Ember is an independent energy think tank that uses data-driven insights to shift the world towards a clean, electrified energy system. It was founded in 2008 as Sandbag to reform the EU carbon market. In 2020, it re-branded as Ember. It gathers, curates and analyses data on the global energy system.

Contact details

Website:
https://ember-energy.org/

Address:
The Fisheries, 1 Mentmore Terrace, London Fields, E8 3PN

Country:
United Kingdom

Sub-region:
Northern Europe

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Europe, Asia
Operating languages
Chinese , English , Indonesian , Polish , Spanish

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
2008
Age (years)
Ember
 17
United Kingdom average
 36
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Baroness Bryony Worthington
Founder gender: All female
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Mathew McFeeley
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Mathew McFeeley
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Phillip Stewart MacDonald
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
Ember
 68
United Kingdom average
 32
Global average
 88
2024
Ember
 63
2023
Ember
 36
% Female staff
2025
Ember
 54%
United Kingdom average
 48%
Global average
 50%
2024
Ember
 51%
2023
Ember
 53%
% Female researchers
2024
Ember
 63%
United Kingdom average
 58%
Global average
 52%
2019
Ember
 28%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Ember
 76
United Kingdom average
 41
Global average
 57
2023
Ember
 57
2022
Ember
 34
Financials
2020
Ember
 $730,210
United Kingdom average
 $46,775,661
Global average
 $216,603,722
2019
Ember
 $479,500
2018
Ember
 $500,000

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
Ember
 484
United Kingdom average
 40,793
Global average
 26,974
Likes (2022)
Ember
 391
Likes (2021)
Ember
 308
Twitter
Followers (2025)
Ember
 34,700
United Kingdom average
 28,677
Global average
 19,888
Followers (2024)
Ember
 32,000
Followers (2022)
Ember
 15,832
Subscribers (2025)
Ember
 226
United Kingdom average
 11,303
Global average
 7,436
Subscribers (2024)
Ember
 113
Subscribers (2023)
Ember
 62
Instagram
Followers (2025)
Ember
 1,564
United Kingdom average
 2,407
Global average
 18,586
Followers (2024)
Ember
 788
Followers (2023)
Ember
 280
Followers (2025)
Ember
 34,000
United Kingdom average
 15,477
Global average
 15,926
Followers (2023)
Ember
 12,616
Followers (2022)
Ember
 7,068

Data notes

Last updated: 12/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website, Organisation's social media accounts
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