Ember (non-profit organisation)
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| Type | Non-profit |
|---|---|
Region served | Global |
| Website | ember-climate.org |
Formerly called | Sandbag |
Ember, formerly Sandbag, is an independent global energy think tank that uses data and policy to accelerate the clean energy transition.[1][2][3][4][5] Headquartered in the UK,[6] the organisation was launched in 2008 by Bryony Worthington.
Launch
Ember was originally founded in 2008 as Sandbag, focussing on the European Union's Emission Trading Scheme, allowing its members to campaign to reduce the number of permits in circulation and to purchase permits and cancel them. Large corporations (such as vehicle manufacturers) must obtain these permits from the EU if they need to emit greenhouse gases during production. The purchase of these permits by the public prevents their use by corporations. Worthington described her organisation as "a bit like burning money in front of someone so they can't spend it on something bad."[7]
Worthington gave the first public talk on Sandbag (as well as emissions trading in general) at a geeKyoto meeting in London during May 2008.[8][9]
Sandbag was re-branded as Ember in 2020[10] with a focus on the global power sector, while a separate Brussels-based organisation was established to continue work on the ETS.[11]
Current focus
Ember currently produces research on global electricity trends[12] and coal mine methane emissions[13], including research on the EU[14], India[15], Indonesia[16], Australia[17] and Türkiye[18].
The company is headquartered at The Fisheries, 1 Mentmore Terrace, London Fields, E8 3PN.[19]
References
- ^ Tanno, Sophie (2023-04-12). "'Beginning of the end' for fossil fuels: Global wind and solar reached record levels in 2022, study finds". CNN. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Maguire, Gavin (4 April 2024). "Nordic nations outpace mainland Europe in power output recovery". Reuters. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ The Learning Network (28 March 2024). "What's Going On in This Graph? | April 10, 2024". The New York Times.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ www.ETEnergyworld.com. "Power ministry initiates joint R&D in energy domain with focus on sustainable development goals - ET EnergyWorld". ETEnergyworld.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Energy & Climate Think Tank". Ember. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Vetter, David. "European Renewables Just Crushed Fossil Fuels. Here's How It Happened". Forbes. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ Hickman, Leo (2008-09-12). "Sandbagged: Dealing a blow to carbon trading". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "GeeKyoto08". Sandbag. 2008-05-17. Archived from the original on 2008-07-29. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "Some videos". GeeKyoto. 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Our History". Ember. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Sandbag - Smarter Climate Policy". Sandbag Climate Campaign. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Global Electricity Review 2023". Ember. 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "In The Dark: underreporting of coal mine methane is a major climate risk". Ember. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "European Electricity Review 2024". Ember. 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "India's solar adoption entering accelerating growth phase". Ember. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Uncovering Indonesia's hidden methane problem". Ember. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Not Measured, Not Managed: Australia remains ignorant of its coal mine methane problem". Ember. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Türkiye Electricity Review 2024". Ember. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Contact us". Ember. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
External links
- Organisation website
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