Facility ID: 1005851 · Other

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

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PHILADELPHIA, PA · PHILADELPHIA COUNTY · NAICS 611310

Data updated May 2026

33K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY ranks #5,397 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #252 of 404 facilities in PA.

  • National rank #5,397 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #252 of 404 in PA
  • #924 of 1,599 in Other
  • 55.1% of TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.1% non-CO₂ (N₂O-led)
  • -3.0% since 2011

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

Where this site's latest reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP reporting facility

32,982 5397th of 8713 higher than 3,316 of 8,713 facilities

GHGRP facilities, banded by latest reported CO₂e (MT)

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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023

Facility footprint context

This site accounts for 55.1% of TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION reported parent CO₂e (33K MT of 60K MT ; #1 of 2 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Other sector it ranks #924 of 1,599 facilities by latest CO₂e. Shares use GHGRP facility rollups only, not Scope 2/3 or non-reporting sites.

2023 gas mix desk

Of 33K MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 0.1% , led by N₂O at 0.1% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
99.9%
33K MT
CH₄
0%
14 MT
N₂O
0.1%
17 MT

Annual emissions history

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 32,982
2022 35,109
2021 33,532
2020 31,736
2019 38,397
2018 54,088
2017 37,242
2016 36,048
2015 38,004
2014 37,545
2013 33,901
2012 32,650
2011 33,995

Facility insight: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1005851) reported 33K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in PHILADELPHIA, PA within PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #5,397 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #252 of 404 in PA. The site is classified under Other with NAICS code 611310.

Over 13 years (2011–2023), emissions stayed within a narrow band around 33K MT CO₂e (peak 54K MT). This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2018 at 54K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 39% below that peak (33K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2017→2018 (+45.2%, 17K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does TEMPLE UNIVERSITY rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY ranks #5,397 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #252 of 404 facilities in PA (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than TEMPLE UNIVERSITY?

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY's 33K MT CO₂e is higher than 3,316 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (38%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does TEMPLE UNIVERSITY emit?

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY reported 33K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION does TEMPLE UNIVERSITY represent?

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY accounts for 55.1% of TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION's reported GHGRP CO₂e (33K MT of 60K MT), ranking #1 of 2 facilities under that parent.

What is TEMPLE UNIVERSITY's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.1% of reported CO₂e at TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, with N₂O the larger non-CO₂ share at 0.1% (CO₂ 99.9%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does TEMPLE UNIVERSITY rank inside Other?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Other, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY ranks #924 of 1,599 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is TEMPLE UNIVERSITY reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), TEMPLE UNIVERSITY's emissions have decreased by 3%. Emissions have remained relatively stable.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, both outside PA so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1005851. Data subject to facility self-reporting, not compliance advice. See our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCarbon