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Commitments:

• Carbon Commitment
• Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

• 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2040 relative to 2008
• 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2050 relative to 2008
• 100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2050 relative to 2008 

Change in Emissions from 2008 to 2023:

• Scopes 1 and 2: -58%
• Scope 3: -7%
• Gross emissions: -50%
• Net emissions: -50%

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE)	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2008	638,988.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	638,988.00
2010	589,729.40	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	589,729.40
2011	587,864.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	587,864.00
2012	487,037.60	0.00	0.00	0.00	197.00	487,037.60
2013	542,788.80	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	542,788.80
2014	523,232.88	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	523,232.88
2015	512,634.90	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	512,634.90
2016	492,121.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	492,121.00
2017	506,316.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	506,316.00
2018	400,918.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	400,918.00
2019	380,891.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	380,891.00
2020	312,184.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	312,184.00
2021	308,896.46	0.00	0.00	0.00	245.17	308,896.46
2022	316,043.44	0.00	0.00	0.00	232.08	316,043.44
2023	320,361.60	0.00	0.00	0.00	212.96	320,361.60

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2008	1	214,224.00
2008	2	326,724.00
2008	3	98,040.00
2010	1	183,822.00
2010	2	312,881.00
2010	3	93,026.40
2011	1	193,452.00
2011	2	288,592.00
2011	3	105,820.00
2012	1	124,681.20
2012	2	277,588.50
2012	3	84,767.90
2013	1	144,761.20
2013	2	280,388.00
2013	3	117,639.60
2014	1	168,699.00
2014	2	270,892.00
2014	3	83,641.88
2015	1	157,956.30
2015	2	252,799.00
2015	3	101,879.60
2016	1	147,336.00
2016	2	237,708.00
2016	3	107,077.00
2017	1	137,933.00
2017	2	236,093.00
2017	3	132,290.00
2018	1	206,332.00
2018	2	61,556.00
2018	3	133,030.00
2019	1	199,785.00
2019	2	56,362.00
2019	3	124,744.00
2020	1	179,387.00
2020	2	45,903.00
2020	3	86,894.00
2021	1	193,019.55
2021	2	45,413.91
2021	3	70,463.00
2022	1	201,944.07
2022	2	37,503.51
2022	3	76,595.86
2023	1	194,148.24
2023	2	35,240.77
2023	3	90,972.59

