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Commitments:

Carbon Commitment
Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

Carbon neutral by 2040
50% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2019
100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2019
100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2040 relative to 2019
100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2040 relative to 2019

Change in Emissions from 2010 to 2021:

Scopes 1 and 2: 4%
Scope 3: -16%
Gross emissions: -0%
Net emissions: -0%

Description of Institution Goals:

President Hemphill signed the Carbon Commitment in November 2020, reaffirming Radford University's commitment to pursuing net carbon neutrality. The President's Task Force on Sustainability then developed "The Path to 2040: the Radford University Sustainability and Climate Action Plan" to advance the institution's work towards these goals.

See this page for more info on goals and progress.

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Totals

Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2010	36,700.23	24.61	36,700.23
2011	37,508.54	10.45	37,508.54
2012	34,900.84	0.00	34,900.84
2013	35,644.95	0.00	35,644.95
2014	37,282.81	0.00	37,282.81
2015	36,372.91	0.00	36,372.91
2016	34,801.08	0.00	34,801.08
2017	38,579.45	0.00	38,579.45
2018	38,809.81	0.00	38,809.81
2019	38,556.20	0.00	38,556.20
2020	34,937.26	0.00	34,937.26
2021	36,596.95	0.00	36,596.95

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2010	1	8,227.05
2010	2	20,423.29
2010	3	8,049.89
2011	1	7,958.44
2011	2	21,180.45
2011	3	8,369.65
2012	1	7,295.23
2012	2	19,004.55
2012	3	8,601.06
2013	1	7,431.03
2013	2	18,544.87
2013	3	9,669.05
2014	1	8,545.21
2014	2	19,969.46
2014	3	8,768.14
2015	1	8,172.45
2015	2	20,328.78
2015	3	7,871.68
2016	1	8,852.98
2016	2	18,604.84
2016	3	7,343.26
2017	1	9,302.38
2017	2	21,908.40
2017	3	7,368.67
2018	1	10,051.51
2018	2	21,131.97
2018	3	7,626.33
2019	1	10,189.24
2019	2	20,150.44
2019	3	8,216.52
2020	1	9,711.05
2020	2	19,015.79
2020	3	6,210.42
2021	1	10,347.13
2021	2	19,456.75
2021	3	6,793.07

