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.
Type | Non-profit |
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Region served | Global |
Website | ember-climate |
Formerly called | Sandbag |
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]
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]
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