London 12 November 2024: Phil MacDonald, Managing Director of Ember, a global energy think tank with teams across Europe and Asia, has been recognised in the 2024 TIME100 Climate list, TIME’s annual list of the 100 most innovative leaders in climate.
MacDonald co-founded Ember almost five years ago and is also a founding director of Subak, a London based climate accelerator for new and existing non-profit climate data organisations. Since launching, Ember has grown to an organisation of more than 60 people across 17 countries, helping to guide evidence-based policy around the world. This year, MacDonald’s research on advancing clean energy in the UK has been instrumental in shaping the government’s commitment to clean power by 2030.
“Clean energy is growing at an unprecedented rate and the stakes are higher than ever before,” said MacDonald. “The world is transforming as renewables and clean electricity replace fossil fuels – and our aim is to empower countries to sustain this critical global momentum. To be included in the TIME100 Climate list is a profound honour; and recognises the incredible work of our expert team supporting governments around the world to build modern, efficient, clean energy systems.”