HANNE BACH DIRECTOR OF DCE AARHUS UNIVERSITY SEPTEMBER 11 TH 2012 DCE – DANISH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY PRESENTATION OF DCE

AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESENATION OF DCE NAVN NAVNESEN SEPTEMBER 11TH 2012 DCE – DANISH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY Aarhus University – a leading European university › 38,114 students and more than 10,000 employees › #51on the Leiden Ranking (2011) › Budget: DKK 5.6 billion (2010) › Basic, applied and strategic research and research- based consultancy services › 26 departments, 5 interdisciplinary centres and 3 national centres 2

AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESENATION OF DCE NAVN NAVNESEN SEPTEMBER 11TH 2012 DCE – DANISH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY National centres › The national centres carry out special tasks in the areas of collaboration and knowledge exchange with authorities and the business community. › Three national centres of this type: › DCE - Danish Centre for Environment and Energy › DCA - Danish Centre for Food and Agriculture › DCL - Danish Centre for Culture and Learning 3

AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESENATION OF DCE NAVN NAVNESEN SEPTEMBER 11TH 2012 DCE – DANISH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY DCE – Danish Center for Environment and Energy › DCE is Aarhus University’s central unit for knowledge exchange within the areas of nature, environment, climate and energy › DCE delivers science-based advice and solutions at both local, national and international scale › Among our customers are the Danish Ministry of the Environment, the Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy, Greenland's Government, the Danish municipalities, private businesses and the European Commission. 4

AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESENATION OF DCE NAVN NAVNESEN SEPTEMBER 11TH 2012 DCE – DANISH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY DCE tasks › DCE coordinates the advisory tasks within the areas energy, climate, nature and energy - across the different university departments. › The role of the Center is to provide quality assurance procedures and ensure that advise is based on a holistic and interdisciplinary approach. › The research departments mostly involved in the work are the Department of Bioscience and the Department of Environmental Science within the Faculty of Science and Technology. 5

AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESENATION OF DCE NAVN NAVNESEN SEPTEMBER 11TH 2012 DCE – DANISH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY DCE locations 6 DCE is located at 3 research facilities outside Aarhus Campus. Aarhus

AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESENATION OF DCE NAVN NAVNESEN SEPTEMBER 11TH 2012 DCE – DANISH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY DCE areas of expertise › Terrestrial ecosystems › Biodiversity – nature conservation and ecosystem services › Climate change vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation › Arctic ecosystems › Air pollution and chemicals – environmental and human health › Integrative management and systems analysis 7