The Ohio State University - Columbus Campus: Ohio State University Carbon Footprint Report

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Institutional Information

Commitments:

• Carbon Commitment
• Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

• Carbon neutral by 2050
• 55% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2018
• 100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2050 relative to 2008
• 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2050 relative to 2018
• 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2050 relative to 2018

Change in Emissions from 2021 to 2022:

• Scopes 1 and 2: -10%
• Scope 3: 166%
• Gross emissions: 11%
• Net emissions: 11%

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE)	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2021	448,674.29	0.00	-398.52	0.00	0.00	448,275.77
2022	499,995.64	0.00	-742.60	0.00	0.00	499,253.04

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2021	1	150,974.95
2021	2	243,183.32
2021	3	54,516.02
2022	1	171,351.59
2022	2	183,481.65
2022	3	145,162.40

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	144,138.56
2021	1	Direct Transportation	5,594.09
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1,242.30
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	243,183.32
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	2,534.54
2021	3	Staff Commuting	18,554.32
2021	3	Student Commuting	17,926.65
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	393.59
2021	3	Solid Waste	1,496.87
2021	3	T&D Losses	13,610.05
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	161,175.81
2022	1	Direct Transportation	6,252.13
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,864.30
2022	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1,059.35
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	183,481.65
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	2,387.51
2022	3	Staff Commuting	16,145.11
2022	3	Student Commuting	25,837.67
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	16,277.43
2022	3	Solid Waste	5,461.92
2022	3	T&D Losses	13,797.89
2022	3	FERA	65,254.87

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	531,812,690	kWh
2021	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	89,948,000	kWh
2021	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	632,833,879	kWh
2022	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	161,861,435	kWh
2022	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e