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Commitments:

• Carbon Commitment
• Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

• Carbon neutral by 2040
• 20% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2020 relative to 2007 
• 20% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2020 relative to 2007 
• 20% reduction of Total Carbon by 2020 relative to 2007 
• 30% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2007  
• 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2040 relative to 2007
• 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2040 relative to 2007

Change in Emissions from 2007 to 2023:

• Scopes 1 and 2: -40%
• Scope 3: -25%
• Gross emissions: -37%
• Net emissions: -37%

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE)	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2007	588,137.87	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	16.02	588,137.87
2008	623,844.60	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	53.26	623,844.60
2009	567,418.71	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	205.81	567,418.71
2010	578,395.27	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	270.41	578,395.27
2011	525,760.24	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	290.01	525,760.24
2012	481,187.29	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	343.78	481,187.29
2013	471,666.31	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	351.11	471,666.31
2014	502,760.04	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	391.96	502,760.04
2015	499,130.52	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	465.06	499,130.52
2016	476,089.88	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	681.93	476,089.88
2017	468,655.90	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	582.06	468,655.90
2018	468,916.92	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	547.56	468,916.92
2019	443,388.18	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	498.78	443,388.18
2020	349,735.15	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	424.55	349,735.15
2021	353,531.20	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	335.86	353,531.20
2022	374,911.28	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	278.54	374,911.28
2023	371,281.59	0.00	0.00	-6,120.00	256.25	371,281.59

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2007	1	300,603.98
2007	2	158,578.47
2007	3	128,955.42
2008	1	348,516.68
2008	2	143,567.51
2008	3	131,760.41
2009	1	298,527.91
2009	2	142,657.26
2009	3	126,233.54
2010	1	320,318.03
2010	2	141,244.98
2010	3	116,832.26
2011	1	291,303.50
2011	2	139,050.36
2011	3	95,406.38
2012	1	254,314.64
2012	2	131,287.74
2012	3	95,584.91
2013	1	255,690.16
2013	2	126,947.92
2013	3	89,028.23
2014	1	282,529.40
2014	2	139,050.29
2014	3	81,180.35
2015	1	297,333.06
2015	2	114,270.89
2015	3	87,526.57
2016	1	277,034.56
2016	2	110,701.97
2016	3	88,353.35
2017	1	286,219.26
2017	2	99,901.20
2017	3	82,535.44
2018	1	273,477.88
2018	2	103,912.10
2018	3	91,526.94
2019	1	255,885.00
2019	2	94,635.57
2019	3	92,867.61
2020	1	222,792.43
2020	2	78,055.73
2020	3	48,886.99
2021	1	232,110.83
2021	2	81,288.03
2021	3	40,132.34
2022	1	208,443.28
2022	2	86,829.40
2022	3	79,638.60
2023	1	192,214.38
2023	2	82,389.55
2023	3	96,677.66

