Transcript Engineering and Climate Change

Scotland
Engineering and Climate Change
 Climate change directly effects engineering
 Increased rainfall means enhanced hydraulic
loading:
 Dams & Levees
 Can also adapt engineering to prevent climate
change
 All new transport projects in Scotland recycled
 M74 motorway 100 % recycled material
Overcoming the effects of climate change in
Scotland
Government Policies/ Agreements
● Kyoto Protocol- legally binding-reduce greenhouse gas emissions by
2012
● UK surpass target by 11.1%
Producing greener energy
● change supply of energy to nuclear or renewable
● Carbon Capture and Storage
Sea level rise in the UK
● will rise until 2050 regardless of future emission control policies
● 3 ways to reduce effects:
retreat- abandonment of land/houses in vulnerable areasresettlement
accommodation- adapt buildings/change land use within
vulnerable areas
protection- embankments, seawalls, groynes
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“The curriculum must be inclusive, be a stimulus for personal
achievement and, through the broadening of experience of the world, be
an encouragement towards informed and responsible citizenship” (LTS,
2009).