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Commitments:

• Carbon Commitment

Specific Goals:

• Carbon neutral by 2037
• 50% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2030 relative to 2008
• 50% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2008 
• 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2037 relative to 2008
• 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2037 relative to 2008
• 100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2037 relative to 2008

Change in Emissions from 2008 to 2023:

• Scopes 1 and 2: -33%
• Scope 3: 32%
• Gross emissions: -18%
• Net emissions: -18%

See this page for more info on goals and progress.

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE)	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2008	255,499.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.30	255,499.20
2011	246,347.30	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.49	246,347.30
2014	240,954.56	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.66	240,954.56
2017	213,035.43	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.89	213,035.43
2019	202,170.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.47	202,170.00
2020	166,536.74	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	166,536.74
2021	176,061.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	176,061.20
2022	173,025.00	0.00	-19.40	0.00	0.00	173,005.60
2023	210,318.73	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	210,318.73

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2008	1	10,352.20
2008	2	186,457.10
2008	3	58,689.90
2011	1	31,000.61
2011	2	175,697.15
2011	3	39,649.54
2014	1	41,181.50
2014	2	160,067.15
2014	3	39,705.91
2017	1	33,391.26
2017	2	141,575.38
2017	3	38,068.79
2019	1	36,600.65
2019	2	107,616.07
2019	3	57,953.28
2020	1	39,136.13
2020	2	91,997.83
2020	3	35,402.78
2021	1	39,961.73
2021	2	95,131.95
2021	3	40,967.52
2022	1	37,700.12
2022	2	85,086.92
2022	3	50,237.96
2023	1	43,979.06
2023	2	88,858.93
2023	3	77,480.74

