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USC's reported carbon emissions

USC, a health and social work services organisation headquartered in the US, has set a target to achieve carbon neutrality for its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions beginning in Fiscal Year 2025. This builds on a previous commitment where the university met a goal to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions per gross square foot (GSF) by 20% from a 2014 baseline by 2020. In 2025, USC reported total emissions of approximately 174,998,000 kg CO2e. This comprised about 34,680,000 kg CO2e of Scope 1 emissions and approximately 35,519,000 kg CO2e of Scope 2 emissions. Scope 3 emissions for the same year were about 104,800,000 kg CO2e. For 2024, total emissions were approximately 185,000,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 36,000,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 at approximately 34,000,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at about 115,000,000 kg CO2e. Prior to 2024, USC's emissions reporting primarily focused on Scope 1 and Scope 2. In 2023, Scope 1 and 2 emissions totalled approximately 81,000,000 kg CO2e (Scope 1: 35,000,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2: 46,000,000 kg CO2e). In 2022, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were around 89,000,000 kg CO2e (Scope 1: 35,000,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2: 54,000,000 kg CO2e). In 2021, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 118,000,000 kg CO2e (Scope 1: 31,000,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2: 87,000,000 kg CO2e). From 2015 to 2020, Scope 1 and 2 emissions remained relatively consistent, fluctuating between approximately 108,000,000 kg CO2e and 122,000,000 kg CO2e annually. In 2014, USC reported Scope 1 and 2 emissions of about 140,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 171,000,000 kg CO2e. It is important to note that Scope 3 data, specifically for purchased goods and services, was identified as a missing data point in multiple reporting years.