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Commitments:

Carbon Commitment
Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

Carbon neutral by 2035
100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2035 relative to 2008
100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2035 relative to 2008
100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2035 relative to 2008

Change in Emissions from 2008 to 2023:

Scopes 1 and 2: -36%
Scope 3: 7%
Gross emissions: -29%
Net emissions: -41%

The dashboard below is sourced from the GRITS sustainability project tracking platform and displays the impacts of projects tracked by Cornell University:

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Totals

Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Net MTCDE
2008	315,380.58	0.00	0.00	315,380.58
2009	289,955.00	0.00	0.00	289,955.00
2010	242,237.77	-6,355.00	-2,772.84	233,109.93
2011	240,371.67	-14,183.00	-1,641.78	224,546.89
2012	216,686.68	-13,124.00	-1,419.60	202,143.08
2013	231,211.49	-16,230.00	-3,120.60	211,860.89
2014	236,230.35	-16,795.00	-2,783.76	216,651.59
2015	236,474.96	-20,368.00	-1,611.12	214,495.84
2016	233,205.03	-26,460.00	-1,221.28	205,523.75
2017	225,027.18	-27,651.00	-1,000.48	196,375.70
2018	230,749.63	-32,853.00	-1,088.09	196,808.54
2019	236,216.27	-36,959.00	-1,275.08	197,982.19
2020	200,931.25	-34,827.00	-984.31	165,119.94
2021	187,165.32	-39,191.00	-1,293.60	146,680.72
2022	196,249.98	-33,576.00	-1,199.51	161,474.47
2023	224,258.21	-36,308.00	-1,296.54	186,653.67

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2008	1	176,704.85
2008	2	86,438.51
2008	3	52,237.22
2009	1	160,595.39
2009	2	76,576.07
2009	3	52,783.54
2010	1	143,692.13
2010	2	48,480.74
2010	3	50,064.90
2011	1	169,895.90
2011	2	19,584.44
2011	3	50,891.33
2012	1	145,218.93
2012	2	17,478.50
2012	3	53,989.25
2013	1	157,573.78
2013	2	17,661.46
2013	3	55,976.25
2014	1	164,979.42
2014	2	17,486.78
2014	3	53,764.15
2015	1	171,561.19
2015	2	12,167.26
2015	3	52,746.51
2016	1	175,251.39
2016	2	4,989.97
2016	3	52,963.67
2017	1	173,100.18
2017	2	4,090.79
2017	3	47,836.21
2018	1	181,411.04
2018	2	2,833.10
2018	3	46,505.49
2019	1	181,108.91
2019	2	3,492.88
2019	3	51,614.48
2020	1	164,180.47
2020	2	3,538.78
2020	3	33,212.00
2021	1	168,423.90
2021	2	3,179.02
2021	3	15,562.40
2022	1	150,844.20
2022	2	7,111.07
2022	3	38,294.71
2023	1	163,828.52
2023	2	4,538.05
2023	3	55,891.64

