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 accepted allocated funding to participate in this federally funded initiative, with TDEC as the state grant recipient. As part of this program, TDEC is working closely with the three municipalities in Tennessee who also received funding: Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville.
Timeline
- Summer 2023: Grant Funding Awarded
- March 1, 2024: Submission of Priority Plan to EPA
- April 1, 2024: Submission of Implementation Grant Application to EPA. Awards announced in July 2024; Tennessee was not selected for CPRG Implementation Grants.
- November 2025: Submission of Comprehensive Plan to EPA
- Summer 2027: Status Report Due to EPA
Deliverables
TDEC submitted the first required deliverable for the CPRG program, called the Priority Plan, to the EPA in March 2024. Below is a short summary of the TVERS Priority Plan. You can also scroll to the “Archived TVERS Content” section at the bottom of this page to read the full document.
Archived TVERS Content
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