
Velma McColl
Principal Earnscliffe Strategy Group
- Ottawa ON
Velma McColl blends her deep understanding of business, government and policy to create opportunities for her clients.
Social
Biography
A Westerner with fifteen years of experience in Ottawa, Velma studied at the University of British Columbia and the Banff School of Management. She is a co-founder of the Canadian Clean Technology Coalition and Women in GR. She also plays a leadership role with several organizations including Sustainable Prosperity and the Ryan's Well Foundation.
Industry Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Co-Founder
2016-06-15
Canadian Clean Technology Coalition
Education
University of British Columbia
Business
Affiliations
- Women in Government Relations
- World of Children
- Sustainable Prosperity
- Ryan's Well Foundation
- Loran Scholars
Links
Media Appearances
Experts debate what innovation will be the iPhone of cleantech
Business in Vancouver
2016-03-08
Moderator Velma McColl of Earnscliffe Strategy Group stumped the panellists when she asked what “disruptive” technologies under development have the potential to affect climate change in the way that Apple’s (Nasdaq:AAPL) iPhone changed communication...
The heat's on: Paris climate talks head into extra innings
iPolitics
2015-12-11
Starting with Thursday’s overnight indaba, ministerial diplomacy at the COP21 climate talks kicked into overdrive Friday, lasting through the day and now extending into another night.
Ministers are tired, some are frustrated but, for many, political will has strengthened and ministers are now doubling down on conversations with colleagues. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius now has the pen and the ‘President’s text’ will be presented Saturday morning...
The Paris homestretch: Optimism at the COP21 indaba
iPolitics
2015-12-10
On Thursday night in Paris, countries were still choosing distance over speed, carefully drawing together the elements of a balanced global climate agreement...
'Out of chaos, simplicity': COP21 gets down to the dealmaking phase
iPolitics
2015-12-05
A matrix of mind-numbing complexity. That’s really the only way to describe the scale and scope of what’s happening here in Paris in and around COP21...