Sandbag Climate Campaign CIC (trading as Ember)
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2026 | Aleksandra Baranska Cabinet member | MFF, State aid | — |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Aleksandra Baranska Cabinet member | MFF, State aid | SRC |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Dan Jørgensen Commissioner | COP 30 Phase out of Russian Fossil fuels Energy Seucrity Framewrok | — |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Dan Jørgensen Commissioner | COP 30 Phase out of Russian Fossil fuels Energy Seucrity Framewrok | SRC |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Peter Van Kemseke Cabinet member | climate policies | — |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Peter Van Kemseke Cabinet member | climate policies | SRC |
| 02 May 2023 | Aleksandra Tomczak Cabinet member | Methane regulation | — |
| 02 May 2023 | Aleksandra Tomczak Cabinet member | Methane regulation | SRC |
| 09 Feb 2023 | Thor-Sten Vertmann Cabinet member | Presentation of Ember report about the European electricity transition “European Electricity Review 2023”. | SRC |
| 09 Feb 2023 | Thor-Sten Vertmann Cabinet member | Presentation of Ember report about the European electricity transition “European Electricity Review 2023”. | — |
| 18 Jan 2023 | Aleksandra Tomczak Cabinet member | RePowerEU implementation | — |
| 18 Jan 2023 | Aleksandra Tomczak Cabinet member | RePowerEU implementation | SRC |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Aleksandra Tomczak Cabinet member | Discussion about RePowerEU Plan and the impacts on climate neutrality objectives | SRC |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Aleksandra Tomczak Cabinet member | Discussion about RePowerEU Plan and the impacts on climate neutrality objectives | — |
| 16 Dec 2020 | Aleksandra Tomczak Cabinet member | Methane emissions from coal | — |
| 16 Dec 2020 | Aleksandra Tomczak Cabinet member | Methane emissions from coal | SRC |
| 11 Apr 2017 | Miguel Arias Cañete Commissioner | mobility package 2017,ETS, ESR,Clean Energy Package | — |
| 11 Apr 2017 | Miguel Arias Cañete Commissioner | mobility package 2017,ETS, ESR,Clean Energy Package | SRC |
| 18 Jun 2015 | Yvon Slingenberg Cabinet member | New policy work on CCS and ETS Review | — |
| 18 Jun 2015 | Yvon Slingenberg Cabinet member | New policy work on CCS and ETS Review | SRC |
| 04 Mar 2015 | Jos Delbeke Director-General | Market Stability Reserve | SRC |
| 04 Mar 2015 | Jos Delbeke Director-General | Market Stability Reserve | — |
| 21 Jan 2015 | Dominique Ristori Director-General | European Energy Policy priorities | SRC |
| 21 Jan 2015 | Dominique Ristori Director-General | European Energy Policy priorities | — |
Mission & Goals
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.
EU Legislative Interests
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
Communication Activities
Parliamentary events on climate policy issues
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
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
Organisation Members
Climate Action Network Europe
Additional Information
Ember is a global organisation. A portion of our work is focused on supporting an accelerated energy transition in the European Union.
Connected Legislation
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 on the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)
Supplementing Reg 2018/1999: GWP values & inventory guidelines
The sustainable use of natural resources
Energy Union Governance
Environmental impact of Russia-Germany Baltic gas pipeline