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Commitments:

Carbon Commitment
Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

Carbon neutral by 2035
47% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2025 relative to 2007
50% reduction of Total Carbon by 2025 relative to 2007
75% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2007
43% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2035 relative to 2007

Change in Emissions from 2017 to 2024:

Scopes 1 and 2: 66%
Scope 3: 898%
Gross emissions: 220%
Net emissions: 220%

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Totals

Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2017	12,519.53	0.00	12,519.53
2018	16,914.32	0.00	16,914.32
2019	13,128.63	0.00	13,128.63
2020	14,587.34	0.00	14,587.34
2021	9,580.95	0.00	9,580.95
2022	1,602.68	0.00	1,602.68
2023	26,535.01	1.31	26,535.01
2024	40,047.97	1.27	40,047.97

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2017	1	349.17
2017	2	9,856.56
2017	3	2,313.80
2018	1	3,494.41
2018	2	10,961.50
2018	3	2,458.41
2019	1	480.43
2019	2	10,171.83
2019	3	2,476.37
2020	1	333.53
2020	2	10,252.78
2020	3	4,001.03
2021	1	494.09
2021	2	8,398.13
2021	3	688.73
2022	1	347.77
2022	2	0.00
2022	3	1,254.91
2023	1	9,028.99
2023	2	8,387.24
2023	3	9,118.78
2024	1	8,603.24
2024	2	8,349.95
2024	3	23,094.78

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2017	1	Direct Transportation	238.20
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	110.97
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	9,856.56
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	361.86
2017	3	Staff Commuting	895.18
2017	3	Student Commuting	13.85
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	393.60
2017	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	15.31
2017	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	357.70
2017	3	Solid Waste	138.77
2017	3	Wastewater	111.57
2017	3	Paper Purchasing	25.96
2018	1	Direct Transportation	227.64
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	3,263.96
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2.81
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	10,961.50
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	328.29
2018	3	Staff Commuting	1,187.46
2018	3	Student Commuting	14.95
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	354.77
2018	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	15.21
2018	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	308.10
2018	3	Solid Waste	110.07
2018	3	Wastewater	102.01
2018	3	Paper Purchasing	37.55
2019	1	Direct Transportation	318.23
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	161.34
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	0.86
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	10,171.83
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	331.39
2019	3	Staff Commuting	1,198.68
2019	3	Student Commuting	15.10
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	350.68
2019	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	15.35
2019	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	304.55
2019	3	Solid Waste	121.52
2019	3	Wastewater	101.55
2019	3	Paper Purchasing	37.55
2020	1	Direct Transportation	267.72
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	65.81
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	10,252.78
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	317.48
2020	3	Staff Commuting	1,148.34
2020	3	Student Commuting	14.46
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,265.53
2020	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	14.14
2020	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,035.43
2020	3	Solid Waste	84.18
2020	3	Wastewater	83.63
2020	3	Paper Purchasing	37.84
2021	1	Direct Transportation	232.95
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	261.14
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	8,398.13
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	158.74
2021	3	Staff Commuting	95.70
2021	3	Student Commuting	7.23
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	123.40
2021	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	7.79
2021	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	100.96
2021	3	Solid Waste	78.48
2021	3	Wastewater	78.59
2021	3	Paper Purchasing	37.84
2022	1	Direct Transportation	346.48
2022	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.29
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	606.12
2022	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	311.80
2022	3	Wastewater	308.60
2022	3	Paper Purchasing	28.39
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	8,611.80
2023	1	Direct Transportation	332.58
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	82.90
2023	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.71
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	8,387.24
2023	3	Staff Commuting	362.05
2023	3	Student Commuting	25.73
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	184.97
2023	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,464.28
2023	3	Solid Waste	568.81
2023	3	T&D Losses	450.74
2023	3	FERA	3,463.33
2023	3	Other Purchases / Services	2,598.87
2024	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	8,225.87
2024	1	Direct Transportation	326.78
2024	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	48.88
2024	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.71
2024	2	Purchased Electricity	8,349.95
2024	3	Faculty Commuting	353.80
2024	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	827.62
2024	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	174.72
2024	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,682.77
2024	3	Solid Waste	623.35
2024	3	Wastewater	355.52
2024	3	T&D Losses	448.73
2024	3	FERA	3,304.48
2024	3	Other Purchases / Services	15,323.79

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	28,507,909	kWh
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	32,986,191	kWh
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	31,607,704	kWh
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	31,955,983	kWh
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	26,175,400	kWh
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	28,540,183	kWh
2022	Power purchase agreement Purchased	34,327,000	kWh
2022	Power purchase agreement Verification	Green-e, Not verified
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	28,004,407	kWh
2023	Power purchase agreement Purchased	17,534,188	kWh
2023	Power purchase agreement Verification	Green-e, Not verified
2023	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	14,250,000	kWh
2023	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2024	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	27,879,894	kWh
2024	Solar Retained	-462,290	kWh
2024	Solar Verification	Not verified
2024	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	28,500,000	kWh
2024	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e