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2007	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,039.99
2007	1	Direct Transportation	6,386.70
2007	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	289,146.47
2007	1	Fertilizer & Animals	30.82
2007	2	Purchased Electricity	158,578.47
2007	3	Faculty Commuting	5,117.83
2007	3	Staff Commuting	14,625.30
2007	3	Student Commuting	6,854.53
2007	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	50,045.29
2007	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	1,863.95
2007	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	7,812.95
2007	3	Solid Waste	19,722.11
2007	3	Wastewater	1,039.31
2007	3	Paper Purchasing	963.52
2007	3	T&D Losses	15,683.58
2007	3	Food	5,227.05
2008	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,871.78
2008	1	Direct Transportation	6,408.89
2008	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	336,208.94
2008	1	Fertilizer & Animals	27.07
2008	2	Purchased Electricity	143,567.51
2008	3	Faculty Commuting	5,227.54
2008	3	Staff Commuting	14,947.27
2008	3	Student Commuting	6,789.23
2008	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	54,637.29
2008	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	1,721.66
2008	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	7,566.64
2008	3	Solid Waste	19,818.94
2008	3	Wastewater	809.49
2008	3	Paper Purchasing	816.32
2008	3	T&D Losses	14,198.98
2008	3	Food	5,227.05
2009	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,143.79
2009	1	Direct Transportation	6,186.68
2009	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	286,175.00
2009	1	Fertilizer & Animals	22.44
2009	2	Purchased Electricity	142,657.26
2009	3	Faculty Commuting	4,852.05
2009	3	Staff Commuting	13,754.76
2009	3	Student Commuting	5,893.67
2009	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	53,482.34
2009	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	1,740.52
2009	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	7,186.46
2009	3	Solid Waste	18,151.03
2009	3	Wastewater	837.80
2009	3	Paper Purchasing	998.90
2009	3	T&D Losses	14,108.96
2009	3	Food	5,227.05
2010	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,331.55
2010	1	Direct Transportation	6,507.94
2010	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	309,455.15
2010	1	Fertilizer & Animals	23.39
2010	2	Purchased Electricity	141,244.98
2010	3	Faculty Commuting	4,863.31
2010	3	Staff Commuting	13,484.27
2010	3	Student Commuting	5,975.39
2010	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	50,227.42
2010	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	2,064.36
2010	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	5,888.14
2010	3	Solid Waste	18,562.84
2010	3	Wastewater	850.05
2010	3	Paper Purchasing	959.38
2010	3	T&D Losses	8,730.05
2010	3	Food	5,227.05
2011	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,094.86
2011	1	Direct Transportation	6,291.85
2011	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	279,893.40
2011	1	Fertilizer & Animals	23.39
2011	2	Purchased Electricity	139,050.36
2011	3	Faculty Commuting	5,832.97
2011	3	Staff Commuting	15,485.89
2011	3	Student Commuting	5,456.09
2011	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	44,713.92
2011	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	2,189.80
2011	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	6,009.67
2011	3	Solid Waste	-199.11
2011	3	Wastewater	775.38
2011	3	Paper Purchasing	1,162.86
2011	3	T&D Losses	8,594.40
2011	3	Food	5,384.51
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,577.65
2012	1	Direct Transportation	6,276.15
2012	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	243,437.45
2012	1	Fertilizer & Animals	23.39
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	131,287.74
2012	3	Faculty Commuting	5,824.47
2012	3	Staff Commuting	15,297.57
2012	3	Student Commuting	5,454.82
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	39,804.75
2012	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	2,525.90
2012	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	5,403.22
2012	3	Solid Waste	955.40
2012	3	Wastewater	853.44
2012	3	Paper Purchasing	1,001.73
2012	3	T&D Losses	13,255.04
2012	3	Food	5,208.57
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,321.98
2013	1	Direct Transportation	6,207.00
2013	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	244,137.79
2013	1	Fertilizer & Animals	23.39
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	126,947.92
2013	3	Faculty Commuting	4,530.13
2013	3	Staff Commuting	11,607.74
2013	3	Student Commuting	5,919.87
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	38,132.58
2013	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	2,704.90
2013	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	5,334.95
2013	3	Solid Waste	1,050.04
2013	3	Wastewater	813.16
2013	3	Paper Purchasing	909.41
2013	3	T&D Losses	12,816.88
2013	3	Food	5,208.57
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,731.01
2014	1	Direct Transportation	6,134.65
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	270,640.35
2014	1	Fertilizer & Animals	23.39
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	139,050.29
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	4,692.21
2014	3	Staff Commuting	12,133.17
2014	3	Student Commuting	5,846.74
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	33,412.45
2014	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	3,152.08
2014	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	5,390.83
2014	3	Solid Waste	858.49
2014	3	Wastewater	923.45
2014	3	Paper Purchasing	925.66
2014	3	T&D Losses	7,272.23
2014	3	Food	6,573.04
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,390.20
2015	1	Direct Transportation	5,923.27
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	286,000.63
2015	1	Fertilizer & Animals	18.96
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	114,270.89
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	5,197.86
2015	3	Staff Commuting	13,221.64
2015	3	Student Commuting	6,096.71
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	40,161.41
2015	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	3,058.99
2015	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	5,877.27
2015	3	Solid Waste	836.56
2015	3	Wastewater	822.67
2015	3	Paper Purchasing	924.63
2015	3	T&D Losses	5,976.28
2015	3	Food	5,352.55
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,653.29
2016	1	Direct Transportation	6,360.67
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	265,998.19
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	22.41
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	110,701.97
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	5,312.17
2016	3	Staff Commuting	13,498.74
2016	3	Student Commuting	6,243.20
