FEDARENE was founded in 1990 at the initiative of Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, Wallonia, País Vasco, Aquitaine and Nord-Pas-de-Calais, who wanted to strengthen the local and regional dimension in energy and environmental policies at European level.
Thus, as described in the FEDARENE statutes: The European Federation of Regional Energy and Environment Agencies was created on 6 June 1990.
The members wish to give this federation the status of an international association within the scope of Heading III of the law of 27 June 1921; The missions of the European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and Environment are to facilitate the development of interregional exchanges, partnerships and cooperation; to help the European regions to develop their capacity to take actions and to represent and promote the regional and local dimension in EU energy and environment debates.
FEDARENE was involved in a great number of other, finished European projects in various fields : biogas (Biogas-Regions), biomethane (Biomethane-Regions), regional greenhouse gas observatories (Climact-Regions), sustainable rural development (SERVE).
The Board's members are representatives of the following Regions/Provinces:[1] Alba (RO), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (FR), Berlin (DE), Castile and León (ES), North West Croatia (HR), Ile-de-France (FR), Central Finland (FI), Aegean Islands (GR), Severn Wye (UK), Liguria (IT), Podravje (SI), Southeast Sweden (SE), Tipperary (IE), Upper-Austria (AT), Wallonia (BE).