Data into action – and into policy
When we look at what funder investment in Ember achieved in 2025, the clearest evidence is not in our outputs – the datasets, reports, and policy briefs – but in the outcomes those outputs enabled. Policy changes across four continents now carry Ember’s analytical fingerprint: from the EU Methane Regulation to Indonesia’s revised national climate plan, from Australia’s first mine expansion rejection on methane grounds to the European Parliament’s adoption of Ember’s proposal for grid financing.
These are not soft influence claims. In each case, the policy record shows that decision-makers used Ember’s data and analysis as part of their process. That traceability is possible because we operate as an open-data organisation: our datasets, methodology, and findings are published for anyone to use, scrutinise, and cite.
Ember now tracks electricity generation data for 215 countries – more than any other independent source, with monthly data covering 87 countries. Our Global Electricity Review has become the sector’s reference publication, cited by the IEA, referenced at the G7 and G20, and used by governments setting national targets. In 2024, clean electricity surpassed 40% of global generation for the first time, a milestone surfaced and verified by Ember’s data before being reported worldwide.
The transition now extends well beyond electricity alone. Electrification of transport, heating, and industry is beginning to reshape entire energy systems, with the potential to reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports and alter long-standing economic dependencies. Increasingly, the clean energy transition is understood not only as a climate imperative, but as a practical and strategic choice.
This report draws on Ember’s published data, internal records, and management accounts (pending audit). What follows is an account of where funder investment went, what it produced, and what changed as a result.
