Carbon footprint dashboard

Definitions

Scope 1: Natural gas & oil used on campus; gasoline & diesel used in campus-owned vehicles

Scope 2: Electricity from the grid

Scope 3: Everything else

Faculty, staff and student commuting: estimated based on Brandeis' bi-annual MA Rideshare survey

Directly financed air travel: estimated based on purchasing records of faculty, staff and study abroad air travel

Electricity distribution losses: electricity that is "lost" in the process of transmission and distribution from the electricity generation units to end users

 

Campus carbon footprint by category (scopes 1 & 2)

Metric tonnes of CO2-equivalent (MT CO2e)

Fiscal Year Natural Gas & Oil Electricity Campus vehicles Refrigerants 

FY15

15,896 12,092 340 36
FY16  13,702  11,036 409 36
FY17 14,189  10,871 382 36
FY18 13,454 10,533 388 79
FY19 15,587 9,876 390 40
FY20  14,152 9,456 320 48
FY21 13,875

8,901

320  

22

2021 campus carbon footprint by category (scopes 1, 2 &3)

Source

MT CO2e

Natural Gas

13,875

Purchased Electricity

8,901

Faculty Commuting

50

Staff Commuting

62

Student Commuting

NA

Directly Financed Air Travel

37

Electricity Distribution Losses*

880

Refrigerants

22

Food Carbon Footprint

Emissions by food category, based on Brandeis' actual food purchases (MT CO2e)

Food category

Fall 2020

Spring 2021 

Beef & lamb

492

395

Dairy

77

121

Poultry

121

22

Seafood

14

15

Eggs

14

11

Grains

45

54

Legumes/ nuts/ seeds*

13

22

Plant-based milk
substitutes

1

3