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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year ago

What Would Happen if Every American Got a Heat Pump

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What Would Happen if Every American Got a Heat Pump

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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year ago
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Getting these climate superheroes into more US homes would massively cut emissions, and it would be cost-effective. Here’s how the revolution would play out.

Archived copies of the article: archive.today ghostarchive.org web.archive.org

The paper the article is about is here and its press release

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      It’s not a huge change in unit design to be able to do that, but most AC units sold in the US have historically not had that capability built-in.

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          You could literally turn the unit around, but they’re not designed for that. The controls would be outdoors instead of indoors.

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