Ember (non-profit organisation)

Ember

Formation	2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Type	Non-profit
Region served	Global
Website	ember-energy.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.

History

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.

Sandbag was re-branded as Ember in 2020^[7] with a focus on the global power sector, while a separate Brussels-based organisation was established to continue work on the ETS.^[8]

Research

Ember currently produces research on global electricity trends^{[9][10][11][12]} and coal mine methane emissions,^[13][14][15] including research on the EU,^{[16][17][18][19]} India,^{[20][21][22][23][24]} Indonesia,^{[25][26][27][28]} Australia^[29][30] and Türkiye.^[31]

Data

Ember’s open data covers annual electricity generation data for over 200 countries and regions, and monthly electricity generation data for 85 countries and regions.^[32] It also provides 16 open data tools which track regional and global electricity transitions and coal mine methane emissions standards.^[33]

• Electricity Data Explorer
• India electricity data explorer
• 2030 Global Renewable Target Tracker
• US electricity data explorer
• European power price tracker
• Live EU NECP Tracker
• Data tacker: coal mine methane emissions
• China's Solar PV exports
• Türkiye electricity data tools
• Electricity Interconnection in Europe
• Europe's Clean Power Pathways Explorer
• EU power plant emissions
• Asia Data finder
• Carbon Price Tracker
• Indian State RES target and progress tracker (2022)
• Coal mine-to-plant explorer

Key publications

• Global Electricity Review
• European Electricity Review
• India’s State Electricity Transition
• Türkiye Electricity Review
• In The Dark: underreporting of coal mine methane is a major climate risk

References

1. 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.
2. Maguire, Gavin (4 April 2024). "Nordic nations outpace mainland Europe in power output recovery". Reuters. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
3. The Learning Network (28 March 2024). "What's Going On in This Graph? | April 10, 2024". The New York Times.
4. 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.
5. "Energy & Climate Think Tank". Ember. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
6. Vetter, David. "European Renewables Just Crushed Fossil Fuels. Here's How It Happened". Forbes. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
7. "Our History". Ember. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
8. "Sandbag - Smarter Climate Policy". Sandbag Climate Campaign. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
9. "Global Electricity Review 2024". Ember. 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
10. Twidale, Susanna (8 May 2024). "Renewables provided record 30% of global electricity in 2023, Ember says". Reuters. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
11. "More and faster: Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total". AP News. 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
12. Mathis, Will (8 May 2024). "Renewable Sources Provided Record 30% of Electricity Last Year". Bloomberg. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
13. "In The Dark: underreporting of coal mine methane is a major climate risk". Ember. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
14. Thorne, Seth (10 January 2024). "South Africa carrying a 'dirty' secret". Business Tech. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
15. "Kömür madenleri kaynaklı metan emisyonları hükümetlerin raporladığının iki katı olabilir". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
16. "European Electricity Review 2024". Ember. 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
17. "'Record fall in fossil fuels use' across UK and EU in 2023". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
18. "European wind generates more electricity than gas for first year". euronews. 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
19. Twidale, Susanna (7 February 2024). "Wind power outpaced gas plants in Europe for the first time in 2023 - Ember". Reuters. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
20. "Indian States' Electricity Transition (SET): 2024". Ember. 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
21. "India's solar adoption entering accelerating growth phase". Ember. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
22. Saxena, Nishant. "Powering progress: Karnataka and Gujarat lead India's clean energy revolution". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
23. www.ETEnergyworld.com. "Karnataka, Gujarat continue to exhibit strong progress towards clean electricity transition: Report - ET EnergyWorld". ETEnergyworld.com. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
24. Bose, Mrityunjay. "Karnataka, Gujarat continue to exhibit strong progress towards clean electricity transition: Report". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
25. "Uncovering Indonesia's hidden methane problem". Ember. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
26. "Indonesia Understates Methane Emissions From Mining, Report Says". Bloomberg.com. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
27. "Indonesia's methane emissions from coal are 8 times worse than reported". South China Morning Post. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
28. Tobing, Sorta (2024-03-12). "Riset: Data Gas Metana dari Tambang Batu Bara RI Tidak Akurat - Energi Katadata.co.id". katadata.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-06-10.
29. "Not Measured, Not Managed: Australia remains ignorant of its coal mine methane problem". Ember. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
30. "Australia's coal mine emissions could be double official government numbers -report « Carbon Pulse". Retrieved 2024-06-10.
31. "Türkiye Electricity Review 2024". Ember. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
32. "Yearly electricity data". Ember. 2024-06-06. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
33. "Data Tools | Electricity & Climate". Ember. Retrieved 2024-06-10.

External links

• Organisation website

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