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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 2007 to 2025:

• Scopes 1 and 2: -36%
• Scope 3: 76%
• Gross emissions: -28%
• Net emissions: -28%

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE)	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2007	57,561.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	57,561.00
2008	56,720.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	56,720.00
2009	55,008.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	55,008.00
2010	54,557.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	54,557.00
2011	51,661.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	51,661.00
2012	51,425.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	51,425.00
2013	57,815.30	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	57,815.30
2014	57,178.30	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	57,178.30
2015	57,597.30	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	57,597.30
2016	51,133.12	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	51,133.12
2017	50,126.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	50,126.00
2018	50,697.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	50,697.00
2019	47,779.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	47,779.00
2020	38,419.39	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	38,419.39
2021	40,848.40	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	40,848.40
2022	41,025.76	0.00	0.00	0.00	44.70	41,025.76
2023	41,393.14	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	41,393.14
2024	38,315.22	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	38,315.22
2025	41,612.16	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	41,612.16

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2007	1	20,198.00
2007	2	33,287.00
2007	3	4,076.00
2008	1	21,083.00
2008	2	31,561.00
2008	3	4,076.00
2009	1	20,482.00
2009	2	30,450.00
2009	3	4,076.00
2010	1	19,521.00
2010	2	30,080.00
2010	3	4,956.00
2011	1	20,332.00
2011	2	26,447.00
2011	3	4,882.00
2012	1	18,134.00
2012	2	28,409.00
2012	3	4,882.00
2013	1	22,566.30
2013	2	30,182.00
2013	3	5,067.00
2014	1	22,400.30
2014	2	29,711.00
2014	3	5,067.00
2015	1	24,229.30
2015	2	28,301.00
2015	3	5,067.00
2016	1	23,048.43
2016	2	23,450.94
2016	3	4,633.75
2017	1	21,423.00
2017	2	24,819.00
2017	3	3,884.00
2018	1	21,674.00
2018	2	25,139.00
2018	3	3,884.00
2019	1	21,654.00
2019	2	22,366.00
2019	3	3,759.00
2020	1	18,060.41
2020	2	19,118.16
2020	3	1,240.82
2021	1	18,052.56
2021	2	19,689.12
2021	3	3,106.72
2022	1	19,113.06
2022	2	18,159.04
2022	3	3,753.66
2023	1	18,922.33
2023	2	17,346.82
2023	3	5,123.99
2024	1	17,975.19
2024	2	14,692.44
2024	3	5,647.59
2025	1	18,583.69
2025	2	15,862.53
2025	3	7,165.94

