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Commitments:

Climate Commitment
Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

Carbon neutral by 2040
12% reduction of Total Carbon by 2015 relative to 2008
25% reduction of Scope 1 + Scope 2 Carbon by 2030 relative to 2008
80% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2008
100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2040 relative to 2008

Change in Emissions from 2012 to 2023:

Scopes 1 and 2: -66%
Scope 3: -0%
Gross emissions: -38%
Net emissions: -38%

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2012	36,355.46	0.00	0.00	36,355.46
2014	44,290.06	0.00	0.00	44,290.06
2015	40,718.44	835.00	0.00	41,553.44
2016	35,215.84	0.00	0.00	35,215.84
2017	35,637.40	0.00	0.00	35,637.40
2018	34,352.98	0.00	0.00	34,352.98
2019	32,850.16	0.00	0.00	32,850.16
2020	32,123.09	0.00	0.00	32,123.09
2021	23,565.53	0.00	0.00	23,565.53
2022	18,113.91	0.00	1.88	18,113.91
2023	22,638.29	0.00	15.85	22,638.29

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2012	1	7,771.48
2012	2	12,967.92
2012	3	15,616.06
2014	1	8,057.29
2014	2	20,515.76
2014	3	15,717.01
2015	1	6,288.14
2015	2	20,929.91
2015	3	13,500.39
2016	1	6,778.30
2016	2	14,849.75
2016	3	13,587.79
2017	1	7,147.10
2017	2	14,619.68
2017	3	13,870.62
2018	1	6,568.25
2018	2	13,701.95
2018	3	14,082.78
2019	1	6,697.78
2019	2	14,763.88
2019	3	11,388.50
2020	1	6,290.24
2020	2	14,157.35
2020	3	11,675.50
2021	1	6,223.04
2021	2	12,569.06
2021	3	4,773.43
2022	1	6,470.92
2022	2	1,335.20
2022	3	10,307.79
2023	1	5,943.95
2023	2	1,079.77
2023	3	15,614.57

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,994.04
2012	1	Direct Transportation	231.48
2012	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	545.64
2012	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.32
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	12,967.92
2012	3	Faculty Commuting	780.43
2012	3	Staff Commuting	1,218.02
2012	3	Student Commuting	6,043.14
2012	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,554.40
2012	3	Solid Waste	1,048.17
2012	3	Wastewater	196.75
2012	3	T&D Losses	960.22
2012	3	FERA	2,814.93
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	7,137.67
2014	1	Direct Transportation	175.79
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	743.58
2014	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.25
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	20,515.76
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	738.34
2014	3	Staff Commuting	1,411.34
2014	3	Student Commuting	6,114.36
2014	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,306.84
2014	3	Solid Waste	1,040.09
2014	3	Wastewater	198.81
2014	3	T&D Losses	1,032.14
2014	3	FERA	2,875.09
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,931.49
2015	1	Direct Transportation	147.65
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	208.98
2015	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.02
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	20,929.91
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	605.49
2015	3	Staff Commuting	1,127.54
2015	3	Student Commuting	4,330.25
2015	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,811.82
2015	3	Solid Waste	1,010.24
2015	3	Wastewater	167.24
2015	3	T&D Losses	1,052.98
2015	3	FERA	2,394.83
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,219.11
2016	1	Direct Transportation	58.87
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	500.31
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.01
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	14,849.75
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	623.67
2016	3	Staff Commuting	673.29
2016	3	Student Commuting	5,127.83
2016	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,740.26
2016	3	Solid Waste	1,079.19
2016	3	Wastewater	174.76
2016	3	T&D Losses	655.89
2016	3	FERA	2,512.90
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,997.10
2017	1	Direct Transportation	104.87
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	45.13
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	14,619.68
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	579.87
2017	3	Staff Commuting	728.38
2017	3	Student Commuting	5,174.95
2017	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	169.35
2017	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,533.53
2017	3	Solid Waste	1,057.76
2017	3	Wastewater	154.99
2017	3	T&D Losses	645.73
2017	3	FERA	2,826.06
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,319.50
2018	1	Direct Transportation	103.43
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	145.32
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	13,701.95
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	521.01
2018	3	Staff Commuting	763.78
2018	3	Student Commuting	5,395.96
2018	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	182.59
2018	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	3,020.74
2018	3	Solid Waste	799.24
2018	3	Wastewater	157.37
2018	3	T&D Losses	691.06
2018	3	FERA	2,551.03
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,523.03
2019	1	Direct Transportation	78.79
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	95.96
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	14,763.88
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	275.92
2019	3	Staff Commuting	684.25
2019	3	Student Commuting	3,943.79
2019	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,161.72
2019	3	Solid Waste	756.03
2019	3	Wastewater	147.42
2019	3	T&D Losses	797.38
2019	3	FERA	2,621.99
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,020.35
2020	1	Direct Transportation	60.50
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	209.39
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	14,157.35
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	512.88
2020	3	Staff Commuting	998.80
2020	3	Student Commuting	7,704.44
2020	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	993.90
2020	3	Solid Waste	542.42
2020	3	Wastewater	130.73
2020	3	T&D Losses	792.33
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,621.38
2021	1	Direct Transportation	36.85
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	564.81
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	12,569.06
2021	3	Staff Commuting	878.74
2021	3	Student Commuting	1,897.56
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	653.00
2021	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	98.02
2021	3	Solid Waste	266.36
2021	3	Wastewater	277.01
2021	3	T&D Losses	702.74
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,223.84
2022	1	Direct Transportation	64.86
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	182.22
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	1,335.20
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	320.33
2022	3	Staff Commuting	288.51
2022	3	Student Commuting	4,194.17
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,536.70
2022	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	84.58
2022	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	853.22
2022	3	Solid Waste	333.44
2022	3	Wastewater	87.07
2022	3	Paper Purchasing	37.17
2022	3	T&D Losses	59.09
2022	3	FERA	2,513.51
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,705.68
2023	1	Direct Transportation	78.36
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	159.91
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	1,079.77
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	829.80
2023	3	Staff Commuting	687.82
2023	3	Student Commuting	6,960.66
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	3,313.59
2023	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	163.11
2023	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	708.21
2023	3	Solid Waste	419.42
2023	3	Wastewater	101.94
2023	3	Paper Purchasing	73.73
2023	3	T&D Losses	75.92
2023	3	FERA	2,280.37

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2012	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	51,741,728	kWh
2012	Solar Retained	27,423	kWh
2012	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	9,003,249	kWh
2012	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	49,508,518	kWh
2014	Solar Retained	36,119	kWh
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	49,869,753	kWh
2015	Solar Retained	55,945	kWh
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	49,325,278	kWh
2016	Solar Retained	69,019	kWh
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	48,325,891	kWh
2017	Solar Retained	39,028	kWh
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	46,138,464	kWh
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	44,297,371	kWh
2019	Solar Retained	18,625	kWh
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	220,000	kWh
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	39,772,183.33	kWh
2020	Solar Retained	32,556	kWh
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	220,000	kWh
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	36,964,991.15	kWh
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	40,009,330	kWh
2022	Solar Retained	-10,498,000	kWh
2022	Solar Verification	Green-e
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	51,403,536	kWh
2023	Large commercial green power rates ("green tariffs") Purchased	10,498,000	kWh
2023	Large commercial green power rates ("green tariffs") Verification	Green-e