Virginia Wesleyan University  

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Climate Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2040
  • 6% reduction of Scope 1 Carbon by 2010 relative to 2008
  • 45% reduction of Total Carbon by 2025 relative to 2008
  • 80% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2040 relative to 2008
  • 80% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2040 relative to 2008
Change in Emissions from 2017 to 2023:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -25%
  • Scope 3: -8%
  • Gross emissions: -19%
  • Net emissions: -19%
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Totals
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Gross MTCDE 7,171.01 7,969.24 8,043.17 5,696.46 5,160.65 6,698.99 5,783.32
Offsets (MTCDE) 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
Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE) 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 0.00
Net MTCDE 7,171.01 7,969.24 8,043.17 5,696.46 5,160.65 6,698.99 5,783.32
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 1,105.29 852.98 793.13 556.09 555.53 626.95 587.35
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 3,741.05 4,160.98 4,638.31 3,519.37 3,322.06 4,260.27 3,059.36
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 2,324.67 2,955.28 2,611.73 1,621.00 1,283.06 1,811.77 2,136.61
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 1,070.36 813.70 775.09 537.10 540.29 612.13 567.29
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 34.93 39.28 18.04 18.99 15.24 14.82 20.06
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 3,741.05 4,160.98 4,638.31 3,519.37 3,322.06 4,260.27 3,059.36
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 139.58 114.61 127.97 86.11 150.66 150.78 133.77
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 275.84 331.09 376.69 269.88 273.02 245.13 235.13
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 492.49 864.40 662.71 480.42 435.59 321.37 694.29
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 165.80 215.96 154.65 72.95 2.10 47.30 37.01
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 195.28 228.06 254.22 164.89 142.44 215.53 154.93
Study Abroad Air Travel (MTCDE) 352.13 558.11 394.71 256.01 305.52 360.55
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 97.56 97.56 97.56 93.77 93.77 60.76 121.15
FERA (MTCDE) 426.84 326.44 303.28 247.20 228.78
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 179.15 219.05 239.94 196.97 185.48 218.18 171.00
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 10,345,066 11,593,492 12,699,096 11,215,569 10,561,484 11,547,394 10,753,043
Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased(kWh) 189,422 290,500 99,486
Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification Green-e Green-e Green-e
Solar Retained(kWh) 22,542 26,042 26,042