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Achieved Carbon Neutrality

Commitments:

Climate Commitment
Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

Carbon neutral by 2020
25% reduction of Total Carbon by 2020 relative to 2008
50% reduction of Total Carbon by 2025 relative to 2008
75% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2008

Change in Emissions from 2008 to 2021:

Scopes 1 and 2: -59%
Scope 3: -81%
Gross emissions: -67%
Net emissions: -100%

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2008	14,997.79	0.00	-89.72	27.41	14,908.07
2012	8,473.43	0.00	-41.16	3.15	8,432.27
2013	9,779.31	0.00	-39.48	1.03	9,739.83
2014	14,738.39	0.00	-46.20	1.90	14,692.19
2015	13,995.31	0.00	-31.16	5.20	13,964.15
2016	14,775.22	0.00	-25.28	0.95	14,749.94
2017	12,422.29	0.00	-37.04	0.95	12,385.25
2018	9,915.69	0.00	-37.38	0.95	9,878.31
2019	9,502.30	0.00	-40.39	0.00	9,461.91
2020	7,503.76	-7,450.00	-29.99	64.43	23.77
2021	4,992.37	-5,000.00	-25.95	2.34	-33.58

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2008	1	5,045.20
2008	2	4,538.39
2008	3	5,414.20
2012	1	3,726.72
2012	2	0.00
2012	3	4,746.71
2013	1	5,051.10
2013	2	0.00
2013	3	4,728.21
2014	1	5,704.87
2014	2	551.04
2014	3	8,482.48
2015	1	5,551.14
2015	2	437.16
2015	3	8,007.01
2016	1	4,982.04
2016	2	1,239.79
2016	3	8,553.39
2017	1	4,721.92
2017	2	0.00
2017	3	7,700.37
2018	1	5,311.24
2018	2	0.00
2018	3	4,604.45
2019	1	5,092.03
2019	2	0.00
2019	3	4,410.27
2020	1	4,073.88
2020	2	0.00
2020	3	3,429.88
2021	1	3,419.06
2021	2	557.25
2021	3	1,016.06

