Impact

Ember’s policy advocacy with partners in Central and Eastern Europe led to an increase in renewable targets in Poland, in Czechia the draft NECP matched Ember's recommendations, and the Czech Prime Minister endorsed our vision of an interconnected region. Slovakia made minor increases in wind and solar targets, and Estonia and Lithuania added offshore wind commitments in their NECPs, in line with Ember’s recommendations.

In India, Ember has been championing the need to increase renewable energy (RE) and storage capacity since 2021, partnering with similar organizations and promoting our message through stakeholder engagement and media outreach. In March 2023, India's National Electricity Plan incorporated Ember's suggestions, introducing 8 GW of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in place of 10.5 GW of previously planned new coal power capacity by 2027.

Ember's policy recommendations on methane informed the formulation of an improved Safeguard Mechanism for Australia’s highest-emitting mines. Further, our recommendations on improving Monitoring and Reporting in Australia were incorporated in the Climate Change Authority review of Greenhouse gas reporting in December 2023, to be acted upon in 2024 by the Climate and Energy Ministry.

The Global Electricity Review, our flagship report is a realistic summary of how “on track” the electricity transition is for limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees. The report analyses electricity data from 78 countries representing 93% of global electricity demand and includes estimated changes in the remaining generation. This report was covered under 1,330 media articles across 77 countries with a PR value of £82M and a potential reach of 8.2B within a week of its launch.

Ember launched its Global Renewable Target tracker and a report highlighting that tripling renewables is the single biggest action needed this decade for the climate. The report is an analysis of 2030 national renewable targets showing that governments are already planning for a doubling, but there is room for much higher ambition. This narrows the gap between where national targets are, where they could be, and what is needed to meet a global tripling goal.

Ember released a report highlighting that methane emissions from coal mines may be twice as large as reported by governments, presenting a major risk for international climate commitments. This report was released with the launch of Ember’s new data tool, the Coal Mine Methane data tracker, which scores countries on how well they were found to be reporting on coal mine methane emissions.