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	41,530.23
2016	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	3,167.80
2016	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	5,929.38
2016	3	Solid Waste	930.02
2016	3	Wastewater	805.77
2016	3	Paper Purchasing	874.97
2016	3	T&D Losses	5,204.19
2016	3	Food	4,856.88
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,671.89
2017	1	Direct Transportation	5,879.76
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	275,647.38
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	20.23
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	99,901.20
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	5,090.61
2017	3	Staff Commuting	13,118.34
2017	3	Student Commuting	6,397.45
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	36,713.26
2017	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	3,242.55
2017	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	6,071.54
2017	3	Solid Waste	886.14
2017	3	Wastewater	834.13
2017	3	Paper Purchasing	877.92
2017	3	T&D Losses	4,696.43
2017	3	Food	4,607.07
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,321.58
2018	1	Direct Transportation	6,005.43
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	263,133.50
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	17.37
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	103,912.10
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	5,148.52
2018	3	Staff Commuting	13,093.86
2018	3	Student Commuting	6,907.02
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	43,254.65
2018	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	4,090.16
2018	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	6,646.39
2018	3	Solid Waste	918.78
2018	3	Wastewater	914.16
2018	3	Paper Purchasing	745.06
2018	3	T&D Losses	5,333.33
2018	3	Food	4,475.01
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,040.15
2019	1	Direct Transportation	5,797.61
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	245,030.28
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	16.96
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	94,635.57
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	6,198.87
2019	3	Staff Commuting	16,157.64
2019	3	Student Commuting	8,546.31
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	37,923.86
2019	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	4,117.02
2019	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	6,981.81
2019	3	Solid Waste	915.17
2019	3	Wastewater	866.82
2019	3	Paper Purchasing	734.01
2019	3	T&D Losses	5,085.79
2019	3	Food	5,340.31
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,562.77
2020	1	Direct Transportation	5,043.98
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	214,161.75
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	23.93
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	78,055.73
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	2,709.93
2020	3	Staff Commuting	7,036.01
2020	3	Student Commuting	2,968.40
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	16,802.84
2020	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	1,006.59
2020	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,539.15
2020	3	Solid Waste	8,478.93
2020	3	Wastewater	565.92
2020	3	Paper Purchasing	302.00
2020	3	T&D Losses	4,368.48
2020	3	Food	3,108.74
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,446.12
2021	1	Direct Transportation	4,566.14
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	221,080.45
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	18.12
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	81,288.03
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	3,402.42
2021	3	Staff Commuting	8,871.28
2021	3	Student Commuting	6,917.34
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	4,285.60
2021	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	755.71
2021	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,685.92
2021	3	Solid Waste	7,823.20
2021	3	Wastewater	610.86
2021	3	Paper Purchasing	260.19
2021	3	T&D Losses	4,549.38
2021	3	Food	970.44
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,845.16
2022	1	Direct Transportation	5,102.11
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	198,481.69
2022	1	Fertilizer & Animals	14.32
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	86,829.40
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	6,361.74
2022	3	Staff Commuting	14,976.59
2022	3	Student Commuting	15,788.74
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	17,010.45
2022	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	1,597.03
2022	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	5,330.65
2022	3	Solid Waste	6,247.18
2022	3	Wastewater	688.88
2022	3	Paper Purchasing	308.30
2022	3	T&D Losses	4,859.51
2022	3	Food	6,469.53
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,401.32
2023	1	Direct Transportation	3,004.77
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	184,793.72
2023	1	Fertilizer & Animals	14.57
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	82,389.55
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	6,407.55
2023	3	Staff Commuting	17,185.23
2023	3	Student Commuting	16,505.36
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	26,432.21
2023	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	1,598.84
2023	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	8,855.27
2023	3	Solid Waste	6,861.66
2023	3	Wastewater	729.16
2023	3	Paper Purchasing	290.92
2023	3	T&D Losses	4,611.03
2023	3	FERA	1,326.59
2023	3	Food	5,873.84

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2007	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	328,608,608	kWh
2008	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	291,462,945	kWh
2009	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	354,542,198	kWh
2010	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	334,390,079	kWh
2011	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	329,194,438	kWh
2012	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	343,632,078	kWh
2013	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	350,627,686	kWh
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	383,194,030	kWh
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	333,275,884	kWh
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	333,265,839	kWh
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	320,018,547	kWh
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	326,595,159	kWh
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	336,187,312	kWh
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	296,467,753	kWh
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	297,469,853	kWh
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	325,413,424	kWh
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	323,627,474	kWh