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2008	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,515.34
2008	1	Direct Transportation	336.63
2008	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	168.20
2008	1	Fertilizer & Animals	25.03
2008	2	Purchased Electricity	4,538.39
2008	3	Staff Commuting	759.47
2008	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	876.80
2008	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	182.07
2008	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,350.06
2008	3	Solid Waste	221.69
2008	3	Wastewater	57.84
2008	3	Paper Purchasing	135.35
2008	3	T&D Losses	830.92
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,244.11
2012	1	Direct Transportation	330.05
2012	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	111.32
2012	1	Fertilizer & Animals	41.24
2012	3	Staff Commuting	886.56
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	776.67
2012	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	161.03
2012	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,953.93
2012	3	Solid Waste	81.48
2012	3	Wastewater	43.06
2012	3	Paper Purchasing	141.79
2012	3	T&D Losses	702.19
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,411.88
2013	1	Direct Transportation	344.24
2013	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	254.77
2013	1	Fertilizer & Animals	40.21
2013	3	Staff Commuting	919.59
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	773.81
2013	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	197.26
2013	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,859.54
2013	3	Solid Waste	81.98
2013	3	Wastewater	45.39
2013	3	Paper Purchasing	140.88
2013	3	T&D Losses	709.76
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,225.76
2014	1	Direct Transportation	354.67
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	67.81
2014	1	Fertilizer & Animals	56.63
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	551.04
2014	3	Staff Commuting	920.80
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	737.82
2014	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	160.14
2014	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,787.13
2014	3	Solid Waste	73.93
2014	3	Wastewater	48.46
2014	3	Paper Purchasing	123.84
2014	3	T&D Losses	385.15
2014	3	Food	4,245.21
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,074.11
2015	1	Direct Transportation	349.17
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	62.11
2015	1	Fertilizer & Animals	65.75
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	437.16
2015	3	Staff Commuting	987.50
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	770.05
2015	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	202.45
2015	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,605.97
2015	3	Solid Waste	89.37
2015	3	Wastewater	47.42
2015	3	Paper Purchasing	135.36
2015	3	T&D Losses	379.41
2015	3	Food	3,789.48
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,247.93
2016	1	Direct Transportation	302.10
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	361.61
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	70.40
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	1,239.79
2016	3	Staff Commuting	1,027.72
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	782.66
2016	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	206.32
2016	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,815.76
2016	3	Solid Waste	113.99
2016	3	Wastewater	52.80
2016	3	Paper Purchasing	141.04
2016	3	T&D Losses	301.90
2016	3	Food	4,111.20
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,156.31
2017	1	Direct Transportation	281.35
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	221.39
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	62.87
2017	3	Staff Commuting	1,096.78
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	828.60
2017	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	216.94
2017	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,697.64
2017	3	Solid Waste	84.75
2017	3	Wastewater	52.56
2017	3	Paper Purchasing	127.66
2017	3	T&D Losses	301.95
2017	3	Food	3,293.49
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,652.48
2018	1	Direct Transportation	355.62
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	216.53
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	86.61
2018	3	Staff Commuting	1,131.88
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	796.24
2018	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	228.40
2018	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,932.18
2018	3	Solid Waste	71.60
2018	3	Wastewater	53.90
2018	3	Paper Purchasing	97.34
2018	3	T&D Losses	292.91
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,657.61
2019	1	Direct Transportation	296.28
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	67.14
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	71.00
2019	3	Staff Commuting	1,051.54
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	816.44
2019	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	189.73
2019	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,816.63
2019	3	Solid Waste	70.96
2019	3	Wastewater	54.64
2019	3	Paper Purchasing	103.40
2019	3	T&D Losses	306.93
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,770.60
2020	1	Direct Transportation	163.83
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	74.62
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	64.83
2020	3	Staff Commuting	827.94
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	540.67
2020	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	125.64
2020	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,450.75
2020	3	Solid Waste	58.58
2020	3	Wastewater	54.10
2020	3	Paper Purchasing	102.22
2020	3	T&D Losses	269.98
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,023.00
2021	1	Direct Transportation	187.40
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	141.88
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	66.78
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	557.25
2021	3	Staff Commuting	559.48
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	56.74
2021	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	13.19
2021	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	55.06
2021	3	Solid Waste	33.38
2021	3	Wastewater	20.78
2021	3	Paper Purchasing	56.91
2021	3	T&D Losses	220.52

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2008	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	17,398,314.19	kWh
2008	Solar Retained	75,384.52	kWh
2008	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	8,000,000	kWh
2008	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2012	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	17,780,884	kWh
2012	Solar Retained	95,966.37	kWh
2012	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	18,000,000	kWh
2012	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2013	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	17,972,434.52	kWh
2013	Solar Retained	105,776.68	kWh
2013	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	18,000,000	kWh
2013	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	19,455,790	kWh
2014	Solar Retained	113,229.06	kWh
2014	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	18,000,000	kWh
2014	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	19,154,208	kWh
2015	Solar Retained	75,240.75	kWh
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	18,000,000	kWh
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	18,572,582	kWh
2016	Solar Retained	114,995.05	kWh
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	14,987,000	kWh
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	18,577,265.24	kWh
2017	Solar Retained	111,954.96	kWh
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	19,000,000	kWh
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	17,173,646	kWh
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	18,000,000	kWh
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	17,747,414	kWh
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	18,000,000	kWh
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	15,035,617	kWh
2020	Solar Retained	140,000	kWh
2020	Power purchase agreement Purchased	140,000	kWh
2020	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	15,000,000	kWh
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	12,280,845.1	kWh
2021	Solar Retained	139,300	kWh
2021	Power purchase agreement Purchased	6,044,000	kWh
2021	Power purchase agreement Verification	Green-e
2021	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	4,500,000	kWh
2021	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e