The quest to fix the irony at the heart of every heat pump

Grist
By Matt SimonApr 4, 2025, 4:15 am88 pts
Heat pumps are essential for ditching fossil fuels. The appliances are many times more efficient than even the best gas furnaces, and they run on electricity, so they can draw power from renewables like wind and solar. But the very thing that makes them such an amazing climate solution is also their biggest…

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The quest to fix the irony at the heart of every heat pump

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