Birgitte Kjær Email & Phone Number

Copenhagen, DK

• Key areas: Circular economy, waste prevention, sustainable textiles, environmental indicators, sustainable consumption and production Main tasks and responsibilities include:
• Circular economy: Member of the secretariat of the Danish Advisory Board for Circular Economy (2016-2017); drafting of policy proposals; contributions to Danish case study on circular economy prepared by the Ellen.
• Technical Expert on the project "Green Growth in the Manufacturing Sector - Kenya and Denmark Partnering on Strategic Sector Cooperation on Green Growth”
• Preparation and implementation of the waste prevention plan "Denmark without waste II" (2014-2017)
• Project manager for the preparation and implementation of the Nordic Textile Action Plan “Well dressed in a clean environment” (2015-2016)
• Environmental indicators and European statistics (Eurostat, OECD, Statistics Denmark)

• Key roles have included:Deputy ETC/SCP manager since 2009
• Daily management and coordinating with the EEA and ETC partners.
• Responsible for managing internal administrative tasks in CRI. Project Management of international and national teams to provide services for the EEA, Nordic Councils of Ministers and Danish EPA. Recent tasks include:
• Project manager for EEA project facilitating knowledge exchange on waste prevention between EEA member countries and reviewing mandated national waste prevention programmes in collaboration with the EEA and the EU.
• Project manager for projects on enhancing cooperation on waste policies with the West Balkan countries commissioned by the EEA.
• Project manager of the newsletter Waste & Resources providing international knowledge to a Danish audience commissioned by the Danish EPA

Providing expert knowledge and assistance as a leading member of the Division management team.Project manager of various EU negotiations relating to the revision of the IPPC Directive and lead negotiator for EU criteria for sustainability of biofuels

Working extensively on research in the area of air pollution from wood burning.Environmental approvals, in particular the preparation of standard conditions for various sectors, such as biogas plants and composting plants.

• Some of the key directives and projects I was responsible for:
• EU Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste,
• Recycling of metal, plastic, glass packaging waste
• Management of organic waste from households and businesses.
• Member of the Danish Retailer forum 2002-2005 and anchor person in the Danish EPA

Project titled ’Waste and Recycling’. Research in occupational health for staff in the waste management sector.

Secretary of the permanent non-food committee of the Faculty of Life Science (University of Copenhagen). Engaged under the project titled ’Development of bio refined products towards commercial break-through’.

PhD project: Use of RFLP markers for the identification of QTL in barley

Research in integrated and organic cropping systems

Ph D, Genetics And Statistics

Master Of Science, Agronomics