 80,421.64 79,253.09 71,038.74 69,988.60 70,704.64 52,987.18 47,869.81 49,493.21 49,631.20 54,528.16 46,545.82 36,866.41 41,663.90 42,580.14 47,067.55
Offsets (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -302.50 -390.00 -390.00 0.00 0.00 -11,951.00 -18,235.00
Compost (MTCDE) -74.24 -49.87 -66.36 -88.28 -117.56 -139.36 -156.74 -133.49 -90.66 -125.94 -139.24 -144.74 -158.86 -127.97 -103.35 -101.26 -114.47 -78.50
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 0.00
Biogenic (MT CO2) 8.90 8.90 5.31 2.84 1.47 0.04 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 87,926.62 87,109.92 84,985.77 80,333.36 79,135.53 70,899.38 69,831.86 70,571.15 52,896.52 47,743.87 49,353.97 49,183.96 53,979.30 46,027.85 36,763.06 41,562.64 30,514.67 28,754.05
2,007 2,008 2,009 2,010 2,011 2,012 2,013 2,014 2,015 2,016 2,017 2,018 2,019 2,020 2,021 2,022 2,023 2,024
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 38,052.34 35,505.26 36,032.54 33,128.52 33,347.42 29,430.69 30,860.55 34,326.78 33,908.94 30,084.80 31,344.20 31,130.31 33,618.32 31,691.84 30,050.97 29,898.75 28,589.77 28,833.08
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 23,150.16 24,372.08 21,410.14 20,469.12 21,059.68 18,517.49 17,699.73 15,819.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 26,798.36 27,282.45 27,609.45 26,824.00 24,845.99 23,090.56 21,428.32 20,558.79 19,078.24 17,785.01 18,149.01 18,500.89 20,909.84 14,853.98 6,815.44 11,765.15 13,990.37 18,234.47
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 34,662.01 32,124.79 32,863.00 30,978.39 31,997.41 28,017.52 29,327.15 32,728.46 32,429.20 28,532.03 30,012.22 29,447.02 31,869.48 30,256.93 28,783.02 28,445.13 27,070.89 26,006.79
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 1,270.57 1,285.40 1,082.07 946.22 778.11 912.64 983.02 1,042.37 921.96 987.97 684.53 1,028.18 1,097.15 752.10 593.60 783.20 835.36 837.37
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 688.62
Fertilizer & Animals (MTCDE) 2,119.76 2,095.07 2,087.47 1,203.91 571.90 500.53 550.38 555.95 557.78 564.80 647.45 655.11 651.69 682.81 674.35 670.42 683.52 1,300.30
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 23,150.16 24,372.08 21,410.14 20,469.12 21,059.68 18,517.49 17,699.73 15,819.07 0.00 0.00
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 1,954.39 1,271.47 1,373.16 1,132.94 1,142.70 1,016.80 1,140.08 1,095.95 1,068.29 826.52 885.14 873.27 1,052.27 699.98 470.26 474.74 548.29 675.08
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 4,725.57 3,061.34 3,352.84 2,752.65 2,771.66 2,446.16 2,488.61 2,330.66 2,229.90 1,778.73 1,793.65 1,775.48 2,277.07 1,152.91 2,554.74 2,411.01 1,557.91 1,990.35
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 1,670.00 3,109.12 3,073.48 3,011.54 2,933.55 2,688.11 2,520.60 2,120.12 1,889.25 609.53 638.37 662.71 1,659.33 1,250.54 2,854.13 3,102.21 459.76 1,217.20
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 10,453.69 11,760.34 12,138.24 12,437.89 11,166.32 9,849.04 9,016.88 9,746.92 8,773.71 8,957.94 9,084.13 8,780.33 8,773.66 6,285.57 82.47 3,800.45 7,858.18 9,754.67
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 566.43 566.43 566.43 566.43 530.68 568.66 583.48 578.62 507.08 515.74 481.58 481.50 490.75 332.51 127.32 226.68 245.92 292.85
Study Abroad Air Travel (MTCDE) 3,504.97 3,504.97 3,504.97 4,222.46 3,616.96 3,370.63 2,680.33 2,652.36 2,566.34 3,208.39 2,826.86 3,570.72 3,839.34 3,381.52 14.22 743.82 2,207.26 3,240.63
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 1,274.32 1,238.94 1,123.43 1,075.53 1,062.98 984.43 930.11 926.08 954.86 912.63 923.21 857.41 874.44 543.30 448.10 656.79 641.61 666.59
Wastewater (MTCDE) 359.41 359.41 359.41 359.41 319.49 297.17 281.23 280.75 261.98 261.98 276.24 249.13 278.18 239.23 177.61 217.20 282.17 278.02
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 514.51 483.27 914.69 186.72 80.17 125.50 182.08 112.35
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 2,289.58 2,410.43 2,117.49 1,265.15 1,301.65 1,869.56 1,787.00 827.33 826.83 713.55 725.32 767.07 750.11 781.70 6.42 6.75 7.19 6.73
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption (kWh) 61,177,533 64,406,608 64,280,393 62,019,924 63,809,276 63,504,331.87 60,699,877.58 60,438,273.51 60,357,500.02 59,329,458.34 60,312,149 62,446,090 62,063,275 57,578,500.08 56,513,579 57,926,835 61,726,185 57,757,372
Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased (kWh) 60,357,500 59,329,460 62,922,190 64,534,000 62,794,000 57,578,500 56,762,579 58,435,835
Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification Not verified Not verified Not verified Green-e, Not verified Green-e, Not verified Green-e Not verified Not verified
Solar Retained (kWh) 387,460 400,315 459,253
Utility green pricing Purchased (kWh) 61,726,000 57,757,000
Utility green pricing Verification Not verified Not verified