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Science & Our Interdisciplinary World
Scottish Baccalaureate Support EventHeather Reid
The Importance of Science
Improving our Quality of Life
The Importance of Science
Growing the Scottish Economy
The Importance of School Science
Encourage ‘questioning consumers’
Science & Curriculum for Excellence
An Interdisciplinary Approach
CLIMATE CHANGE:- A HOT TOPIC
CLIMATE CHANGE:- IN THE MEDIA
June 2011
SUN
Sunlightpasses
through the atmosphere..
..and warms the earth.
..most escapes to outer spaceand cools the earth...
Infra-red radiationis given off by the earth...
…but some IR is trapped by some gases in the air, thus reducing the cooling.
THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
CO2 Emissions
CO2 in Atmosphere
Rising Sea Levels
Global Impacts
Scottish Impacts
Climate Change Act
• Cut CO2 emissions by 42% by 2020
• Cut CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050
Alternative Energy Sources
Renewable Energy in Scotland
• 25% of EU Wind energy
• 10% of EU Wave resource
• 25% of EU Tidal resource
• A potential 206 GW
Employment Opportunities
Skills Development Scotland
At present 80,000 green jobs
40,000 – 70,000 jobs in 5 - 10 years
Major effort required to produce more science &
engineering graduates plus highly trained
apprentices.
Employment Opportunities• Engineers• Computing Modellers• Geologists• Town Planners• Technicians• Environmental• Economics• Construction• Legal• Project Managers
Future Scientists
Will work in an Interdisciplinary World
with Sustainable Values providing
Technological Solutions
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