Gerald Ouellette, P. Geo., MEERL

Climate, Carbon and Energy Policy Lead @ Dow

About

A goal oriented leader with extensive regulatory and policy experience in the carbon, climate, energy, resource development and sustainability. Mr. Ouellette has worked in the public sector, private industry, consulting and with non profits advancing strategic planning for teams, the energy transition and in navigating carbon markets to optimize value from emissions reduction and carbon removal projects globally. He has extensive experience in policy and technical roles, leading staff, managing projects, and leading strategic engagements with stakeholders and governments alike. Mr. Ouellette is skilled in bridging the gap between technical and non-technical audiences and executive teams. He has led technical and policy teams up to 20 staff and managed projects and funding programs up to $1 billion such as Alberta’s site rehabilitation program to reduce liabilities and environmental impacts from historical oil & natural gas development.

Country

Canada

City

Calgary

Industry

Oil & Energy

Skill

Climate Policy, Government affairs, Decarbonization, Carbon policy, Public Policy, Governmental Affairs, Stakeholder Engagement, Carbon Markets, Carbon Offsets, Geology, Project Management, Energy Policy, Sustainable Development, Regulatory Affairs, Regulatory Compliance, Leadership, Management, energy transition, CCS

Experience

Climate, Carbon and Energy Policy Lead

Dow

2025-3 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Canadian policy lead for Dow’s North American government affairs team engaging and advocating policy developments with federal and provincial governments. Policy lead for climate, carbon, energy, sustainability, resource developments, plastics and circularity across Canada. Climate policy lead for the Path2Zero project team expanding polyethylene capacity, advancing a large scale ccus project and decarbonizing assets for net zero commitments.

Director, Offset Advisory

ClearBlue Markets

2023-7 - 2025-4 · 1 yr 10 mos

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Working at the forefront of carbon markets to deliver corporate offset strategies and evaluate offset opportunities in the VCM and in compliance programs against quantification protocols and methodologies for carbon crediting. All things carbon for key markets including Western Canada, Corsia, and offsets in the vcm globally and Canadian compliance programs. Lead for energy and industrial projects, energy transition, ccus and carbon removals like beccs, biochar, erw, and alkalinity enhancement.

Manager- Energy Innovation

Verra

2022-2 - 2023-7 · 1 yr 6 mos

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Developing innovative standards and methodologies for ghg emissions quantification under the verified carbon standard (vcs) as the worlds leading standard setter in the voluntary carbon market (vcm) to scale-up climate action. Managed the Energy Innovation team leading the development of methodologies for the energy transition, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), DAC, CCUS, (with the CCS+ Initiative), renewables, green hydrogen, oil & gas well abandonments, enhanced rock weathering, geologic carbon mineralization, and the early retirement of coal fired power plants.

Geologist

Government of Alberta

2013-8 - 2022-2 · 8 yrs 7 mos

Edmonton, Canada Area

Advancing Alberta’s call for CCUS hubs- program development, technical evaluation of industry proposals/applications and policy analysis. Geological mapping of oil & gas reservoirs, oil sands deposits and mineral rights agreements across Alberta's stratigraphic column while ensuring stakeholder regulatory compliance. Authorizations for water sourcing and disposal. Led team of 20 staff reviewing applications for environmental grant funding under the $1 Billion Site Rehabilitation Program and advanced disposal, CCS and policy/strategy for sustainable energy development.

Manager- Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Policy

Government of Alberta

2016-7 - 2017-7 · 1 yr 1 mo

Edmonton, Canada Area

Managed budgets, schedules and projects for a team of analysts and engineers developing CCS & CCUS policy and advancing the $1.2 billion funded CCS projects reducing GHG emissions. Coordinated environmental monitoring plan (MMV) review/approval with clients, regulators and multi-disciplinary internal teams.

Groundwater Policy Specialist

Government of Alberta

2012-10 - 2013-8 · 11 mos

Edmonton, Canada Area

Subsurface technical expert on a multi-disciplinary team advancing the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan. Supported research and hydrogeological data analysis (water injection and sourcing volumes, hydraulic conductivity, etc.) for groundwater modelling (using FeFlow) in the oil sands, planned and led stakeholder engagement for water quality and quantity policies to ensure sustainable energy development.

Education

Queen's University

2020 - 2022 · 2 yrs

Leadership in the natural resources industry- ESG, sustainability, energy transition, strategic leadership, ghg reduction, stakeholder engagement, economics, business strategy and regulatory policy.