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2007	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	18,842.00
2007	1	Direct Transportation	515.00
2007	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	841.00
2007	2	Purchased Electricity	33,287.00
2007	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,236.00
2007	3	Solid Waste	94.00
2007	3	Other Purchases / Services	1,746.00
2008	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	19,727.00
2008	1	Direct Transportation	515.00
2008	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	841.00
2008	2	Purchased Electricity	31,561.00
2008	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,236.00
2008	3	Solid Waste	94.00
2008	3	Other Purchases / Services	1,746.00
2009	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	19,126.00
2009	1	Direct Transportation	515.00
2009	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	841.00
2009	2	Purchased Electricity	30,450.00
2009	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,236.00
2009	3	Solid Waste	94.00
2009	3	Other Purchases / Services	1,746.00
2010	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	18,175.00
2010	1	Direct Transportation	523.00
2010	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	823.00
2010	2	Purchased Electricity	30,080.00
2010	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	3,276.00
2010	3	Solid Waste	102.00
2010	3	Other Purchases / Services	1,578.00
2011	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	18,864.00
2011	1	Direct Transportation	511.00
2011	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	957.00
2011	2	Purchased Electricity	26,447.00
2011	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	3,160.00
2011	3	Solid Waste	144.00
2011	3	Other Purchases / Services	1,578.00
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	16,666.00
2012	1	Direct Transportation	511.00
2012	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	957.00
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	28,409.00
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	3,160.00
2012	3	Solid Waste	144.00
2012	3	Other Purchases / Services	1,578.00
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	21,690.00
2013	1	Direct Transportation	514.00
2013	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	362.30
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	30,182.00
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,739.00
2013	3	Solid Waste	166.00
2013	3	Other Purchases / Services	2,162.00
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	21,524.00
2014	1	Direct Transportation	514.00
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	362.30
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	29,711.00
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,739.00
2014	3	Solid Waste	166.00
2014	3	Other Purchases / Services	2,162.00
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	23,353.00
2015	1	Direct Transportation	514.00
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	362.30
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	28,301.00
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,739.00
2015	3	Solid Waste	166.00
2015	3	Other Purchases / Services	2,162.00
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	22,220.91
2016	1	Direct Transportation	511.38
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	311.35
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	4.79
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	23,450.94
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	140.59
2016	3	Staff Commuting	325.38
2016	3	Student Commuting	1,343.21
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,898.24
2016	3	Solid Waste	926.33
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	20,562.00
2017	1	Direct Transportation	533.00
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	328.00
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	24,819.00
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,043.00
2017	3	Solid Waste	279.00
2017	3	Other Purchases / Services	1,562.00
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	20,813.00
2018	1	Direct Transportation	533.00
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	328.00
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	25,139.00
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,043.00
2018	3	Solid Waste	279.00
2018	3	Other Purchases / Services	1,562.00
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	21,028.00
2019	1	Direct Transportation	504.00
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	122.00
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	22,366.00
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,899.00
2019	3	Solid Waste	190.00
2019	3	Other Purchases / Services	1,670.00
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	17,674.26
2020	1	Direct Transportation	221.56
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	155.13
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	9.46
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	19,118.16
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	45.33
2020	3	Staff Commuting	143.76
2020	3	Student Commuting	267.50
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	600.14
2020	3	Solid Waste	184.09
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	17,611.94
2021	1	Direct Transportation	292.31
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	139.98
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	8.33
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	19,689.12
2021	3	Staff Commuting	1,291.00
2021	3	Student Commuting	930.00
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	628.12
2021	3	Solid Waste	257.60
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	18,503.92
2022	1	Direct Transportation	439.49
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	160.60
2022	1	Fertilizer & Animals	9.05
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	18,159.04
2022	3	Staff Commuting	1,291.00
2022	3	Student Commuting	930.00
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,236.44
2022	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	38.62
2022	3	Solid Waste	257.60
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	18,257.65
2023	1	Direct Transportation	383.49
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	274.28
2023	1	Fertilizer & Animals	6.91
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	17,346.82
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	333.50
2023	3	Staff Commuting	805.97
2023	3	Student Commuting	1,168.32
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,430.41
2023	3	Solid Waste	385.79
2024	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	17,329.91
2024	1	Direct Transportation	475.61
2024	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	164.20
2024	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.47
2024	2	Purchased Electricity	14,692.44
2024	3	Faculty Commuting	311.93
2024	3	Staff Commuting	753.85
2024	3	Student Commuting	1,114.63
2024	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,984.22
2024	3	Solid Waste	482.96
2025	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	17,794.54
2025	1	Direct Transportation	520.34
2025	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	263.34
2025	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.47
2025	2	Purchased Electricity	15,862.53
2025	3	Faculty Commuting	239.11
2025	3	Staff Commuting	534.75
2025	3	Student Commuting	3,077.87
2025	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,951.95
2025	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	362.26

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	40,101,227	kWh
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	35,792,342	kWh
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	36,861,277	kWh
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	37,629,995.5	kWh
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	36,876,100	kWh
2023	Solar Retained	95,320	kWh
2023	Community solar Purchased	202,100	kWh
2023	Community solar Verification	Not verified
2024	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	34,083,163.1	kWh
2024	Solar Retained	39,880	kWh
2025	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	36,797,525	kWh