Emissions
GOAL: Reduce emissions by 50% by 2040
Goal Update
2021 Baseline: 107,558 MtCO2e
December 2022 Update: 111,909 MtCO2e (+4% from baseline)
2040 Goal: 53,779 MtCO2e (-50% from baseline)
All measurements in thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per occupant.
Cumulative Emissions Reductions
162,500 MtCO2e reduced since 2009-2010.
…which is equivalent to…
34,500 cars’ emissions for one year.
There are many efforts that have resulted in such an exceptional improvement in energy efficiency, including but not limited to: good tracking and use of energy data, consistent analysis of energy trends, broad communication of energy-related opportunities and successes, and implementing new technologies that automate many of these efforts on a real-time basis.
Strategies
The Environmental Stewardship Plan include strategies for reducing emissions related to building energy use, fuel use in fleet vehicles and buses, employee and student commuting, and clean energy. For more information on building energy use, see the Energy Star page on this site.
How to Support This Goal at Your School
Try establishing an Energy Patrol Team where students walk through the school at the end of the day to ensure lights are turned off, computer equipment is shut down as appropriate, blinds are closed to help with insulation, etc.
*A new “Green Team Guide” will be available in the coming months!