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2008	1	Co-gen Electricity	23,421.66
2008	1	Co-gen Steam	137,169.80
2008	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	12,597.47
2008	1	Direct Transportation	3,515.92
2008	2	Purchased Electricity	86,438.51
2008	3	Faculty Commuting	3,613.62
2008	3	Staff Commuting	19,236.91
2008	3	Student Commuting	2,672.27
2008	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	26,714.42
2009	1	Co-gen Electricity	14,764.15
2009	1	Co-gen Steam	128,393.38
2009	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	14,150.20
2009	1	Direct Transportation	3,287.66
2009	2	Purchased Electricity	76,576.07
2009	3	Faculty Commuting	3,514.30
2009	3	Staff Commuting	19,209.51
2009	3	Student Commuting	2,643.65
2009	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	27,416.08
2010	1	Co-gen Electricity	60,530.10
2010	1	Co-gen Steam	68,128.66
2010	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	11,762.69
2010	1	Direct Transportation	3,270.68
2010	2	Purchased Electricity	48,480.74
2010	3	Faculty Commuting	3,802.58
2010	3	Staff Commuting	16,939.41
2010	3	Student Commuting	2,730.29
2010	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	26,592.62
2011	1	Co-gen Electricity	90,020.11
2011	1	Co-gen Steam	66,286.38
2011	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	10,242.93
2011	1	Direct Transportation	3,346.48
2011	2	Purchased Electricity	19,584.44
2011	3	Faculty Commuting	3,754.90
2011	3	Staff Commuting	16,554.37
2011	3	Student Commuting	2,728.26
2011	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	27,853.80
2012	1	Co-gen Electricity	80,715.08
2012	1	Co-gen Steam	51,736.81
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	9,414.15
2012	1	Direct Transportation	3,352.89
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	17,478.50
2012	3	Faculty Commuting	4,248.60
2012	3	Staff Commuting	17,852.51
2012	3	Student Commuting	2,671.28
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	29,216.86
2013	1	Co-gen Electricity	87,448.60
2013	1	Co-gen Steam	55,955.90
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	10,911.16
2013	1	Direct Transportation	3,258.12
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	17,661.46
2013	3	Faculty Commuting	4,181.53
2013	3	Staff Commuting	20,438.91
2013	3	Student Commuting	2,645.92
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	28,709.89
2014	1	Co-gen Electricity	87,946.12
2014	1	Co-gen Steam	60,038.48
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	13,758.96
2014	1	Direct Transportation	3,235.86
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	17,486.78
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	3,457.43
2014	3	Staff Commuting	19,570.74
2014	3	Student Commuting	2,552.33
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	28,183.65
2015	1	Co-gen Electricity	93,105.71
2015	1	Co-gen Steam	63,588.72
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	11,460.10
2015	1	Direct Transportation	3,406.66
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	12,167.26
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	3,752.67
2015	3	Staff Commuting	18,448.08
2015	3	Student Commuting	2,661.44
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	27,884.32
2016	1	Co-gen Electricity	103,549.63
2016	1	Co-gen Steam	56,939.72
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	11,503.11
2016	1	Direct Transportation	3,258.93
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	4,989.97
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	3,755.97
2016	3	Staff Commuting	18,383.43
2016	3	Student Commuting	2,501.74
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	28,322.53
2017	1	Co-gen Electricity	101,718.67
2017	1	Co-gen Steam	56,715.12
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	11,523.70
2017	1	Direct Transportation	3,142.69
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	4,090.79
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	3,784.60
2017	3	Staff Commuting	18,071.07
2017	3	Student Commuting	2,509.29
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	23,471.25
2018	1	Co-gen Electricity	104,769.86
2018	1	Co-gen Steam	60,225.60
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	13,119.13
2018	1	Direct Transportation	3,296.45
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	2,833.10
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	3,940.28
2018	3	Staff Commuting	18,367.21
2018	3	Student Commuting	2,581.60
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	21,616.40
2019	1	Co-gen Electricity	101,609.52
2019	1	Co-gen Steam	60,147.55
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	13,153.53
2019	1	Direct Transportation	3,224.51
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,973.80
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	3,492.88
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	4,415.64
2019	3	Staff Commuting	19,588.64
2019	3	Student Commuting	2,728.09
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	24,694.40
2019	3	T&D Losses	187.71
2020	1	Co-gen Electricity	92,791.65
2020	1	Co-gen Steam	53,915.20
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	11,840.35
2020	1	Direct Transportation	2,725.66
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,907.61
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	3,538.78
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	3,665.19
2020	3	Staff Commuting	14,865.49
2020	3	Student Commuting	1,587.63
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	11,680.61
2020	3	Solid Waste	537.66
2020	3	Wastewater	677.37
2020	3	T&D Losses	198.05
2021	1	Co-gen Electricity	102,510.82
2021	1	Co-gen Steam	50,470.92
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	11,271.78
2021	1	Direct Transportation	2,013.83
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,156.55
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	3,179.02
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	4,797.64
2021	3	Staff Commuting	6,600.18
2021	3	Student Commuting	2,066.41
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	800.44
2021	3	Solid Waste	440.76
2021	3	Wastewater	679.05
2021	3	T&D Losses	177.92
2022	1	Co-gen Electricity	80,386.35
2022	1	Co-gen Steam	54,081.03
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	11,798.70
2022	1	Direct Transportation	2,460.14
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,117.98
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	7,111.07
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	4,971.26
2022	3	Staff Commuting	18,071.16
2022	3	Student Commuting	2,133.04
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	11,611.28
2022	3	Solid Waste	463.29
2022	3	Wastewater	646.70
2022	3	T&D Losses	397.98
2023	1	Co-gen Electricity	94,133.66
2023	1	Co-gen Steam	54,413.13
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	10,999.95
2023	1	Direct Transportation	2,566.28
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,715.50
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	4,538.05
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	4,985.18
2023	3	Staff Commuting	17,998.55
2023	3	Student Commuting	2,160.37
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	29,309.57
2023	3	Solid Waste	514.93
2023	3	Wastewater	669.06
2023	3	T&D Losses	253.98

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2008	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	231,278,460	kWh
2009	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	232,141,795	kWh
2010	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	146,894,730	kWh
2011	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	86,207,759	kWh
2012	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	77,079,933	kWh
2013	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	71,150,142	kWh
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	70,381,460	kWh
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	65,304,037	kWh
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	26,819,540	kWh
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	30,328,340	kWh
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	24,565,687	kWh
2018	Solar Retained	168,000	kWh
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	30,286,621	kWh
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	33,435,140	kWh
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	30,023,907	kWh
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	66,226,739	kWh
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	36,305,033	kWh