University at Buffalo

Institutional Information
Commitments: N/A
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2030
  • 100% reduction of Business Travel Carbon by 2020 relative to 2006
  • 75% reduction of Scope 1 Carbon by 2020 relative to 2006
  • 75% reduction of Scope 1 + Scope 2 Carbon by 2020 relative to 2006
  • 30% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2020 relative to 2006
  • 75% reduction of Total Carbon by 2020 relative to 2006
  • 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2030 relative to 2006 
  • 100% reduction of Scope 2 Carbon by 2030 relative to 2006
  • 100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2006 
Change in Emissions from 2004 to 2024:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -66%
  • Scope 3: 23%
  • Gross emissions: -33%
  • Net emissions: -33%
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Totals
2004 2005 2006 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Gross MTCDE 181,639.10 179,427.73 181,627.97 137,706.68 123,185.50 79,717.83 86,815.33 117,009.84 92,743.04 81,363.53 80,864.54 91,821.53 52,596.92 67,626.85 113,181.75 122,292.93
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 0.00
Compost (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -72.24 -18.06 -101.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -48.05 0.00
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
Biogenic (MT CO2) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.02 1.98 4.54 6.16 3.04 5.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
Net MTCDE 181,639.10 179,427.73 181,627.97 137,706.68 123,185.50 79,645.59 86,797.27 116,908.62 92,743.04 81,363.53 80,864.54 91,821.53 52,596.92 67,626.85 113,133.70 122,292.93
2004 2005 2006 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 33,327.80 30,893.45 32,606.19 31,495.94 35,015.40 25,690.52 30,291.60 34,260.89 35,042.27 34,214.40 34,884.05 32,029.75 31,084.25 31,734.43 31,359.42 29,775.20
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 79,789.56 82,573.60 82,612.39 46,321.49 46,499.25 34,027.78 38,204.93 31,300.68 7,762.85 8,260.27 8,480.97 7,927.29 7,577.62 7,322.80 6,868.33 8,137.09
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 68,521.74 65,960.68 66,409.39 59,889.25 41,670.85 19,999.53 18,318.80 51,448.27 49,937.92 38,888.86 37,499.52 51,864.49 13,935.05 28,569.62 74,954.00 84,380.64
2004 2005 2006 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 28,199.34 26,173.82 27,908.83 28,269.53 30,406.55 25,690.52 30,291.60 32,211.72 32,933.42 32,176.36 32,826.24 30,394.75 29,541.08 30,044.76 29,712.97 28,121.82
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 3,649.56 3,680.44 3,722.12 1,655.98 2,859.78 2,049.17 2,108.85 2,038.04 2,057.81 1,635.00 1,543.17 1,689.67 1,646.45 1,653.38
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 1,478.87 1,039.19 975.23 1,570.42 1,749.06
Fertilizer & Animals (MTCDE) 0.03 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 79,789.56 79,801.37 78,672.45 43,255.85 42,911.62 30,616.74 32,484.02 23,680.61 551.86 580.55 169.72
Purchased Steam / Chilled Water (MTCDE) 2,772.23 3,939.94 3,065.64 3,587.63 3,411.04 5,720.91 7,620.07 7,762.85 7,708.41 7,900.42 7,927.29 7,407.90 7,322.80 6,868.33 8,137.09
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 7,445.17 7,075.13 7,214.51 4,830.37 4,311.47 3,427.57 3,788.50 4,199.49 3,890.18 2,867.37 2,031.72 5,580.27 2,911.28
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 8,312.42 7,080.04 6,869.21 9,006.91 7,330.37 9,715.64 11,765.41 7,916.41 7,426.55 6,665.95 3,669.42 11,066.81
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 20,981.84 21,475.56 21,286.89 20,440.80 5,613.72 5,811.49 10,218.11 11,871.12 14,951.92 14,464.68 12,456.86 926.68 3,573.50 3,144.93 15,177.84
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 12,216.93 11,586.41 11,598.27 9,649.74 9,001.72 10,505.92 17,305.22 6,125.36 6,253.28 5,241.14 875.34 1,710.24 2,107.84 2,897.18
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 188.03 431.51 435.88 437.18 435.97 2,448.79 4,152.18 4,233.69 5,139.25
Study Abroad Air Travel (MTCDE) 2,073.90 2,066.38 2,232.66 2,739.68 2,466.83 1,037.03 52.20 989.84 1,006.66
Solid Waste (MTCDE) -105.79 -82.26 -99.36 -97.35 -99.03 -220.50 51.61 142.98 132.61 117.04 303.04 278.71 613.18
Wastewater (MTCDE) 673.96 555.80 657.30 555.19 1,882.31 1,809.45 1,540.40
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 622.31 445.16 477.15 448.89 301.90 109.41 265.23 259.27
FERA (MTCDE) 11,389.75 10,543.21 11,275.30 11,413.88 12,269.52 10,379.04 12,259.49 13,043.97 12,175.25 12,053.26 11,419.95
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 8,281.42 8,282.59 8,264.57 4,644.90 3,243.08 3,809.00 3,985.41 1,880.84 1,372.77 1,344.19 1,322.02 1,302.07 1,304.04 1,325.98 1,290.70 1,485.81
Food (MTCDE) 20,883.97 384.30 45,869.07 33,774.29
2004 2005 2006 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption (kWh) 212,265,193 212,295,143 211,833,338 207,015,509 211,026,398 202,740,540 212,130,100 215,642,325 217,431,719.47 223,811,401 228,909,873 216,733,845 217,061,130.62 222,660,695 216,736,603 220,561,153
Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased (kWh) 10,000,000 10,000,000 12,400,000 16,350,000 38,500,000 38,500,000 38,500,000 74,570,000 218,720,940 215,000,000 219,395,000 480,009,380 216,018,000 225,000,000 225,000,000 225,000,000
Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Green-e, Not verified Not verified Green-e Green-e Green-e
Purchased Thermal Energy (MMBtu) 37,983 53,982 42,003 49,155 46,759 78,423 104,457 106,414.18 105,668 108,300 108,668.43 101,548.55 100,382 94,152 111,541
Solar Retained (kWh) 708,352.61 513,579 503,822 1,055,125 2,789,675
Power purchase agreement Purchased (kWh) 4,095,280 4,112,640
Power purchase agreement Verification Not verified Not verified