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Eight facts about air conditioning amid an overheated global debate (carbonbrief.org)
12 points by DamonHD 18 days ago
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ThrowawayTestr 18 days ago
Europe should think slightly father ahead and invest heavily into heat pumps.
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bestham 17 days ago
In the Nordic’s heap pumps are very common, approximately 48, 52 and 63 % of households in Sweden, Finland and Norway have heat pumps installed. [1]

[1] : https://ehpa.org/news-and-resources/press-releases/heat-pump...

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tmarice 18 days ago
Large majority of ACs sold in the EU are air-to-air heat pumps.
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toasty228 18 days ago
It's already very common, you virtually always need one to pass energy source regulations for new builds, that or solar panels to offset fossil energy on paper.
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DamonHD 18 days ago
Note that this is a UK-focused piece.
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jkubicek 18 days ago
I wish the entire world could just ignore Elon Musk. What an absolute waste of our global attention.
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