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2008	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	9,211.86
2008	1	Direct Transportation	481.47
2008	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	658.72
2008	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.15
2008	2	Purchased Electricity	140,035.35
2008	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	46,421.75
2008	3	Faculty Commuting	1,858.31
2008	3	Staff Commuting	2,742.94
2008	3	Student Commuting	1,624.94
2008	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	15,002.78
2008	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	1,636.13
2008	3	Solid Waste	18,214.11
2008	3	Wastewater	2,083.75
2008	3	Paper Purchasing	1,677.29
2008	3	T&D Losses	13,849.65
2011	1	Co-gen Steam	22,335.59
2011	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,731.07
2011	1	Direct Transportation	716.86
2011	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,216.58
2011	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.51
2011	2	Purchased Electricity	144,640.15
2011	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	31,057.00
2011	3	Faculty Commuting	1,970.16
2011	3	Staff Commuting	2,694.48
2011	3	Student Commuting	1,765.05
2011	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	16,840.03
2011	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	1,909.76
2011	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	661.50
2011	3	Solid Waste	1,595.73
2011	3	Wastewater	1,844.94
2011	3	Paper Purchasing	1,428.00
2011	3	T&D Losses	8,939.89
2014	1	Co-gen Steam	32,976.74
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,385.47
2014	1	Direct Transportation	1,213.49
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	604.67
2014	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.13
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	133,510.81
2014	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	26,556.34
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	1,789.61
2014	3	Staff Commuting	2,512.79
2014	3	Student Commuting	1,482.50
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	19,358.83
2014	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	2,181.67
2014	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	627.26
2014	3	Solid Waste	2,387.44
2014	3	Wastewater	549.13
2014	3	Paper Purchasing	1,834.16
2014	3	T&D Losses	6,982.52
2017	1	Co-gen Steam	25,570.26
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,233.99
2017	1	Direct Transportation	1,333.30
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,253.23
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.48
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	121,317.05
2017	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	20,258.33
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	2,038.19
2017	3	Staff Commuting	2,833.40
2017	3	Student Commuting	1,530.90
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	17,248.97
2017	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	543.98
2017	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	3,187.55
2017	3	Solid Waste	2,258.64
2017	3	Wastewater	470.91
2017	3	Paper Purchasing	2,253.04
2017	3	T&D Losses	5,703.21
2019	1	Co-gen Steam	24,926.22
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	7,454.68
2019	1	Direct Transportation	1,978.57
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,240.45
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.73
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	87,764.43
2019	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	19,851.64
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	3,066.28
2019	3	Staff Commuting	5,961.43
2019	3	Student Commuting	2,951.42
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	27,388.94
2019	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	582.93
2019	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	8,816.23
2019	3	Solid Waste	2,157.99
2019	3	Wastewater	462.80
2019	3	Paper Purchasing	868.55
2019	3	T&D Losses	5,696.71
2020	1	Co-gen Steam	29,626.97
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	7,101.87
2020	1	Direct Transportation	1,617.05
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	788.50
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.74
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	78,750.52
2020	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	13,247.31
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	1,741.82
2020	3	Staff Commuting	4,139.22
2020	3	Student Commuting	2,376.84
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	10,273.08
2020	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	817.80
2020	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	3,493.79
2020	3	Solid Waste	1,792.72
2020	3	Wastewater	395.63
2020	3	Paper Purchasing	508.95
2020	3	T&D Losses	9,862.93
2021	1	Co-gen Steam	29,644.41
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	8,166.64
2021	1	Direct Transportation	1,506.16
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	643.77
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.75
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	79,178.31
2021	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	15,953.64
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	705.81
2021	3	Staff Commuting	4,624.13
2021	3	Student Commuting	2,925.65
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	5,935.92
2021	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	655.98
2021	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	225.45
2021	3	Solid Waste	1,412.52
2021	3	Wastewater	352.62
2021	3	Paper Purchasing	203.37
2021	3	T&D Losses	4,993.73
2021	3	FERA	15,308.57
2021	3	Food	3,623.77
2022	1	Co-gen Steam	27,531.70
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	7,347.81
2022	1	Direct Transportation	1,363.83
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,450.16
2022	1	Fertilizer & Animals	6.62
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	64,777.22
2022	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	20,309.70
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	3,366.52
2022	3	Staff Commuting	6,594.41
2022	3	Student Commuting	2,263.60
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	10,399.84
2022	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	1,140.21
2022	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	625.88
2022	3	Solid Waste	1,444.62
2022	3	Wastewater	509.51
2022	3	Paper Purchasing	213.63
2022	3	T&D Losses	4,417.42
2022	3	FERA	14,121.65
2022	3	Food	5,140.67
2023	1	Co-gen Steam	33,416.56
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	8,111.41
2023	1	Direct Transportation	1,472.09
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	973.93
2023	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.07
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	72,665.58
2023	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	16,193.35
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	3,440.74
2023	3	Staff Commuting	7,040.97
2023	3	Student Commuting	1,928.38
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	29,651.23
2023	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	3,811.98
2023	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	765.26
2023	3	Solid Waste	1,607.33
2023	3	Wastewater	542.36
2023	3	Paper Purchasing	240.57
2023	3	T&D Losses	4,876.41
2023	3	FERA	16,772.48
2023	3	Food	6,803.03

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2008	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	198,040,208	kWh
2008	Purchased Thermal Energy	636,035	MMBtu
2011	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	211,101,520	kWh
2011	Purchased Thermal Energy	425,519	MMBtu
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	211,614,873	kWh
2014	Purchased Thermal Energy	364,038	MMBtu
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	213,621,786	kWh
2017	Purchased Thermal Energy	277,704	MMBtu
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	213,481,671	kWh
2019	Purchased Thermal Energy	272,129	MMBtu
2019	Competitive suppliers Purchased	4,364,366	kWh
2019	Competitive suppliers Verification	Green-e
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	32,371,500	kWh
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	201,482,090	kWh
2020	Purchased Thermal Energy	181,596	MMBtu
2020	Solar Retained	4,366.755	kWh
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	42,376,594	kWh
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	194,766,725	kWh
2021	Purchased Thermal Energy	218,694.76	MMBtu
2021	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	21,940,000	kWh
2021	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	175,333,865	kWh
2022	Purchased Thermal Energy	327,196	MMBtu
2022	Solar Retained	2,854.5	kWh
2022	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	31,438,887	kWh
2022	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	193,534,996	kWh
2023	Purchased Thermal Energy	221,974	MMBtu
2023	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	32,131,170	kWh
2023	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e