TVA 2012 Climate Change Adaptation Plan

TVA requests your comments on it's final 2012 Climate Change Adaptation Plan.  These comments will be considered during the development of the 2013 update to the plan.  See below for information on how to submit comments.

As a Federal Agency, TVA includes climate change adaptation in its decision making.  The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) coordinates and integrates federal research on changes in the global environment and their implications for society. The mission of the USGCRP builds a knowledge base that informs human responses to climate and global change through coordinated and integrated federal programs of research, education, communication, and decision support.

TVA manages the potential effects of climate change on its mission, programs, and operations within its environmental management processes.  By definition, all planning activities are always conducted under conditions of uncertainty.  Climate change adaptation planning is no different.  Interagency efforts have been, and continue to be, underway to better understand the uncertainty associated with climate change.  In 2011, TVA issued a Statement on Climate Change Adaptation.  In 2012, in accordance with Executive Order 13514, TVA prepared a Climate Change Adaptation Plan and will annually report its progress. 

Submitting Comments

To submit comments on the final 2012 Climate Change Adaptation Plan click here.  You may also submit comments by email to sustainability@tva.gov.  Please submit your comments by April 8, 2013.  Any comments received, including names and addresses, will become part of the administrative record and will be available for public inspection.

Documents

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2012 Climate Change Adaptation Plan, (PDF, 835 kb) 

Contact

For more information contact:
Karen Utt, Clean Energy Specialist
Tennessee Valley Authority
1101 Market Street, SP 5D-C
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
sustainability@tva.gov