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Commitments:

• Climate Commitment
• Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

• Carbon neutral by 2030
• 40% reduction of Total Carbon by 2025 relative to 2008  
• 100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2008

Change in Emissions from 2008 to 2022:

• Scopes 1 and 2: -52%
• Scope 3: -10%
• Gross emissions: -43%
• Net emissions: -43%

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE)	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2008	120,090.23	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	120,090.23
2009	108,988.85	-38.95	-3.25	0.00	0.95	108,946.65
2010	114,132.15	-38.00	-19.51	0.00	25.43	114,074.64
2011	124,726.10	0.00	-4.02	-43.20	25.10	124,722.08
2012	119,117.35	0.00	-3.04	-43.20	24.78	119,114.31
2013	102,235.33	0.00	-4.62	0.00	24.45	102,230.71
2014	116,230.37	-3.30	-8.58	-43.20	0.00	116,218.49
2015	110,400.31	0.00	-15.01	-43.20	0.00	110,385.30
2016	98,169.03	0.00	-11.00	-43.20	0.00	98,158.03
2017	89,459.07	0.00	0.00	-43.00	0.00	89,459.07
2018	90,683.53	0.00	0.00	-43.00	0.00	90,683.53
2019	97,886.99	0.00	0.00	-94.10	0.00	97,886.99
2020	81,077.82	0.00	0.00	-94.10	0.00	81,077.82
2021	49,491.28	0.00	0.00	-94.10	0.00	49,491.28
2022	67,878.77	0.00	0.00	-94.10	0.00	67,878.77

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2008	1	30,162.94
2008	2	64,630.57
2008	3	25,296.72
2009	1	28,351.09
2009	2	54,686.01
2009	3	25,951.75
2010	1	28,038.17
2010	2	58,202.90
2010	3	27,891.08
2011	1	29,352.12
2011	2	57,920.51
2011	3	37,453.47
2012	1	26,787.75
2012	2	49,770.62
2012	3	42,558.98
2013	1	22,360.20
2013	2	47,239.04
2013	3	32,636.09
2014	1	24,300.95
2014	2	47,497.00
2014	3	44,432.42
2015	1	23,300.55
2015	2	43,993.29
2015	3	43,106.47
2016	1	24,432.88
2016	2	29,930.26
2016	3	43,805.89
2017	1	34,087.14
2017	2	14,929.59
2017	3	40,442.34
2018	1	36,356.78
2018	2	14,848.67
2018	3	39,478.08
2019	1	38,334.23
2019	2	14,189.90
2019	3	45,362.86
2020	1	36,445.25
2020	2	10,948.03
2020	3	33,684.54
2021	1	31,571.19
2021	2	9,720.96
2021	3	8,199.13
2022	1	34,771.17
2022	2	10,389.88
2022	3	22,717.72

