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

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Commitments:

• Carbon Commitment
• Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

• Carbon neutral by 2050
• 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 2015 to 2025:

• Scopes 1 and 2: -33%
• Scope 3: -35%
• Gross emissions: -34%
• Net emissions: -33%

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE)	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2015	644,685.01	0.00	-376.03	0.00	566.85	644,308.98
2016	643,071.44	0.00	-643.86	0.00	496.48	642,427.58
2017	636,944.95	0.00	-433.44	0.00	429.50	636,511.51
2018	660,470.92	0.00	-628.69	0.00	567.00	659,842.23
2019	639,755.61	-2,000.00	-628.57	0.00	585.90	637,127.04
2020	524,851.96	0.00	-24.40	0.00	567.00	524,827.56
2021	448,674.29	0.00	-398.52	0.00	0.00	448,275.77
2022	434,740.77	0.00	-742.60	0.00	0.00	433,998.17
2023	443,305.85	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	443,305.85
2024	417,122.87	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	417,122.87
2025	428,522.08	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	428,522.08

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2015	1	190,361.74
2015	2	300,919.00
2015	3	153,404.27
2016	1	185,135.29
2016	2	300,648.73
2016	3	157,287.42
2017	1	168,921.09
2017	2	311,785.74
2017	3	156,238.12
2018	1	185,443.80
2018	2	296,269.79
2018	3	178,757.33
2019	1	184,485.63
2019	2	271,560.20
2019	3	183,709.78
2020	1	168,689.15
2020	2	229,882.64
2020	3	126,280.17
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	79,907.53
2023	1	165,032.54
2023	2	166,749.95
2023	3	111,523.36
2024	1	167,313.80
2024	2	154,936.95
2024	3	94,872.12
2025	1	165,959.86
2025	2	162,222.72
2025	3	100,339.50

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	182,058.18
2015	1	Direct Transportation	6,645.25
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	352.71
2015	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1,305.60
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	300,919.00
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	5,522.37
2015	3	Staff Commuting	27,253.86
2015	3	Student Commuting	20,705.44
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	69,684.84
2015	3	Solid Waste	8,985.85
2015	3	T&D Losses	21,251.91
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	177,690.01
2016	1	Direct Transportation	5,956.47
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	180.70
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1,308.11
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	300,648.73
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	5,891.54
2016	3	Staff Commuting	32,583.61
2016	3	Student Commuting	19,570.19
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	72,346.66
2016	3	Solid Waste	9,559.77
2016	3	T&D Losses	17,335.65
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	158,663.35
2017	1	Direct Transportation	7,554.38
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,462.20
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1,241.16
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	311,785.74
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	6,018.53
2017	3	Staff Commuting	30,653.96
2017	3	Student Commuting	22,130.91
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	68,356.45
2017	3	Solid Waste	11,440.12
2017	3	T&D Losses	17,638.15
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	174,926.13
2018	1	Direct Transportation	8,324.27
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	943.93
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1,249.47
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	296,269.79
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	6,103.08
2018	3	Staff Commuting	49,256.09
2018	3	Student Commuting	25,671.66
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	67,662.84
2018	3	Solid Waste	12,118.24
2018	3	T&D Losses	17,945.42
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	171,339.54
2019	1	Direct Transportation	8,679.37
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	3,040.89
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1,425.83
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	271,560.20
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	6,394.18
2019	3	Staff Commuting	51,292.60
2019	3	Student Commuting	26,306.52
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	70,425.04
2019	3	Solid Waste	12,404.68
2019	3	T&D Losses	16,886.76
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	160,023.12
2020	1	Direct Transportation	5,944.68
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,603.40
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1,117.95
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	229,882.64
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	4,861.21
2020	3	Staff Commuting	31,826.98
2020	3	Student Commuting	23,627.90
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	40,995.67
2020	3	Solid Waste	9,686.79
2020	3	T&D Losses	15,281.62
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
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	156,293.05
2023	1	Direct Transportation	6,480.51
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,175.48
2023	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1,083.50
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	166,749.95
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	1,984.48
2023	3	Staff Commuting	16,505.51
2023	3	Student Commuting	18,289.42
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	57,312.07
2023	3	Solid Waste	8,440.90
2023	3	T&D Losses	8,990.98
2024	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	159,508.20
2024	1	Direct Transportation	6,543.88
2024	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	645.36
2024	1	Fertilizer & Animals	616.36
2024	2	Purchased Electricity	154,936.95
2024	3	Faculty Commuting	2,308.38
2024	3	Staff Commuting	12,466.88
2024	3	Student Commuting	13,454.69
2024	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	45,162.01
2024	3	Solid Waste	9,187.92
2024	3	T&D Losses	12,292.24
2025	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	156,733.82
2025	1	Direct Transportation	6,448.28
2025	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,757.45
2025	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1,020.31
2025	2	Purchased Electricity	162,222.72
2025	3	Faculty Commuting	2,311.13
2025	3	Staff Commuting	12,784.47
2025	3	Student Commuting	13,723.74
2025	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	49,411.18
2025	3	Solid Waste	9,200.37
2025	3	T&D Losses	12,908.61

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	643,639,348	kWh
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	127,381,400	kWh
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	649,154,515	kWh
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	119,899,750	kWh
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	660,587,457	kWh
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	111,639,695	kWh
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	656,302,828	kWh
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	95,566,130	kWh
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	644,626,958	kWh
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	87,528,320	kWh
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	606,496,873	kWh
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	95,884,590	kWh
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
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
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	607,101,611	kWh
2023	Competitive suppliers Purchased	32,062,500	kWh
2023	Competitive suppliers Verification	Green-e
2023	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	93,286,610	kWh
2023	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2024	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	670,269,527.67	kWh
2024	Competitive suppliers Purchased	94,652,850	kWh
2024	Competitive suppliers Verification	Green-e
2024	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	121,762,680	kWh
2024	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2025	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	697,068,348	kWh
2025	Competitive suppliers Purchased	93,750,860	kWh
2025	Competitive suppliers Verification	Green-e
2025	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	132,544,487	kWh
2025	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e