Austin College  

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Carbon Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2035
  • 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2015 relative to 2008
  • 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2035 relative to 2008
Change in Emissions from 2008 to 2022:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -69%
  • Scope 3: -7%
  • Gross emissions: -51%
  • Net emissions: -51%
Graph Type
Totals
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Gross MTCDE 13,094.00 11,920.00 9,946.40 8,238.00 6,941.00 7,033.45 5,851.75 6,358.30
Offsets (MTCDE) 0.00 -372.00 -56.90 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
Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE) 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
Net MTCDE 13,094.00 11,548.00 9,889.50 8,238.00 6,941.00 7,033.45 5,851.75 6,358.30
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 2,619.00 3,039.00 2,712.30 3,191.00 3,502.00 3,558.90 2,686.09 2,900.77
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 6,769.00 5,561.00 3,553.00 1,559.00 57.00 186.61 0.00 0.00
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 3,706.00 3,320.00 3,681.10 3,488.00 3,382.00 3,287.94 3,165.66 3,457.53
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 2,466.00 2,636.00 2,413.40 2,853.00 2,941.00 3,300.56 2,441.68 2,858.88
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 121.00 105.00 102.90 93.00 85.00 66.11 41.04 37.58
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 32.00 298.00 196.00 245.00 476.00 189.15 203.37
Fertilizer & Animals (MTCDE) 3.08 4.31
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 6,769.00 5,561.00 3,553.00 1,559.00 57.00 186.61
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 132.74 135.00 44.73
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 284.61 314.74 99.01
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 822.00 643.00 817.80 845.00 549.00 105.98 146.75 40.95
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 2,501.00 2,261.00 1,267.40 1,047.00 1,020.00 655.43 580.03 634.38
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 150.17 153.83 182.61
Study Abroad Air Travel (MTCDE) 773.11 683.31 30.34
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 383.00 416.00 1,595.90 1,596.00 1,785.00 732.54 732.54 812.19
Wastewater (MTCDE) 68.26 61.20 87.94
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 28.00 22.54 13.66 23.35
FERA (MTCDE) 1,157.47
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 362.56 344.60 344.56
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Wind Retained(kWh) 649,742 2,011,766 6,338,000 12,611,067
Wind Verification Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 14,800,003 15,568,993 14,566,160 15,087,032
Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased(kWh) 2,139,317 15,158,670 14,566,160
Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification Not verified Green-e, Not verified Green-e, Not verified
Competitive suppliers Purchased(kWh) 606,000
Competitive suppliers Verification Green-e
Utility green pricing Purchased(kWh) 14,481,032
Utility green pricing Verification Green-e