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2008	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	27,652.55
2008	1	Direct Transportation	1,302.51
2008	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,202.57
2008	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.31
2008	2	Purchased Electricity	64,630.57
2008	3	Faculty Commuting	778.90
2008	3	Staff Commuting	3,445.16
2008	3	Student Commuting	3,496.69
2008	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	9,851.42
2008	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	203.18
2008	3	Solid Waste	-89.60
2008	3	Wastewater	474.09
2008	3	Paper Purchasing	744.85
2008	3	FERA	6,392.03
2009	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	25,737.91
2009	1	Direct Transportation	1,687.50
2009	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	920.56
2009	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.12
2009	2	Purchased Electricity	54,686.01
2009	3	Faculty Commuting	831.05
2009	3	Staff Commuting	4,971.84
2009	3	Student Commuting	4,185.79
2009	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	9,316.65
2009	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	250.16
2009	3	Solid Waste	-99.34
2009	3	Wastewater	438.77
2009	3	Paper Purchasing	648.32
2009	3	FERA	5,408.51
2010	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	26,175.92
2010	1	Direct Transportation	1,329.07
2010	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	528.77
2010	1	Fertilizer & Animals	4.41
2010	2	Purchased Electricity	58,202.90
2010	3	Faculty Commuting	855.03
2010	3	Staff Commuting	5,172.77
2010	3	Student Commuting	4,278.99
2010	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	12,980.67
2010	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	285.27
2010	3	Solid Waste	-120.82
2010	3	Wastewater	392.64
2010	3	Paper Purchasing	379.93
2010	3	FERA	3,666.60
2011	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	27,474.97
2011	1	Direct Transportation	1,319.84
2011	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	524.88
2011	1	Fertilizer & Animals	32.43
2011	2	Purchased Electricity	57,920.51
2011	3	Faculty Commuting	1,204.33
2011	3	Staff Commuting	5,151.17
2011	3	Student Commuting	5,715.36
2011	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	10,330.58
2011	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	2,518.48
2011	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	8,174.94
2011	3	Solid Waste	-146.46
2011	3	Wastewater	412.02
2011	3	Paper Purchasing	410.72
2011	3	FERA	3,682.33
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	24,934.88
2012	1	Direct Transportation	1,310.43
2012	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	521.07
2012	1	Fertilizer & Animals	21.37
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	49,770.62
2012	3	Faculty Commuting	1,192.96
2012	3	Staff Commuting	4,954.12
2012	3	Student Commuting	5,669.50
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	12,412.91
2012	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	2,777.95
2012	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	9,187.74
2012	3	Solid Waste	378.70
2012	3	Wastewater	395.24
2012	3	Paper Purchasing	462.56
2012	3	FERA	5,127.30
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	20,537.63
2013	1	Direct Transportation	1,300.73
2013	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	517.32
2013	1	Fertilizer & Animals	4.52
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	47,239.04
2013	3	Faculty Commuting	751.48
2013	3	Staff Commuting	5,114.02
2013	3	Student Commuting	4,771.14
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	15,634.74
2013	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	389.74
2013	3	Solid Waste	316.44
2013	3	Wastewater	456.54
2013	3	Paper Purchasing	370.87
2013	3	FERA	4,831.12
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	23,222.11
2014	1	Direct Transportation	643.33
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	423.50
2014	1	Fertilizer & Animals	12.01
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	47,497.00
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	1,231.20
2014	3	Staff Commuting	5,292.01
2014	3	Student Commuting	5,642.56
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	15,696.06
2014	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	3,403.79
2014	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	9,403.95
2014	3	Solid Waste	249.47
2014	3	Wastewater	446.25
2014	3	Paper Purchasing	494.03
2014	3	FERA	2,573.10
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	21,896.05
2015	1	Direct Transportation	420.72
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	970.10
2015	1	Fertilizer & Animals	13.68
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	43,650.23
2015	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	343.06
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	1,542.65
2015	3	Staff Commuting	4,163.38
2015	3	Student Commuting	7,889.23
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	13,951.81
2015	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	3,958.30
2015	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	7,852.41
2015	3	Solid Waste	96.47
2015	3	Wastewater	432.19
2015	3	Paper Purchasing	417.71
2015	3	FERA	2,802.32
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	21,868.86
2016	1	Direct Transportation	746.43
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,810.72
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	6.87
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	29,667.66
2016	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	262.60
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	1,403.17
2016	3	Staff Commuting	4,191.34
2016	3	Student Commuting	7,852.57
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	12,959.61
2016	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	3,992.94
2016	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	9,950.57
2016	3	Solid Waste	300.59
2016	3	Wastewater	387.78
2016	3	Paper Purchasing	370.57
2016	3	FERA	2,396.75
2017	1	Co-gen Electricity	14,437.30
2017	1	Co-gen Steam	2,710.26
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	14,876.46
2017	1	Direct Transportation	393.39
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,665.02
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	4.71
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	14,635.97
2017	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	293.62
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	889.65
2017	3	Staff Commuting	4,014.18
2017	3	Student Commuting	3,940.56
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	13,912.22
2017	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	3,856.27
2017	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	10,588.65
2017	3	Solid Waste	377.89
2017	3	Wastewater	498.81
2017	3	Paper Purchasing	383.94
2017	3	FERA	1,980.17
2018	1	Co-gen Electricity	7,547.57
2018	1	Co-gen Steam	8,984.57
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	17,865.17
2018	1	Direct Transportation	341.30
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,613.33
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	4.84
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	14,682.49
2018	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	166.18
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	901.44
2018	3	Staff Commuting	4,047.05
2018	3	Student Commuting	4,082.42
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	14,295.44
2018	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	3,584.90
2018	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	9,368.38
2018	3	Solid Waste	352.80
2018	3	Wastewater	468.53
2018	3	Paper Purchasing	286.55
2018	3	FERA	2,090.57
2019	1	Co-gen Electricity	14,696.99
2019	1	Co-gen Steam	5,751.66
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	16,278.67
2019	1	Direct Transportation	366.98
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,225.39
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	14.54
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	14,082.66
2019	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	107.24
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	1,921.43
2019	3	Staff Commuting	5,012.71
2019	3	Student Commuting	4,774.72
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	14,000.43
2019	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	3,865.48
2019	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	12,602.51
2019	3	Solid Waste	435.90
2019	3	Wastewater	469.89
2019	3	Paper Purchasing	252.59
2019	3	FERA	2,027.20
2020	1	Co-gen Electricity	14,645.78
2020	1	Co-gen Steam	6,278.09
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	14,334.58
2020	1	Direct Transportation	263.74
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	917.46
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.60
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	10,862.46
2020	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	85.57
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	1,558.02
2020	3	Staff Commuting	3,559.15
2020	3	Student Commuting	3,178.03
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	11,854.57
2020	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	3,043.42
2020	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	7,673.72
2020	3	Solid Waste	273.62
2020	3	Wastewater	427.65
2020	3	Paper Purchasing	190.52
2020	3	FERA	1,925.84
2021	1	Co-gen Electricity	6,008.23
2021	1	Co-gen Steam	6,594.93
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	16,037.28
2021	1	Direct Transportation	220.77
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,708.10
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.88
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	9,720.96
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	844.84
2021	3	Staff Commuting	1,862.20
2021	3	Student Commuting	1,696.02
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	886.42
2021	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	502.95
2021	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	86.60
2021	3	Solid Waste	131.71
2021	3	Wastewater	302.34
2021	3	Paper Purchasing	15.71
2021	3	FERA	1,870.34
2022	1	Co-gen Electricity	8,150.85
2022	1	Co-gen Steam	8,610.36
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	16,143.39
2022	1	Direct Transportation	321.63
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,535.01
2022	1	Fertilizer & Animals	9.93
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	10,389.88
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	742.92
2022	3	Staff Commuting	2,329.24
2022	3	Student Commuting	7,017.49
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	4,843.49
2022	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	2,225.60
2022	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,770.43
2022	3	Solid Waste	301.56
2022	3	Wastewater	425.85
2022	3	Paper Purchasing	122.23
2022	3	FERA	1,938.91

