Voluntary Initiatives to Reduce Air Emissions

Welcome to the Department of Natural Resources' Web page devoted to voluntary programs involving DNR staff. Citizens, businesses and organizations can now access and review existing program achievements to help form or improve their own programs. Major initiatives include:

• Cleaner Air/Action Day programs
• Wisconsin Voluntary Emissions Reduction Registry
• Wisconsin Partners for Clean Air [exit DNR]

You'll find a number of tools available to help assist with your voluntary efforts under the Voluntary Initiatives Tools heading, along with background information on how to get the most use out of these tools. We hope the information offered here will help you explore innovative, voluntary measures that achieve emission reductions in a less costly manner while also improving compliance.

Voluntary Initiatives Inventory

List of Voluntary Initiatives

Voluntary Initiatives Tools

These tools help those considering or coordinating voluntary programs to evaluate their program at whatever stage it is in.

• Voluntary Initiatives Tools - Background
• Feasibility and Outcome Matrix - Background
• Feasibility and Outcome Matrix
• Feasibility and Outcome Matrix Reference Questions
• Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment (MS Word, 13 pages) - rate your existing voluntary program with this scoring tool to see whether the environmental benefits of your program truly outweigh any detrimental effects it might have on the environment.