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Lobby organisation

The Shift Project

Think tank or academic body · Environment & climate also Energy · HQ: France · Transparency Register entry

As of 8 November 2026, The Shift Project appears in 21 declared MEP meetings (17 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

21
declared meetings
with current MEPs
17
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
1.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Shift Project is a think tank working towards an economy free from carbon constraints. We are a French non-profit association, operating in the public interest and guided by scientific rigor. Our mission is to inform and influence the debate on the energy transition.”

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“The Shift Project is supported by business leaders who want to make the energy transition their strategic priority. It is backed by a network of several thousand volunteers gathered in an association called The Shifters.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 21 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats524%
European People's Party419%
Greens/EFA419%
Renew Europe419%
Patriots for Europe210%
European Conservatives & Reformists15%
The Left15%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2023
4
2024
4
2025
6
2026
7

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

David Cormand
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Thomas Pellerin-Carlin
2 meetings · S&D
Pascal Canfin
2 meetings · Renew
Axel Voss
2 meetings · EPP
Leila Chaibi
1 meeting · The Left

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
5 Oct 2026Reinier van LanschotMeeting with The Shift Project on CADA
21 Sep 2026Leila ChaibiCADA
4 Sep 2026Eric SargiacomoPAC
4 May 2026Sebastian TynkkynenEuroopan ener­gia­riip­pu­vuu­det
16 Apr 2026Mélanie DisdierDigital Network act
9 Feb 2026Pascal CanfinEnergy policy
2 Feb 2026Julie RechagneuxClean Industrial Deal
9 Dec 2025Thomas Pellerin-CarlinExchange of views about energy security
15 Jul 2025Benoit CassartPrise de contact
24 Mar 2025Jaume Asens LlodràHousing
20 Feb 2025François-Xavier BellamyDécarbonation
31 Jan 2025Aurore LalucqEnjeux énergétiques et climatiques
9 Jan 2025David CormandArtificial Intelligence Action Summit
6 Nov 2024Chloé RidelEnergy and green transition
6 Nov 2024Thomas Pellerin-CarlinEnergy

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