University of North Carolina at Asheville

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Carbon Commitment
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2050
  • 50% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2015 
  • 75% reduction of Total Carbon by 2040 relative to 2015
  • 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2050 relative to 2015
  • 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2050 relative to 2015
Change in Emissions from 2015 to 2023:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: 30%
  • Scope 3: 24%
  • Gross emissions: 29%
  • Net emissions: 29%
Select Years to Display
Graph Type
Totals
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Gross MTCDE 15,430.81 13,898.80 13,983.87 13,178.15 12,859.75 12,494.10 11,647.80 11,982.29 19,902.58
Offsets (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Compost (MTCDE) -52.92 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -34.10 0.00
Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Biogenic (MT CO2) 4.38 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.39 0.66
Net MTCDE 15,377.89 13,898.80 13,983.87 13,178.15 12,859.75 12,494.10 11,647.80 11,948.19 19,902.58
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 3,599.39 3,409.46 3,358.48 3,345.26 3,363.03 3,356.88 3,517.60 3,849.29 3,847.34
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 8,203.97 7,410.66 7,380.22 6,594.71 6,253.41 5,896.03 5,745.34 5,796.01 11,539.12
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 3,627.45 3,078.68 3,245.17 3,238.18 3,243.31 3,241.19 2,384.86 2,336.99 4,516.12
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 3,385.97 3,189.61 3,130.48 3,335.27 3,358.60 3,347.34 3,508.50 3,702.91 3,770.25
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 213.42 213.40 213.42 135.87 71.93
Fertilizer & Animals (MTCDE) 6.45 14.58 9.99 4.43 9.54 9.10 10.51 5.16
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 8,203.97 7,410.66 7,380.22 6,594.71 6,253.41 5,896.03 5,745.34 5,796.01 11,539.12
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 864.76 887.45 887.56 887.27 886.93 886.93 647.22 513.64 548.91
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 1,652.38 1,695.74 1,695.95 1,695.41 1,694.75 1,694.75 1,172.18 1,038.36 858.94
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 206.38 211.83 211.76 211.68 211.68 148.67 227.39 293.04
Study Abroad Air Travel (MTCDE) 347.42 110.24 389.90
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 59.84 78.32 35.65 41.62 53.74 53.39 53.04 63.19 208.60
Wastewater (MTCDE) 67.61 68.79 67.23 63.64 60.15 64.46 42.20 59.79 74.91
FERA (MTCDE) 1,521.70
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 429.06 348.38 346.95 338.48 336.06 329.98 321.55 324.38 620.12
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 20,938,960 20,165,781 20,034,714 19,049,941 19,866,772 18,789,536 18,309,330 19,947,072 40,432,671