Heather McEwan

Senior Manager, Africa and the Middle East Verra

As Senior Manager (Africa and the Middle East), Regional Engagement in Legal, Policy, and Markets, Heather provides guidance and support to project developers who utilize Verra programs, standards, and frameworks to achieve climate and sustainable development goals.

Prior to working at Verra, Heather worked in the energy and carbon industries in both South Africa and the State of Kuwait, where State of the Environment projects were commissioned by the United Nations Compensation Fund for damages incurred during the Iraqi invasion – country to country as opposed to company scale projects. In South Africa, Heather has worked on over 50 energy audits for both small- and large-scale projects, including taking companies to the international ISO 50001 certification. More recently, she has been working in the carbon space assisting local companies with the newly implemented carbon tax as well as carbon foot-printing.

Heather holds a bachelor’s degree in Geography (Hons) and a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences alongside numerous energy, carbon, and sustainability certificates.  She recently won the prestigious Female Energy Professional of the Year, awarded by the Southern African Energy Efficiency Confederation (SAEEC) and in 2019 was presented with the Sub-Saharan Energy Professional Development Award from the International Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).

In her free time, Heather enjoys hiking, skiing, reading , and sailing – she recently completed a trans-Atlantic trip from Cape Town to Brazil.

2024 Agenda Sessions

Developing Net-Zero Mines in Africa; pipe dream or smart business choice?

•   What role do renewables have to play to bring down a mine’s emissions?
•   Developing renewable fuels in Africa.
•   What to do with those last, hard to abate emissions; can African nature-based carbon offset projects play a legitimate role?
•   How can carbon offsets be done “right”?

Wednesday 07 February 13:00 - 13:45 Stewards Stage

Sustainability Series

Add to calendar 02/07/2024 13:00 02/07/2024 13:45 Developing Net-Zero Mines in Africa; pipe dream or smart business choice? •   What role do renewables have to play to bring down a mine’s emissions?
•   Developing renewable fuels in Africa.
•   What to do with those last, hard to abate emissions; can African nature-based carbon offset projects play a legitimate role?
•   How can carbon offsets be done “right”?
Stewards Stage Africa/Johannesburg

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