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2008	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	133,840,074	kWh
2009	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	126,622,112	kWh
2010	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	129,934,137	kWh
2010	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	2,452,500	kWh
2010	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2011	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	130,491,637.26	kWh
2011	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	3,628,500	kWh
2011	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2012	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	129,833,108.26	kWh
2012	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	2,592,180	kWh
2012	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2013	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	122,333,331	kWh
2013	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	1,568,000	kWh
2013	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	129,979,692.69	kWh
2014	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	4,502,870	kWh
2014	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	141,470,957.48	kWh
2015	Purchased Thermal Energy	4,702.7	MMBtu
2015	Power purchase agreement Purchased	21,880,000	kWh
2015	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	4,348,000	kWh
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	147,447,595.03	kWh
2016	Purchased Thermal Energy	3,599.8	MMBtu
2016	Power purchase agreement Purchased	61,650,000	kWh
2016	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	121,827,299	kWh
2017	Purchased Thermal Energy	4,025	MMBtu
2017	Solar Retained	4,565	kWh
2017	Power purchase agreement Purchased	79,496,000	kWh
2017	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	122,573,137	kWh
2018	Purchased Thermal Energy	2,278	MMBtu
2018	Solar Retained	4,540	kWh
2018	Power purchase agreement Purchased	78,389,440	kWh
2018	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	117,216,116	kWh
2019	Purchased Thermal Energy	1,470	MMBtu
2019	Solar Retained	4,353	kWh
2019	Power purchase agreement Purchased	73,456,000	kWh
2019	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	107,251,630	kWh
2020	Purchased Thermal Energy	1,173	MMBtu
2020	Solar Retained	4,245.716	kWh
2020	Power purchase agreement Purchased	73,454,906	kWh
2020	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	104,161,106	kWh
2021	Solar Retained	4,444.04	kWh
2021	Power purchase agreement Purchased	74,316,125	kWh
2021	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	107,979,650	kWh
2022	Solar Retained	4,524.962	kWh
2022	Power purchase agreement Purchased	76,260,026	kWh
2022	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified