California State University-Northridge

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Climate Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2040
  • 0% reduction of Commuting Carbon by 2020 relative to 2012 
  • 0% reduction of Total Carbon by 2020 relative to 2012  
  • 50% reduction of Scope 1 + Scope 2 Carbon by 2030 relative to 2012 
  • 80% reduction of Scope 1 + Scope 2 Carbon by 2035 relative to 2012
  • 50% reduction of Scope 3 Carbon by 2035 relative to 2012 
  • 100% reduction of Scope 1 + Scope 2 Carbon by 2040 relative to 2012
Change in Emissions from 1990 to 2024:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -56%
  • Scope 3: -70%
  • Gross emissions: -65%
  • Net emissions: -65%
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Totals
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Gross MTCDE 109,816.00 106,091.00 104,769.00 101,946.00 91,042.00 98,233.00 114,242.00 116,721.00 100,578.00 98,781.00 94,614.00 95,160.00 96,126.00 100,289.00 95,652.00 99,152.00 98,714.00 99,259.00 100,491.00 98,192.00 99,075.00 108,647.00 105,967.00 112,305.00 109,958.00 108,870.00 84,903.00 78,265.00 74,543.00 68,541.00 31,303.00 22,706.65 60,964.70 55,299.26 38,527.66
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 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 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 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 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 109,816.00 106,091.00 104,769.00 101,946.00 91,042.00 98,233.00 114,242.00 116,721.00 100,578.00 98,781.00 94,614.00 95,160.00 96,126.00 100,289.00 95,652.00 99,152.00 98,714.00 99,259.00 100,491.00 98,192.00 99,075.00 108,647.00 105,967.00 112,305.00 109,958.00 108,870.00 84,903.00 78,265.00 74,543.00 68,541.00 31,303.00 22,706.65 60,964.70 55,299.26 38,527.66
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 13,720.00 13,740.00 10,563.00 10,657.00 5,217.00 5,891.00 6,534.00 7,996.00 5,652.00 5,625.00 5,122.00 4,722.00 4,002.00 4,374.00 5,127.00 5,400.00 4,954.00 8,092.00 6,760.00 8,370.00 9,727.00 8,775.00 8,655.00 8,778.00 9,061.00 8,866.00 8,581.00 10,134.00 6,655.00 6,985.00 5,832.00 6,377.35 5,683.72 6,422.09 6,080.40
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 24,609.00 24,609.00 28,586.00 27,300.00 26,794.00 33,218.00 44,189.00 44,615.00 41,034.00 35,919.00 31,604.00 29,885.00 28,245.00 31,001.00 30,959.00 28,588.00 27,960.00 24,401.00 25,263.00 24,017.00 22,367.00 26,973.00 25,836.00 27,039.00 26,417.00 26,522.00 19,080.00 17,791.00 18,843.00 16,993.00 13,794.00 11,664.00 13,727.00 12,595.00 10,732.00
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 71,487.00 67,742.00 65,620.00 63,989.00 59,031.00 59,124.00 63,519.00 64,110.00 53,892.00 57,237.00 57,888.00 60,553.00 63,879.00 64,914.00 59,566.00 65,164.00 65,800.00 66,766.00 68,468.00 65,805.00 66,981.00 72,899.00 71,476.00 76,488.00 74,480.00 73,482.00 57,242.00 50,340.00 49,045.00 44,563.00 11,677.00 4,665.30 41,553.98 36,282.17 21,715.26
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 13,135.00 13,168.00 10,080.00 10,192.00 4,713.00 5,299.00 5,990.00 7,334.00 5,105.00 5,211.00 4,765.00 4,366.00 3,667.00 4,053.00 4,788.00 5,027.00 4,563.00 7,671.00 6,367.00 7,949.00 8,913.00 8,180.00 8,043.00 7,894.00 8,387.00 7,729.00 7,780.00 8,722.00 5,924.00 5,761.00 4,184.00 4,608.50 5,181.00 6,138.00 5,769.00
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 585.00 572.00 483.00 465.00 504.00 592.00 544.00 662.00 547.00 414.00 357.00 356.00 335.00 321.00 339.00 373.00 391.00 421.00 393.00 421.00 485.00 355.00 431.00 482.00 347.00 440.00 373.00 395.00 396.00 324.00 235.00 231.30 105.70 111.21 12.84
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 329.00 240.00 181.00 402.00 327.00 697.00 428.00 1,017.00 335.00 900.00 1,413.00 1,537.55 397.02 172.88 298.56
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 24,609.00 24,609.00 28,586.00 27,300.00 26,794.00 33,218.00 44,189.00 44,615.00 41,034.00 35,919.00 31,604.00 29,885.00 28,245.00 31,001.00 30,959.00 28,588.00 27,960.00 24,401.00 25,263.00 24,017.00 22,367.00 26,973.00 25,836.00 27,039.00 26,417.00 26,522.00 19,080.00 17,791.00 18,843.00 16,993.00 13,794.00 11,664.00 13,727.00 12,595.00 10,732.00
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 517.60 750.80 808.69 785.00
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 847.46 1,823.67 2,695.19 3,866.00
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 71,487.00 67,742.00 65,620.00 63,989.00 59,031.00 59,124.00 63,519.00 64,110.00 53,892.00 57,237.00 57,888.00 60,553.00 63,879.00 64,914.00 59,566.00 65,164.00 65,800.00 66,766.00 68,468.00 65,805.00 65,160.00 70,127.00 69,614.00 74,612.00 72,743.00 71,885.00 54,562.00 48,073.00 46,857.00 42,789.00 11,256.00 3,199.09 38,270.00 31,182.00 15,879.00
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 1,821.00 2,772.00 1,862.00 1,876.00 1,737.00 1,597.00 2,680.00 2,267.00 2,188.00 1,774.00 399.00 81.61 659.00 1,502.00 1,101.00
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 19.54 50.52 94.29 84.26
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 22.00
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption (kWh) 51,549,693 50,012,082 50,677,006 53,613,457 54,006,628 43,840,973 39,875,661 46,614,866.65 1,111,160 3,573,153
Solar Sold (kWh) 831,959 948,700 898,500
Solar Verification Other Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified
Solar Retained (kWh) 58,427 1,053,631 197,520
Wind Verification Not verified Not verified
Community solar Verification Not verified
Competitive suppliers Verification Not verified
Large commercial green power rates ("green tariffs") Verification Not verified
Power purchase agreement Verification Not verified
Utility green pricing Verification Not verified
Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification Not verified