Columbia University in the City of New York

Columbia University in the City of New York, located in the US within the education services industry, reported approximately 94.3 million kg CO2e for Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2023. This figure represents a decrease from the approximately 104.2 million kg CO2e reported in 2022 and approximately 106.5 million kg CO2e in 2021. In 2020, the university's Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 108.5 million kg CO2e.

Columbia University has set a target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 35% from a 2017 baseline by 2020, covering both Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. The university's disclosed emissions data does not currently include Scope 3 figures, with noted missing data points for purchased goods and services, business travel, and employee commute.

While one document mentions an ambitious near-zero emissions objective by 2050, this appears to be related to PetroChina and not directly Columbia University's commitment. The university's primary disclosed reduction target is the 35% reduction from the 2017 baseline by 2020. Emissions data for 2017 shows a total of approximately 360,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1, 2, and 3 data missing or incomplete for that year. Earlier data from 2018 indicates Scope 1 emissions of approximately 291,530 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 82,890 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 61,310 kg CO2e, with purchased goods and services being the only disclosed Scope 3 category.