FEDARENE
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| legal form | Europe - wide non-profit association |
| founding | 1990 |
| Seat | Brussels , Belgium |
| main emphasis | Renewable energy , environment |
| method | Representation of interests , lobbying , communication |
| Action space | Europe |
| people | Julije Domac |
| Members | 80 |
| Website | www.fedarene.org |
FEDARENE (European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and Environment) is a European network of regional and local organizations that implement, coordinate and promote energy and environmental policies. The Europe-wide non-profit association has 80 member regions from 24 European countries and mainly does lobby work .
history
FEDARENE was founded on June 8, 1990 on the initiative of the regional administrations of Rhône-Alpes , Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur , Wallonia , País Vasco , Aquitaine and Nord-Pas-de-Calais with the aim of enhancing the local and regional dimension of the Strengthen energy and environmental policy at European level.
The goals of the association are:
- FEDARENE sees itself as a link between the local and regional authorities and the European institutions. The ultimate goal is to make the voice of the regions and local governments heard at European level and to inform members about relevant European initiatives and policies.
- Promotion of the exchange of experience and the development of transnational projects: As part of its events and network activities, FEDARENE brings together organizations from all over Europe to exchange know-how, develop European projects and repeat successful initiatives.
- FEDARENE offers a discussion forum for energy stakeholders and serves not only as a platform for its members, but also for all stakeholders who are committed to the energy transition: authorities, non-governmental organizations, citizens, small and medium-sized companies and financial institutions.
Background information
The tasks of FEDARENE are to facilitate the development of interregional exchanges, partnerships and cooperation; to support the European regions to develop their capacity to act and to represent and promote the regional and local dimension in the energy and environmental debates of the EU. FEDARENE is currently involved in several European projects. These include OPENGELA, C-Track 50 ManagEnergy and PROSPECT. FEDARENE is also a founding member of the Office of the Covenant of Mayors . FEDARENE was involved in a large number of other completed European projects in various areas: biogas ( biogas regions ), biomethane ( biomethane regions ), regional greenhouse gas observatories ( EnergeeWatch ), projects for sustainable development (such as InventAir ). In addition, FEDARENE supports the coordination of the activities related to Energee-Watch, the European network of regional observatories for energy and greenhouse gas . FEDARENE is responsible for setting up and coordinating the network. Since 2015, the association has been awarding the Roger Leron Prize annually to individuals who have been committed to the sustainability of the energy transition over a longer period of time.
Internal structure
The board of directors is renewed every 3 years and consists of 16 members. This includes the position of President, which will be held in 2019 by the CEO of the Regional Energy Agency Northwest Croatia, Julije Domac, with the support of a Secretary General, 11 Vice-Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The members of the board are representatives of the following regions / provinces: District of Alba (RO), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (FR), Berlin (DE), Castile and León (ES), northwest Croatia (HR), Île-de-France (FR), Central Finland (FI), Aegean Islands (GR), Severn Wye (UK), Liguria (IT), Podravina (SI), Southeast Sweden (SE), Tipperary (IE), Upper Austria (AT), Wallonia ( BE).
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Commitment. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Federation of European Agencies and Regions for Energy and the Environment FEDARENE - EU Agenda (English), accessed on August 28, 2019
- ↑ European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and the Environment (FEDARENE) - LobbyFacts Database , accessed on August 27, 2019
- ↑ Home En. In: Opengela. Retrieved August 28, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ Front page | C-Track 50.Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
- ↑ ManagEnergy. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Home. Accessed August 28, 2019 .
- ↑ FEDARENE - ROGER LERON AWARD 2017. Accessed on August 28, 2019 .
- ^ Board of Directors. In: Fedarene. Accessed August 28, 2019 .