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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%

See this page for more info on goals and progress.

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE)	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2015	15,430.81	0.00	-52.92	0.00	4.38	15,377.89
2016	13,898.80	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	13,898.80
2017	13,983.87	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	13,983.87
2018	13,178.15	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	13,178.15
2019	12,859.75	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	12,859.75
2020	12,494.10	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	12,494.10
2021	11,647.80	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11,647.80
2022	11,982.29	0.00	-34.10	0.00	1.39	11,948.19
2023	19,902.58	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.66	19,902.58

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2015	1	3,599.39
2015	2	8,203.97
2015	3	3,627.45
2016	1	3,409.46
2016	2	7,410.66
2016	3	3,078.68
2017	1	3,358.48
2017	2	7,380.22
2017	3	3,245.17
2018	1	3,345.26
2018	2	6,594.71
2018	3	3,238.18
2019	1	3,363.03
2019	2	6,253.41
2019	3	3,243.31
2020	1	3,356.88
2020	2	5,896.03
2020	3	3,241.19
2021	1	3,517.60
2021	2	5,745.34
2021	3	2,384.86
2022	1	3,849.29
2022	2	5,796.01
2022	3	2,336.99
2023	1	3,847.34
2023	2	11,539.12
2023	3	4,516.12

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,385.97
2015	1	Direct Transportation	213.42
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	8,203.97
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	864.76
2015	3	Staff Commuting	1,652.38
2015	3	Student Commuting	206.38
2015	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	347.42
2015	3	Solid Waste	59.84
2015	3	Wastewater	67.61
2015	3	T&D Losses	429.06
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,189.61
2016	1	Direct Transportation	213.40
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	6.45
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	7,410.66
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	887.45
2016	3	Staff Commuting	1,695.74
2016	3	Solid Waste	78.32
2016	3	Wastewater	68.79
2016	3	T&D Losses	348.38
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,130.48
2017	1	Direct Transportation	213.42
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	14.58
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	7,380.22
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	887.56
2017	3	Staff Commuting	1,695.95
2017	3	Student Commuting	211.83
2017	3	Solid Waste	35.65
2017	3	Wastewater	67.23
2017	3	T&D Losses	346.95
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,335.27
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	9.99
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	6,594.71
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	887.27
2018	3	Staff Commuting	1,695.41
2018	3	Student Commuting	211.76
2018	3	Solid Waste	41.62
2018	3	Wastewater	63.64
2018	3	T&D Losses	338.48
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,358.60
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	4.43
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	6,253.41
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	886.93
2019	3	Staff Commuting	1,694.75
2019	3	Student Commuting	211.68
2019	3	Solid Waste	53.74
2019	3	Wastewater	60.15
2019	3	T&D Losses	336.06
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,347.34
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	9.54
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	5,896.03
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	886.93
2020	3	Staff Commuting	1,694.75
2020	3	Student Commuting	211.68
2020	3	Solid Waste	53.39
2020	3	Wastewater	64.46
2020	3	T&D Losses	329.98
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,508.50
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	9.10
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	5,745.34
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	647.22
2021	3	Staff Commuting	1,172.18
2021	3	Student Commuting	148.67
2021	3	Solid Waste	53.04
2021	3	Wastewater	42.20
2021	3	T&D Losses	321.55
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,702.91
2022	1	Direct Transportation	135.87
2022	1	Fertilizer & Animals	10.51
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	5,796.01
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	513.64
2022	3	Staff Commuting	1,038.36
2022	3	Student Commuting	227.39
2022	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	110.24
2022	3	Solid Waste	63.19
2022	3	Wastewater	59.79
2022	3	T&D Losses	324.38
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,770.25
2023	1	Direct Transportation	71.93
2023	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.16
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	11,539.12
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	548.91
2023	3	Staff Commuting	858.94
2023	3	Student Commuting	293.04
2023	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	389.90
2023	3	Solid Waste	208.60
2023	3	Wastewater	74.91
2023	3	T&D Losses	620.12
2023	3	FERA	1,521.70

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	20,938,960	kWh
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	20,165,781	kWh
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	20,034,714	kWh
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	19,049,941	kWh
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	19,866,772	kWh
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	18,789,536	kWh
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	18,309,330	kWh
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	19,947,072	kWh
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	40,432,671	kWh