Denison University

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Carbon Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2030
  • 50% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2025 relative to 2010
  • 50% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2025 relative to 2010
  • 100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2045 relative to 2010 
Change in Emissions from 2005 to 2023:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -48%
  • Scope 3: 5%
  • Gross emissions: -38%
  • Net emissions: -38%
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Totals
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
Gross MTCDE 38,471.83 41,913.60 35,848.34 41,684.30 36,418.74 38,844.07 34,655.75 30,075.39 30,932.56 30,624.83 25,772.09 21,777.64 23,616.16 20,578.66 20,354.56 17,942.75 20,265.37 23,937.28
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
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 -35.28 -27.93 -20.58 -20.58
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
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
Net MTCDE 38,471.83 41,913.60 35,848.34 41,684.30 36,418.74 38,844.07 34,655.75 30,075.39 30,932.56 30,624.83 25,772.09 21,777.64 23,616.16 20,578.66 20,319.28 17,914.82 20,244.79 23,916.70
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 12,612.54 14,576.34 10,949.63 17,228.59 14,034.13 15,170.83 13,676.60 11,207.68 12,176.38 12,339.05 6,939.25 6,032.14 5,938.92 6,930.40 8,050.70 6,874.17 7,637.48 7,950.27
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 18,503.23 19,952.93 17,317.96 17,008.44 16,065.84 15,662.88 15,108.91 14,158.74 13,682.49 14,026.86 13,355.25 10,744.58 10,724.41 8,533.46 6,571.86 5,632.12 6,179.79 8,253.25
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 7,356.06 7,384.33 7,580.75 7,447.27 6,318.77 8,010.36 5,870.24 4,708.97 5,073.69 4,258.92 5,477.59 5,000.92 6,952.83 5,114.80 5,732.00 5,436.46 6,448.10 7,733.76
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 11,914.19 13,810.75 10,154.93 16,416.63 13,258.01 14,417.18 12,904.99 10,172.62 11,752.95 11,871.85 6,542.19 5,796.11 5,694.99 6,710.34 7,803.23 6,664.49 7,300.31 7,616.96
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 200.07 271.81 304.07 306.61 280.35 254.86 272.82 196.14 224.55 248.98 196.80 179.94 218.66 193.32 218.53 185.91 281.96 290.16
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 498.20 493.70 490.55 505.27 495.69 498.72 498.72 838.85 198.81 218.15 200.19 55.99 7.33 8.80 11.74 5.62 6.85
Fertilizer & Animals (MTCDE) 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.10 17.94 17.94 17.20 18.15 48.36 43.15
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 18,503.23 19,952.93 17,317.96 17,008.44 16,065.84 15,662.88 15,108.91 14,158.74 13,682.49 14,026.86 13,355.25 10,744.58 10,724.41 8,533.46 6,571.86 5,632.12 6,179.79 8,253.25
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 1,501.31
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 1,279.90 1,246.20 1,260.32
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 1,794.57 1.28 1,043.68 1,229.99 1,643.29 1,353.84 1,461.42 523.23 1,282.73 2,351.37
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 2,892.23 2,753.84 2,660.43 2,487.45 2,003.11 2,297.17 1,992.73 823.47 934.33 802.20 942.52 782.36 347.54 350.62 424.55 321.88 313.32 358.33
Wastewater (MTCDE) 88.79 95.76 86.69 122.63 85.62 83.38 80.41 75.29 81.55 81.35 80.78 75.21 79.46 81.01 73.50 65.33 81.28 85.36
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 134.07 96.78 80.66 71.86 68.23 70.63 67.96 78.51 71.15 65.59 28.31 39.20 37.33
FERA (MTCDE) 2,545.05 2,561.36 3,120.87 3,155.04 2,641.11 2,733.08 2,766.47 2,298.78 2,604.54 2,573.55 2,641.51 2,340.29 2,299.40 2,741.50 3,211.36 2,758.63 3,008.44 3,125.65
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 1,829.99 1,973.37 1,712.76 1,682.15 1,588.93 968.09 933.85 1,429.49 1,381.41 733.59 698.47 505.11 504.16 516.68 495.58 459.18 476.93 515.40
Food (MTCDE) 499.16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption (kWh) 20,091,000 21,665,100 24,488,100 24,050,440 23,180,650 22,856,920 22,048,508 22,523,551 21,765,950 22,230,024 21,154,000 18,914,504 18,882,000 18,896,000 18,918,000 18,224,000 18,928,467 20,455,000
Solar Retained (kWh) 1,439,000 2,718,000 3,040,030 2,727,040 2,244,602
Power purchase agreement Purchased (kWh) 1,439,000 2,718,000 5,714,000 5,202,000 2,123,000
Power purchase agreement Verification ERT Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e, Not verified
Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased (kWh) 1,439,000 2,718,000
Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification ERT Green-e