Lafayette College

Institutional Information
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
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Gross MTCDE 12,519.53 16,914.32 13,128.63 14,587.34 9,580.95 1,602.68 26,535.01 40,047.97
Offsets (MTCDE) 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
Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE) 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 1.31 1.27
Net MTCDE 12,519.53 16,914.32 13,128.63 14,587.34 9,580.95 1,602.68 26,535.01 40,047.97
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 349.17 3,494.41 480.43 333.53 494.09 347.77 9,028.99 8,603.24
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 9,856.56 10,961.50 10,171.83 10,252.78 8,398.13 0.00 8,387.24 8,349.95
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 2,313.80 2,458.41 2,476.37 4,001.03 688.73 1,254.91 9,118.78 23,094.78
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 8,611.80 8,225.87
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 238.20 227.64 318.23 267.72 232.95 346.48 332.58 326.78
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 110.97 3,263.96 161.34 65.81 261.14 82.90 48.88
Fertilizer & Animals (MTCDE) 2.81 0.86 1.29 1.71 1.71
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 9,856.56 10,961.50 10,171.83 10,252.78 8,398.13 8,387.24 8,349.95
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 361.86 328.29 331.39 317.48 158.74 353.80
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 895.18 1,187.46 1,198.68 1,148.34 95.70 362.05
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 13.85 14.95 15.10 14.46 7.23 25.73
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 393.60 354.77 350.68 1,265.53 123.40 606.12 184.97 827.62
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 15.31 15.21 15.35 14.14 7.79 174.72
Study Abroad Air Travel (MTCDE) 357.70 308.10 304.55 1,035.43 100.96 311.80 1,464.28 1,682.77
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 138.77 110.07 121.52 84.18 78.48 568.81 623.35
Wastewater (MTCDE) 111.57 102.01 101.55 83.63 78.59 308.60 355.52
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 25.96 37.55 37.55 37.84 37.84 28.39
Other Purchases / Services (MTCDE) 2,598.87 15,323.79
FERA (MTCDE) 3,463.33 3,304.48
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 450.74 448.73
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 28,507,909 32,986,191 31,607,704 31,955,983 26,175,400 28,540,183 28,004,407 27,879,894
Power purchase agreement Purchased(kWh) 34,327,000 17,534,188
Power purchase agreement Verification Green-e, Not verified Green-e, Not verified
Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased(kWh) 14,250,000 28,500,000
Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification Green-e Green-e
Solar Retained(kWh) -462,290
Solar Verification Not verified