Lucy discusses the inefficiencies in traditional architectural practices, such as the redundancy of subcontractors redrawing architects’ plans.

Decarbonising is essential..If our objective is to replace enough dirty energy with clean energy in time for us to decarbonise and avert the worst consequences of global warming, we need to close down as many dirty energy sources as possible and replace them with clean energy sources.

Specifically, we need to decarbonisecoal plants, as at current rates, coal plants will use up all of the available CO. 2. budget by themselves.. 3.It is really not a question any more of comparing different types of energy production but, instead, a matter of comparing different portfolios of energy production that are able to produce the energy required with significantly lower carbon emissions, and that can also be implemented quickly enough.The question is whether to do so we need an energy production portfolio without nuclear power, or one that includes nuclear energy.

And so, in this case, the question ‘is nuclear energy renewable?’ may be less important than ‘can nuclear power help us tackle the climate crisis?’.You might decide against nuclear power because you believe that all our future energy requirements can be met by renewables; that all the required assets can be delivered in time to decarbonise; and that the overall context and incentives are right for this to happen.

And if they are not, you might still judge that the consequences for humanity are not as bad as the risks we would incur by using nuclear energy..

Although some argue that it would be technically possible to meet all of our energy needs using renewable energy sources by 2050,.Head of Nursing Paul Highton expresses this same sentiment when discussing the various options he has if needing to move quickly to another area of the facility.

‘It’s very easy, really,’ he says.‘There’s a central stairway, which you can sort of run up, or walk with intent… The lifts are very quick.

They’re very spacious.It’s easy to negotiate your way around.