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Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.75 Fte (7)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
9
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Sandbag Climate Campaign CIC (Ember)
EU Transparency Register
94944179052-82 First registered on 27 Jun 2012
Goals / Remit
Ember is the trading name for the Community Interest Company Sandbag Climate Campaign CIC.
Ember is an independent energy think-tank that aims to accelerate the clean energy transition with data and policy.
Our objective is accelerate the clean energy transition using data & policy.
We use our data and analysis to:
Support high impact, politically viable policies that accelerate the power sector transition and reduction of coal mine methane .
Empower other organisations, including media, civil society, and business.
Shape the global narrative.
From 2008-2020, as Sandbag we worked to reform the EU Emissions Trading System. Now we focus globally, and using our utilities and data expertise to accelerate the international transition to clean power.Main EU files targeted
BREF; Revision of the Emissions Trading System, the EU Climate Governance proposals, 2030 Climate & Energy Package, Revision of the Carbon Capture & Storage Directive, Air Quality Directive, Talanoa Dialogue
Address
Head Office
1 Mentmore Terrace
London E8 3PN
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
1 Mentmore Terrace
London E8 3PN
UNITED KINGDOMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
7
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 2 50% 4 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 19 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Ms Suzana Carp 04 Jun 2019 03 Apr 2020 Mr Philip MacDonald 31 May 2018 31 May 2019 Ms Suzana Carp 03 Mar 2018 02 Mar 2019 Mr Wilfrid LYTTON 27 Jun 2017 21 Jun 2018 Mr Philip MacDonald 09 Jun 2017 31 May 2018 Ms Aleksandra Mirowicz 09 Jun 2017 31 May 2018 Ms Suzana Carp 21 Feb 2017 09 Feb 2018 Mr Boris Lagadinov 13 Dec 2016 13 Dec 2017 Ms Patricia Buckley 19 Nov 2016 18 Nov 2017 Mr Adam Whitmore 26 May 2016 25 May 2017 Ms Aleksandra Mirowicz 12 May 2016 12 May 2017 Mr Julian Richardson 11 May 2016 23 Aug 2016 Ms Suzana Carp 09 Feb 2016 05 Feb 2017 Ms Bryony WORTHINGTON 16 Sep 2015 14 Sep 2016 Mr Philip MacDonald 11 Sep 2015 04 Sep 2016 Mr Paul Alexandru Luta 11 Sep 2015 20 Apr 2016 Mr Damien Morris 11 Sep 2015 20 Apr 2016 Mr David Jones 18 Jun 2015 16 Jun 2016 Ms Aleksandra Mirowicz 20 May 2015 12 May 2016 Mr Philip MacDonald 11 Jul 2014 08 Jul 2015 Mr Paul Alexandru Luta 11 Jul 2014 08 Jul 2015 Mr Damien Morris 11 Jul 2014 08 Jul 2015 Mr Robert Elsworth 13 Sep 2013 30 Jan 2014 Mr Robert Elsworth 10 Jan 2013 28 Jun 2013 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
The Guardian Environment Network, Climate Action Network-Europe, International ENGO Network on Carbon Capture and storage, UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Climate Change; The Climate Subak
Member organisations
Climate Action Network Europe
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
550,000€
Major funding types in closed year
Grants
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution European Climate Foundation 550,000€ Other financial info
Ember is funded mainly from philanthropic foundations, and mainly outside the European Union.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
INFORMAL EXPERT GROUP ON ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR THE MONITORING, REPORTING, QUANTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION OF EMBEDDED EMISSIONS IN GOODS UNDER THE SCOPE OF CBAM #E03862#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3862 #Member #C#Other
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Parliamentary events on climate policy issues
Other activities
The main body of Ember's work evolves around data analysis and report writing. Part of this process involves contacting and engaging with member state officials, Commission officials and elected Members of the European Parliament. Each year, Ember launches reports in and around the European Parliament, as well as selected Member States. Position papers and briefings related to climate policy are also distributed regularly throughout the year to EU institutions.
Meetings
Meetings
9 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 02 May 2023 Location video-call Subject Methane regulation Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Feb 2023 Location Video Conferencing Subject Presentation of Ember report about the European electricity transition “European Electricity Review 2023”. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Jan 2023 Location video-call Subject RePowerEU implementation Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jun 2022 Location video-call Subject Discussion about RePowerEU Plan and the impacts on climate neutrality objectives Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Dec 2020 Location Brussels - video conference Subject Methane emissions from coal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject mobility package 2017,ETS, ESR,Clean Energy Package Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 18 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject New policy work on CCS and ETS Review Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Market Stability Reserve DG Climate Action Attending - Jos Delbeke (Director-General)
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Date 21 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject European Energy Policy priorities DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)