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Commitments:

• Carbon Commitment
• Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

• Carbon neutral by 2025
• 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2012 relative to 2007 
• 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2024 relative to 2007
• 100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2025 relative to 2007 

Change in Emissions from 2007 to 2023:

• Scopes 1 and 2: -41%
• Scope 3: 17%
• Gross emissions: -20%
• Net emissions: -99%

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE)	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2007	15,793.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	15,793.00
2009	13,069.00	-12.00	0.00	-15.00	0.00	13,057.00
2012	11,055.70	0.00	0.00	-27.70	0.00	11,055.70
2013	12,293.00	0.00	0.00	-106.00	0.00	12,293.00
2015	8,895.12	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8,895.12
2016	13,210.89	0.00	-28.52	0.00	0.00	13,182.37
2017	9,619.78	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	9,619.78
2018	14,264.78	0.00	-26.63	0.00	0.00	14,238.15
2019	13,578.95	0.00	-20.02	0.00	0.00	13,558.93
2020	13,831.01	0.00	-16.43	0.00	0.00	13,814.58
2021	9,482.54	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	9,482.54
2023	12,657.71	-12,556.33	-12.94	0.00	0.00	88.44

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2007	1	6,015.00
2007	2	3,994.00
2007	3	5,784.00
2009	1	6,208.00
2009	2	3,878.00
2009	3	2,983.00
2012	1	6,381.40
2012	2	0.00
2012	3	4,674.30
2013	1	6,778.00
2013	2	0.00
2013	3	5,515.00
2015	1	6,256.37
2015	2	0.00
2015	3	2,638.75
2016	1	5,739.78
2016	2	0.00
2016	3	7,471.11
2017	1	5,590.89
2017	2	150.59
2017	3	3,878.30
2018	1	6,888.78
2018	2	0.00
2018	3	7,376.00
2019	1	6,891.43
2019	2	0.00
2019	3	6,687.52
2020	1	6,447.86
2020	2	0.00
2020	3	7,383.15
2021	1	5,903.66
2021	2	0.00
2021	3	3,578.88
2023	1	5,918.79
2023	2	0.00
2023	3	6,738.92

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2007	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,606.00
2007	1	Direct Transportation	403.00
2007	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	6.00
2007	2	Purchased Electricity	3,994.00
2007	3	Student Commuting	4,398.00
2007	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,282.00
2007	3	Solid Waste	104.00
2009	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,990.00
2009	1	Direct Transportation	190.00
2009	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	28.00
2009	2	Purchased Electricity	3,878.00
2009	3	Student Commuting	2,258.00
2009	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	617.00
2009	3	Solid Waste	108.00
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,803.10
2012	1	Direct Transportation	265.40
2012	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	312.90
2012	3	Student Commuting	3,516.00
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,049.40
2012	3	Solid Waste	108.90
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,462.00
2013	1	Direct Transportation	274.00
2013	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	42.00
2013	3	Student Commuting	3,207.00
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,325.00
2013	3	Solid Waste	-17.00
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,256.37
2015	3	T&D Losses	105.75
2015	3	FERA	2,533.00
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,351.74
2016	1	Direct Transportation	278.74
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	107.31
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.99
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	290.87
2016	3	Staff Commuting	1,179.10
2016	3	Student Commuting	79.71
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,887.38
2016	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	282.60
2016	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,417.44
2016	3	Solid Waste	93.61
2016	3	T&D Losses	73.65
2016	3	FERA	2,166.75
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,590.89
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	150.59
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	288.16
2017	3	Staff Commuting	1,168.12
2017	3	Student Commuting	78.97
2017	3	T&D Losses	79.48
2017	3	FERA	2,263.57
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,387.39
2018	1	Direct Transportation	368.30
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	130.87
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2.22
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	286.31
2018	3	Staff Commuting	1,160.60
2018	3	Student Commuting	78.46
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,503.30
2018	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	378.15
2018	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,208.06
2018	3	Solid Waste	98.94
2018	3	T&D Losses	76.13
2018	3	FERA	2,586.05
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,553.76
2019	1	Direct Transportation	249.53
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	85.85
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2.29
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	289.05
2019	3	Staff Commuting	1,171.70
2019	3	Student Commuting	57.50
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,173.89
2019	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	399.56
2019	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	767.64
2019	3	Solid Waste	100.20
2019	3	T&D Losses	74.57
2019	3	FERA	2,653.41
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,131.41
2020	1	Direct Transportation	239.24
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	75.12
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2.09
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	287.12
2020	3	Staff Commuting	812.69
2020	3	Student Commuting	52.25
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	2,132.32
2020	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	262.28
2020	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,201.27
2020	3	Solid Waste	79.18
2020	3	T&D Losses	73.63
2020	3	FERA	2,482.41
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,577.30
2021	1	Direct Transportation	243.79
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	80.48
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2.09
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	287.12
2021	3	Staff Commuting	791.12
2021	3	Student Commuting	39.85
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	23.13
2021	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	112.22
2021	3	T&D Losses	67.37
2021	3	FERA	2,258.07
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,581.82
2023	1	Direct Transportation	222.68
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	112.89
2023	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.40
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	158.16
2023	3	Staff Commuting	460.29
2023	3	Student Commuting	28.49
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	446.15
2023	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	302.94
2023	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,175.36
2023	3	Student Travel to/from Home	1,751.84
2023	3	Solid Waste	82.96
2023	3	T&D Losses	72.83
2023	3	FERA	2,259.90

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	12,089,257	kWh
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	13,000,000	kWh
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	11,658,347	kWh
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	13,000,000	kWh
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	12,588,263	kWh
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	11,467,000	kWh
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	12,864,916	kWh
2018	Power purchase agreement Purchased	3,955,000	kWh
2018	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	11,467,000	kWh
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	13,109,413	kWh
2019	Power purchase agreement Purchased	5,448,000	kWh
2019	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	11,000,000	kWh
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	12,363,645	kWh
2020	Power purchase agreement Purchased	5,670,000	kWh
2020	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	6,917,000	kWh
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e, Not verified
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	11,313,176	kWh
2021	Power purchase agreement Purchased	6,097,000	kWh
2021	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2021	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	5,500,000	kWh
2021	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	12,229,349	kWh
2023	Power purchase agreement Purchased	5,976,690	kWh
2023	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2023	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	6,300,000	kWh
2023	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified