State University of New York at New Paltz

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Carbon Commitment
Specific Goals:
  • 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2040 relative to 2010
  • 85% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2050 relative to 2010
  • 85% reduction of Total Carbon by 2050 relative to 2010 
Change in Emissions from 2001 to 2023:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -57%
  • Scope 3: 203%
  • Gross emissions: -46%
  • Net emissions: -46%
Description of Institution Goals:

New York State's Climate Act sets the following Climate Targets:
* 85% Reduction in GHG Emissions by 2050
* 100% Zero-emission Electricity by 2040
* 70% Renewable Energy by 2030
* 9,000 MW of Offshore Wind by 2035
* 3,000 MW of Energy Storage by 2030
* 6,000 MW of Solar by 2025
* 22 Million Tons of Carbon Reduction through Energy Efficiency and Electrification

See this page for more info on goals and progress.
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Graph Type
Totals
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Gross MTCDE 24,090.45 23,697.12 25,180.23 25,573.77 24,796.65 16,393.79 13,669.22 15,651.45 9,117.15 13,654.69 13,710.51 13,303.59 15,083.90 14,054.83 13,644.12 15,728.59 15,649.15 18,778.79 17,899.66 14,400.54 16,188.75 14,032.49 13,012.27
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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Compost (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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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 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 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 0.00 0.00
Net MTCDE 24,090.45 23,697.12 25,180.23 25,573.77 24,796.65 16,393.79 13,669.22 15,651.45 9,117.15 13,654.69 13,710.51 13,303.59 15,083.90 14,054.83 13,644.12 15,728.59 15,649.15 18,778.79 17,899.66 14,400.54 16,188.75 14,032.49 13,012.27
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 12,401.00 11,521.34 12,944.10 12,703.10 12,221.90 9,547.26 6,562.38 4,807.51 5,933.97 7,204.55 8,538.04 8,130.24 8,927.76 8,830.99 8,871.15 9,345.96 9,829.24 10,163.03 9,378.61 7,924.51 7,269.04 8,284.86 7,571.29
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 10,637.40 11,079.96 11,134.88 11,712.31 11,443.02 6,230.34 6,467.22 9,867.99 2,896.69 6,074.68 4,871.38 4,698.94 5,592.99 4,964.82 4,536.30 6,096.77 5,559.83 5,536.71 5,434.17 2,016.06 2,085.98 2,223.43 2,256.76
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 1,052.05 1,095.82 1,101.25 1,158.36 1,131.73 616.19 639.62 975.95 286.49 375.46 301.09 474.41 563.15 259.02 236.67 285.86 260.08 3,079.05 3,086.88 4,459.97 6,833.73 3,524.20 3,184.22
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 12,003.44 11,124.17 12,543.54 12,306.17 11,827.73 9,152.18 6,096.04 4,382.89 5,485.94 6,820.29 8,130.90 7,765.27 8,486.97 8,377.30 8,428.35 8,903.19 9,382.58 9,676.59 8,936.74 7,640.95 6,450.32 7,931.32 7,571.29
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 397.56 397.17 400.56 396.93 394.17 395.08 466.34 424.62 448.03 384.26 407.14 364.97 440.79 453.69 442.80 442.77 446.66 486.44 441.87 283.56 242.50 242.97
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 576.22 110.57
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 10,637.40 11,079.96 11,134.88 11,712.31 11,443.02 6,230.34 6,467.22 9,867.99 2,896.69 6,074.68 4,871.38 4,698.94 5,592.99 4,964.82 4,536.30 6,096.77 5,559.83 5,536.71 5,434.17 2,016.06 2,085.98 2,223.43 2,256.76
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 455.84 471.94 59.26
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 1,104.21 1,082.32 576.23
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 1,238.54 1,243.90 2,537.77
Study Abroad Air Travel (MTCDE) 919.97 203.79
Student Travel to / from Home (MTCDE) 535.36
Wastewater (MTCDE) 350.01 405.79
FERA (MTCDE) 3,077.16 2,602.58 3,195.97 3,057.92
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 1,052.05 1,095.82 1,101.25 1,158.36 1,131.73 616.19 639.62 975.95 286.49 375.46 301.09 474.41 563.15 259.02 236.67 285.86 260.08 280.46 288.72 112.83 116.74 124.44 126.30
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 18,574,848 18,980,250 20,071,300 21,299,400 22,250,700 21,416,080 22,223,230 21,455,549 21,471,831 21,559,693 21,129,213 19,145,868 21,402,901 20,745,747 21,989,426.61 22,816,897.08 22,542,501 22,652,111 22,228,697 18,953,183 19,610,545 20,902,699 21,216,040
Solar Retained(kWh) 288,895.78 203,789