University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Carbon Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • 20% reduction of Total Carbon by 2020 relative to 2009 
  • 40% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2009 
  • 60% reduction of Total Carbon by 2040 relative to 2009
  • 100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2050 relative to 2009
Change in Emissions from 2009 to 2023:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -28%
  • Scope 3: -6%
  • Gross emissions: -21%
  • Net emissions: -21%
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Totals
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Gross MTCDE 113,136.63 114,295.26 112,289.49 109,153.86 109,162.32 107,224.54 106,205.12 103,618.56 103,564.11 104,145.32 102,032.13 89,889.00 68,871.43 84,695.81 89,556.76
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 0.00 0.00
Compost (MTCDE) -51.86 -52.16 -46.98 -59.00 -90.28 -100.08 -67.16 -55.77 -59.27 -56.01 -98.35 -73.44 -27.90 -26.29 -65.44
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
Biogenic (MT CO2) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 52.55 52.55 52.55 0.75 19.41 20.01 6.53 71.46 0.00
Net MTCDE 113,084.77 114,243.10 112,242.51 109,094.86 109,072.04 107,124.46 106,137.96 103,562.79 103,504.84 104,089.31 101,933.78 89,815.56 68,843.53 84,669.52 89,491.32
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 18,476.86 17,979.47 16,957.52 20,106.62 18,667.86 19,923.67 18,917.95 18,283.26 18,463.05 20,528.03 21,558.50 18,928.50 18,821.51 19,456.62 19,497.43
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 59,262.49 62,477.02 60,511.70 51,709.57 52,592.20 50,069.67 49,580.07 46,667.83 47,003.60 42,997.30 39,986.51 35,074.29 34,384.66 37,069.93 36,797.02
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 35,397.28 33,838.77 34,820.27 37,337.67 37,902.26 37,231.20 37,707.10 38,667.47 38,097.46 40,619.99 40,487.12 35,886.21 15,665.26 28,169.26 33,262.31
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 18,476.86 17,979.47 16,957.52 20,106.62 18,667.86 19,923.67 18,305.36 17,670.98 17,850.44 19,720.72 20,832.03 18,255.11 18,445.37 18,968.50 18,818.19
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 612.59 612.28 612.61 807.31 726.47 673.39 376.14 488.12 679.24
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 59,262.49 62,477.02 60,511.70 51,709.57 52,592.20 50,069.67 49,580.07 46,667.83 47,003.60 42,997.30 39,986.51 35,074.29 34,384.66 37,069.93 36,797.02
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 4,466.42 4,494.23 4,636.13 4,628.20 4,695.04 4,960.58 4,891.42 4,966.76 5,099.94 5,163.51 5,309.88 3,868.14 1,556.96 4,239.07 4,889.29
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 10,255.14 11,398.12 11,604.77 11,711.59 12,104.00 12,658.06 13,340.94 13,886.36 13,664.00 13,843.49 13,640.17 9,587.88 2,488.82 8,663.21 11,853.51
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 5,977.63 5,607.44 6,820.88 5,854.87 6,447.83 7,051.91 7,575.44 8,505.08 7,918.23 9,463.49 8,942.93 11,454.81 1,107.14 3,751.62 4,383.48
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 723.95 545.50 568.33 783.45 784.04 864.70 964.20 974.57 952.44 854.78 851.60 815.84 663.91 980.51 1,456.18
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 652.94 677.66 608.14 1,020.78 1,023.54 1,022.02 962.41 1,021.39 1,032.93 1,160.14 1,164.14 811.52 456.12 780.46 1,001.58
FERA (MTCDE) 7,460.07 7,254.25 6,841.92 8,118.09 7,538.01 8,055.32 7,379.69 7,119.42 7,220.24 7,927.73 8,429.49 7,385.05 7,467.93 7,679.73 7,618.88
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 5,861.13 3,861.57 3,740.10 5,220.69 5,309.80 2,618.61 2,593.00 2,193.89 2,209.68 2,206.85 2,148.91 1,962.97 1,924.38 2,074.66 2,059.39
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 125,494,332 127,661,675 123,645,850 121,611,357 123,687,145 127,920,979 126,670,113 127,006,648 127,920,442 126,796,760 129,798,774 123,449,841 121,022,566 130,473,834 129,513,269