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Ian Gorog

  • Function: Communication Officer Assistant
  • Mission: Facilitating the development of inter-regional partnerships and thereby encouraging the exchange of experience and the transfer of know-how and technology. Lobbying the European institutions on behalf of regional and local communities concerning relevant
  • member since : 12/03/2015
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The European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and the Environment (FEDARENE) is the premier European network of regional and local organizations which implement, co-ordinate and facilitate energy and environment policies. The network counts today more than 65 members from 18 European countries. These members are mostly regions and regional or local energy agencies.

We believe the local and regional levels of governance play a central role in energy and climate issues, through their responsibility for many policy areas (energy, transport, housing etc…), their proximity to citizens, their thorough knowledge of the territory, and their greater flexibility than national governments.                                                  

FEDARENE supports activities dedicated to long term accomplishments in the areas of energy and sustainability. It provides a framework that serves its members as a place in which they are able to share their experiences and gain useful skills and knowledge from the partner agencies. In addition, the association itself presents an opportunity for conducting coordinated actions towards agencies’ interests.

OBJECTIVES

-          Facilitate the development of inter-regional partnerships and EU projects;

-          Serve as a platform for the exchange of best practices to foster replication;

-          Represent, promote and lobby for the regional dimension in EU energy policy towards the EU Institutions.

ACTIVITIES

-          Provide an ongoing information service - EU policy dvt and funding programmes to our members;

-          Promote our members’ activities and disseminate information on their behalf;

-          Keep an up-to-date online database of best practices to encourage replication;

-          Facilitate the forming of project partnerships for Calls for proposals;

-          Prepare position papers on European legislation and programmes;

-          Participate in consultations to represent regions’ voice.

HISTORY

In the early 1990s, regional actors, encouraged by the European Commission, wanted to assert their role and see its importance in the energy field recognized. FEDARENE was created in this dynamic on 6th June 1990 by 6 regional authorities – Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, Wallonia, Basque Country, Aquitaine and Nord-Pas de Calais – who shared an ambition to adopt pro-active regional policies and actions for sustainable energy. EU programmes helped kick-start many regional and local energy agencies across Europe, who act as facilitators, some of which became members of FEDARENE.

In line with its missions, FEDARENE arrived at the decision to publicly acknowledge high-level achievements in the fields covered by the scope of its member agencies, through the establishment of the Roger Léron Award.

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