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2010	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2010	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2010	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	7,598.52
2010	1	Direct Transportation	414.23
2010	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	191.05
2010	1	Fertilizer & Animals	23.25
2010	2	Purchased Electricity	20,423.29
2010	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2010	3	Faculty Commuting	1,483.13
2010	3	Staff Commuting	1,738.92
2010	3	Student Commuting	2,362.38
2010	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	644.96
2010	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	0.00
2010	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	0.00
2010	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2010	3	Solid Waste	392.68
2010	3	Wastewater	99.01
2010	3	Paper Purchasing	66.49
2010	3	T&D Losses	1,262.32
2010	3	Food	0.00
2011	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2011	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2011	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	7,366.38
2011	1	Direct Transportation	477.41
2011	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	91.40
2011	1	Fertilizer & Animals	23.25
2011	2	Purchased Electricity	21,180.45
2011	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2011	3	Faculty Commuting	1,483.85
2011	3	Staff Commuting	1,739.81
2011	3	Student Commuting	2,363.82
2011	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	530.92
2011	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	284.27
2011	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	0.00
2011	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2011	3	Solid Waste	486.77
2011	3	Wastewater	83.95
2011	3	Paper Purchasing	87.14
2011	3	T&D Losses	1,309.12
2011	3	Food	0.00
2012	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2012	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,874.12
2012	1	Direct Transportation	397.86
2012	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	0.00
2012	1	Fertilizer & Animals	23.25
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	19,004.55
2012	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2012	3	Faculty Commuting	735.77
2012	3	Staff Commuting	1,725.48
2012	3	Student Commuting	2,344.22
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	498.04
2012	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	276.40
2012	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	0.00
2012	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2012	3	Solid Waste	925.21
2012	3	Wastewater	86.30
2012	3	Paper Purchasing	90.91
2012	3	T&D Losses	1,918.73
2012	3	Food	0.00
2013	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2013	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,869.39
2013	1	Direct Transportation	440.99
2013	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	97.40
2013	1	Fertilizer & Animals	23.25
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	18,544.87
2013	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2013	3	Faculty Commuting	730.16
2013	3	Staff Commuting	1,712.45
2013	3	Student Commuting	2,326.04
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,298.78
2013	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	235.50
2013	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	498.51
2013	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2013	3	Solid Waste	799.95
2013	3	Wastewater	103.03
2013	3	Paper Purchasing	92.31
2013	3	T&D Losses	1,872.32
2013	3	Food	0.00
2014	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2014	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	7,856.39
2014	1	Direct Transportation	413.76
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	251.81
2014	1	Fertilizer & Animals	23.25
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	19,969.46
2014	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	736.58
2014	3	Staff Commuting	1,727.34
2014	3	Student Commuting	2,346.49
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,263.50
2014	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	256.02
2014	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	445.11
2014	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2014	3	Solid Waste	742.40
2014	3	Wastewater	115.48
2014	3	Paper Purchasing	90.83
2014	3	T&D Losses	1,044.39
2014	3	Food	0.00
2015	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2015	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	7,686.98
2015	1	Direct Transportation	386.05
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	74.32
2015	1	Fertilizer & Animals	25.10
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	20,328.78
2015	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	732.59
2015	3	Staff Commuting	1,717.79
2015	3	Student Commuting	2,333.80
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,054.72
2015	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	523.14
2015	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	76.46
2015	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2015	3	Solid Waste	207.19
2015	3	Wastewater	120.79
2015	3	Paper Purchasing	42.02
2015	3	T&D Losses	1,063.18
2015	3	Food	0.00
2016	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2016	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	8,397.55
2016	1	Direct Transportation	360.14
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	74.32
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	20.97
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	18,604.84
2016	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	782.47
2016	3	Staff Commuting	1,792.04
2016	3	Student Commuting	2,038.21
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	856.29
2016	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	536.53
2016	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	74.81
2016	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2016	3	Solid Waste	220.15
2016	3	Wastewater	126.11
2016	3	Paper Purchasing	42.02
2016	3	T&D Losses	874.63
2016	3	Food	0.00
2017	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2017	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	8,730.19
2017	1	Direct Transportation	360.16
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	191.06
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	20.97
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	21,908.40
2017	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	965.05
2017	3	Staff Commuting	1,246.79
2017	3	Student Commuting	2,038.46
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	721.36
2017	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	523.81
2017	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	360.61
2017	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2017	3	Solid Waste	255.96
2017	3	Wastewater	114.90
2017	3	Paper Purchasing	42.02
2017	3	T&D Losses	1,099.71
2017	3	Food	0.00
2018	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2018	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	9,473.17
2018	1	Direct Transportation	393.26
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	143.17
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	41.91
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	21,131.97
2018	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	557.91
2018	3	Staff Commuting	1,574.32
2018	3	Student Commuting	1,916.36
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	656.03
2018	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	673.06
2018	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	307.32
2018	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2018	3	Solid Waste	303.52
2018	3	Wastewater	445.59
2018	3	Paper Purchasing	97.12
2018	3	T&D Losses	1,095.10
2018	3	Food	0.00
2019	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2019	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	9,458.09
2019	1	Direct Transportation	357.09
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	331.65
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	42.41
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	20,150.44
2019	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	1,266.55
2019	3	Staff Commuting	1,573.71
2019	3	Student Commuting	1,915.62
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	729.26
2019	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	569.72
2019	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	304.07
2019	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2019	3	Solid Waste	206.96
2019	3	Wastewater	420.54
2019	3	Paper Purchasing	147.19
2019	3	T&D Losses	1,082.90
2019	3	Food	0.00
2020	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2020	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	8,744.14
2020	1	Direct Transportation	344.88
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	585.40
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	36.63
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	19,015.79
2020	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	971.02
2020	3	Staff Commuting	1,094.76
2020	3	Student Commuting	1,468.64
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	455.25
2020	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	448.72
2020	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	3.50
2020	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2020	3	Solid Waste	194.12
2020	3	Wastewater	453.27
2020	3	Paper Purchasing	56.90
2020	3	T&D Losses	1,064.24
2020	3	Food	0.00
2021	1	Co-gen Electricity	0.00
2021	1	Co-gen Steam	0.00
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	9,928.82
2021	1	Direct Transportation	310.97
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	70.71
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	36.63
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	19,456.75
2021	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	0.00
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	432.11
2021	3	Staff Commuting	1,523.27
2021	3	Student Commuting	2,860.71
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	46.15
2021	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	120.50
2021	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	4.66
2021	3	Student Travel to/from Home	0.00
2021	3	Solid Waste	175.56
2021	3	Wastewater	492.69
2021	3	Paper Purchasing	48.50
2021	3	T&D Losses	1,088.92
2021	3	Food	0.00

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2010	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	29,807,684	kWh
2011	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	30,912,746	kWh
2012	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	30,235,961	kWh
2013	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	29,504,610	kWh
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	31,651,636	kWh
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	32,203,418	kWh
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	32,755,200	kWh
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	41,191,087	kWh
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	2,613,564	kWh
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	39,261,886	kWh
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	376,000	kWh
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	40,581,219	kWh
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	38,419,007	kWh
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	39,309,912	kWh