Tennessee Volunteer Emission Reduction Strategy

The Tennessee Volunteer Emission Reduction Strategy (TVERS) is an emission reduction plan currently being developed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) with support from various partners. This plan is funded through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program, which was established in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). Through this program, funding is being provided to states, local governments, air pollution control agencies, tribes, and territories to develop and implement plans for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other harmful air pollutants. Tennessee is one of 47 states that accepted allocated funding to participate in this federally funded initiative, with TDEC as the state grant recipient. As part of this program, TDEC will work closely with the three municipalities in Tennessee who also received funding: Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville.

More information is available in the About page below or in TDEC's approved workplan or our informational flyer. See below for recent announcements and opportunities to get involved.

Share Your Thoughts & Contact Us

We are currently seeking public and stakeholder input. We invite you to learn more through our informational video and share your thoughts in the survey below. Please contact us if you have any additional questions about TVERS.