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Ember Energy Research CIC (trading as Ember)

NGO or non-profit · Environment & climate also Energy · HQ: United Kingdom · website · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Ember Energy Research CIC (trading as Ember) appears in 6 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

6
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
1.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Ember is the trading name for the Community Interest Company Ember Energy Research CIC, previously called 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.”

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“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.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 6 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe467%
Greens/EFA117%
Socialists & Democrats117%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2022
1
2023
1
2024
0
2025
1
2026
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Pascal Canfin
2 meetings · Renew
Damian Boeselager
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Martin Hojsík
1 meeting · Renew
Barry Andrews
1 meeting · Renew
Jens Geier
1 meeting · S&D

The 6 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
22 Apr 2026Martin HojsíkGeothermal energy
18 Feb 2026Barry AndrewsConnecting Europe Facility
3 Feb 2026Pascal CanfinElectrification
28 Oct 2025Pascal CanfinPaquet réseau
6 Feb 2023Jens GeierExchange on the Methane Regulation (Staff Level)
16 Sep 2022Damian BoeselagerBUDG – Recovery and Resilience Facility, Energy transition

Meeting an MEP is a normal part of democratic life; the record is shown so anyone can see it.