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2008	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	204,218.00
2008	1	Direct Transportation	4,552.00
2008	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	5,454.00
2008	2	Purchased Electricity	326,724.00
2008	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	56,004.00
2008	3	Other Purchases / Services	42,036.00
2010	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	179,890.00
2010	1	Direct Transportation	2,600.00
2010	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,332.00
2010	2	Purchased Electricity	312,881.00
2010	3	Faculty Commuting	9,887.08
2010	3	Student Commuting	39,548.32
2010	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	43,591.00
2011	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	186,852.00
2011	1	Direct Transportation	2,100.00
2011	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	4,500.00
2011	2	Purchased Electricity	288,592.00
2011	3	Faculty Commuting	9,350.00
2011	3	Student Commuting	37,400.00
2011	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	57,370.00
2011	3	Other Purchases / Services	1,700.00
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	117,781.20
2012	1	Direct Transportation	3,100.00
2012	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	3,800.00
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	277,588.50
2012	3	Faculty Commuting	8,229.50
2012	3	Student Commuting	32,918.00
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	41,810.40
2012	3	Other Purchases / Services	1,810.00
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	139,091.00
2013	1	Direct Transportation	1,860.20
2013	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	3,810.00
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	280,388.00
2013	3	Faculty Commuting	15,007.70
2013	3	Student Commuting	60,030.80
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	42,601.10
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	165,497.00
2014	1	Direct Transportation	1,787.00
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,415.00
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	270,892.00
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	7,796.86
2014	3	Student Commuting	31,187.42
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	44,657.60
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	148,880.00
2015	1	Direct Transportation	1,796.30
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	7,280.00
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	252,799.00
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	12,067.64
2015	3	Student Commuting	48,270.56
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	41,541.40
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	135,169.00
2016	1	Direct Transportation	4,486.00
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	7,681.00
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	237,708.00
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	46,033.00
2016	3	Other Purchases / Services	61,044.00
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	130,242.00
2017	1	Direct Transportation	2,613.00
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	5,078.00
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	236,093.00
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	69,070.00
2017	3	Other Purchases / Services	63,220.00
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	199,074.00
2018	1	Direct Transportation	2,955.00
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	3,492.00
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	811.00
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	61,556.00
2018	3	Staff Commuting	35,179.00
2018	3	Student Commuting	28,041.00
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	69,810.00
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	191,264.00
2019	1	Direct Transportation	4,966.00
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,173.00
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1,382.00
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	56,362.00
2019	3	Staff Commuting	32,787.00
2019	3	Student Commuting	32,975.00
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	58,982.00
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	172,116.00
2020	1	Direct Transportation	3,725.00
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,199.00
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1,347.00
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	45,903.00
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	11,308.65
2020	3	Student Commuting	38,723.35
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	36,862.00
2021	1	Co-gen Electricity	65,912.55
2021	1	Co-gen Steam	52,569.49
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	67,479.50
2021	1	Direct Transportation	3,393.82
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,264.02
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1,400.17
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	45,413.91
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	27,572.89
2021	3	Student Commuting	27,554.23
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	15,335.88
2022	1	Co-gen Electricity	70,417.87
2022	1	Co-gen Steam	58,943.65
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	65,327.21
2022	1	Direct Transportation	2,936.87
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,821.00
2022	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1,497.47
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	37,503.51
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	27,527.71
2022	3	Student Commuting	22,907.32
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	26,160.83
2023	1	Co-gen Electricity	72,185.39
2023	1	Co-gen Steam	56,233.67
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	58,344.50
2023	1	Direct Transportation	3,021.69
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,894.23
2023	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1,468.76
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	35,240.77
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	4,481.47
2023	3	Staff Commuting	15,199.78
2023	3	Student Commuting	23,506.84
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	47,784.50

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	213,931,871	kWh
2018	Large commercial green power rates ("green tariffs") Purchased	14,866,000	kWh
2018	Large commercial green power rates ("green tariffs") Verification	Green-e
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	40,000,000	kWh
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	213,563,590	kWh
2019	Power purchase agreement Purchased	571,088	kWh
2019	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2019	Utility green pricing Purchased	17,839,200	kWh
2019	Utility green pricing Verification	Green-e
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	40,000,000	kWh
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	225,367,755	kWh
2020	Community solar Purchased	40,000,000	kWh
2020	Community solar Verification	Green-e
2020	Power purchase agreement Purchased	1,738,536	kWh
2020	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2020	Utility green pricing Purchased	19,781,200	kWh
2020	Utility green pricing Verification	Green-e
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	212,067,939	kWh
2021	Community solar Purchased	40,000,000	kWh
2021	Community solar Verification	Green-e
2021	Power purchase agreement Purchased	2,185,950	kWh
2021	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2021	Utility green pricing Purchased	17,839,200	kWh
2021	Utility green pricing Verification	Green-e
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	189,766,281	kWh
2022	Community solar Purchased	40,000,000	kWh
2022	Community solar Verification	Green-e
2022	Power purchase agreement Purchased	2,212,772	kWh
2022	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2022	Utility green pricing Purchased	17,839,200	kWh
2022	Utility green pricing Verification	Green-e
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	185,538,991	kWh
2023	Power purchase agreement Purchased	1,895,560	kWh
2023	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2023	Utility green pricing Purchased	17,839,200	kWh
2023	Utility green pricing Verification	Green-e
2023	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	40,000,000	kWh
2023	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e