Santa Clara University

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Carbon Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2029
  • 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2015 relative to 2005
  • 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2020 relative to 2005 
  • 100% reduction of Scope 1 Carbon by 2020 relative to 2005
  • 100% reduction of Scope 1 + Scope 2 Carbon by 2020 relative to 2005
  • 100% reduction of Scope 2 Carbon by 2020 relative to 2005 
  • 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2020 relative to 2005
  • 100% reduction of Scope 3 Carbon by 2029 relative to 2005
  • 100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2029 relative to 2005 
  • 100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2029 relative to 2005
Change in Emissions from 2005 to 2025:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -28%
  • Scope 3: 9%
  • Gross emissions: -14%
  • Net emissions: -14%
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Graph Type
Totals
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Gross MTCDE 28,335.92 27,087.79 26,632.07 25,509.67 22,117.57 24,153.13 22,778.12 20,036.43 19,266.73 21,693.73 23,859.52 24,037.72 20,867.81 25,653.55 26,114.26 7,498.50 13,025.48 26,074.71 26,203.92 27,105.06 24,441.06
Offsets (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -5,513.00 -5,545.00 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -127.01 -74.09 -74.09 -127.01 -0.73
Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Net MTCDE 28,335.92 27,087.79 26,632.07 25,509.67 22,117.57 24,153.13 22,778.12 20,036.43 19,266.73 21,693.73 23,859.52 24,037.72 20,867.81 25,653.55 26,114.26 1,985.50 7,353.47 26,000.62 26,129.83 26,978.05 24,440.33
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 6,547.14 6,405.68 6,244.74 6,644.04 6,065.56 5,562.79 5,890.84 6,071.13 6,186.34 5,387.67 5,604.35 5,727.79 6,025.65 6,217.16 6,182.97 5,512.39 5,643.63 6,705.87 6,805.10 6,803.08 5,253.13
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 10,730.01 9,755.67 8,755.55 7,699.56 6,032.90 2,011.80 56.30 854.50 593.96 1,515.71 2,102.27 3,364.79 1,948.00 1,365.50 380.16 0.00 0.00 7,746.69 7,601.83 8,434.72 7,171.44
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 11,058.77 10,926.44 11,631.78 11,166.07 10,019.11 16,578.54 16,830.98 13,110.80 12,486.43 14,790.35 16,152.90 14,945.14 12,894.16 18,070.89 19,551.13 1,986.11 7,381.85 11,622.15 11,796.99 11,867.26 12,016.49
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 6,345.90 6,202.52 6,035.12 6,449.25 5,895.39 5,374.54 5,708.48 5,882.83 6,011.21 5,207.84 5,449.63 5,571.32 5,883.39 6,066.94 6,015.71 5,412.28 5,543.88 6,576.01 6,667.33 6,711.72 5,108.94
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 201.24 203.16 201.25 184.88 160.03 177.90 180.74 182.89 172.43 177.13 154.36 156.09 141.87 150.02 166.91 99.75 99.75 129.86 137.77 91.36 144.19
Fertilizer & Animals (MTCDE) 8.37 9.91 10.14 10.35 1.62 5.41 2.70 2.70 0.36 0.38 0.39 0.20 0.35 0.36
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 10,730.01 9,755.67 8,755.55 7,699.56 6,032.90 2,011.80 56.30 854.50 593.96 1,515.71 2,102.27 3,364.79 1,948.00 1,365.50 380.16 7,746.69 7,601.83 8,434.72 7,171.44
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 641.68 2,404.92 2,483.48 1,730.73 1,713.93 1,383.46 1,378.86 1,544.29 1,691.55 1,197.75 1,441.37 304.16 1,173.01 296.74 278.69 121.16 278.94
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 1,138.81 1,134.82 2,401.14 1,887.91 2,501.00 1,501.30 318.07 1,256.51 489.55 466.15 454.54 460.17
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 5,863.18 5,845.38 3,817.24 3,593.76 5,477.47 5,389.69 1,468.97 2,146.20 1,537.32 3,115.41 943.00 1,386.07 631.87 336.10 242.58 592.81
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 9,975.32 9,908.21 10,716.54 10,158.07 8,446.93 7,701.94 7,884.06 7,004.90 6,669.47 6,408.31 7,758.94 9,012.70 6,911.20 7,747.16 8,257.19 747.33 2,678.19 4,248.06 7,495.52 7,765.71
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 88.42 99.57
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 219.10 55.15 99.67 95.86 360.72 409.95
FERA (MTCDE) 2,246.73 2,658.13 2,693.59 2,739.45 2,101.66
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 1,083.45 1,018.23 915.24 1,008.00 930.50 608.50 618.06 557.93 509.27 382.30 402.17 418.47 257.30 316.93 433.21 420.88 517.05 432.26 425.45 453.29 407.25
Food (MTCDE) 4,551.63 4,802.65 4,335.74 3,253.09
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 32,637,867 30,673,043 29,850,954 32,876,617 31,373,521 29,795,759 30,263,808 30,812,837 32,016,347 28,364,163 30,808,831 31,279,135.39 30,199,390.18 31,949,849.1 30,608,042 27,554,054 31,279,789 33,035,004 32,513,981 37,233,427 33,332,731
Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased(kWh) 670,000 1,608,000 1,608,000 8,040,000 11,256,000 22,562,959 30,061,404 27,926,551 29,732,551 22,706,551 22,706,551 20,170,551 20,100,882 25,002,551 29,164,577 27,732,601 31,339,275 178,275 1,371,024 1,788,162
Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e Green-e, Not verified Green-e, Not verified Green-e, Not verified Green-e, Not verified Green-e, Not verified Green-e, Not verified Green-e, Not verified Green-e, Not verified Green-e, Not verified Green-e, Not verified Green-e, Not verified Green-e, Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified
Solar Retained(kWh) 50,959 61,404 98,551 98,551 98,551 98,551 98,551 98,551 98,551 98,546.898692962 98,551 98,551 34,489 1,291,295 1,721,391
Community solar Purchased(kWh) 509,764
Community solar Verification Not verified