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"Heat pumps are an alternative to gas boilers and wood stoves for indoor
heating.
They now feature in most proposals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions to
net-zero by mid-century in order to meet the globally agreed aim of avoiding
dangerous climate change.
For example, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says with
high confidence that net-zero energy systems will include the electrification
of heating “rely[ing] substantially on heat pumps” – with a possible exception
only for extreme climates.
Heat pumps significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions from building heat and
are the “central technology in the global transition to secure and sustainable
heating”, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Heat pumps are also a mature technology and are very popular in countries such
as Norway, Sweden and Finland, where they are the dominant heating technology.
For the first time in 2022, heat pumps outsold gas boilers in the US – and they
continued to do so in 2023.
Yet, in major economies such as the UK and Germany, heat pumps are the subject
of hostile and misleading reporting across many mainstream media outlets.
Here,
Carbon Brief factchecks 18 of the most common and persistent myths
about heat pumps."
Via Christoph S, who wrote "Yep, they are indeed very effective and can be used
in odler homes just fine"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
