Phil MacDonald
Managing Director
Phil works to support and empower the team’s work around the world, and lead the team to new wins on energy and climate policy.
On the energy transition, Phil’s analysis supported the UK Conservative commitment to clean power by 2035, and the Labour commitment to clean power by 2030. Other analysis areas have included EU and UK carbon pricing, as well as industrial CCS and BECCS (biomass with carbon capture and storage).
Phil founded Ember with Charles Moore and Dave Jones in 2020 – and is a founding director of the climate non-profit accelerator Subak.
His previous roles have included campaigning with the Liberal Democrats in the UK and the Democrats in the US.
Phil’s training is in biological sciences, and he holds an MSc. in Evolution, Ecology & Conservation from Imperial College.
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Ember’s next frontier
Ember's co-founder, Phil MacDonald, on our evolving mission and the launch of our new Advisory Board.
27 October 2023
