The hot air around heat pumps

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With the Trudeau Liberals clearly signalling their retreat from the front lines of carbon pricing, they need to find some higher ground they can actually defend. The humble heat pump, and the attempts by pro-fossil fuel interests to confuse the public about its costs and benefits, would be a good place to start fighting.

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With the Trudeau Liberals clearly signalling their retreat from the front lines of carbon pricing, they need to find some higher ground they can actually defend. The humble heat pump, and the attempts by pro-fossil fuel interests to confuse the public about its costs and benefits, would be a good place to start fighting.

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For better and worse, the heat pump is about to become the next front in Canada's climate culture war. Image by Freepik
For better and worse, the heat pump is about to become the next front in Canada's climate culture war. Image by Freepik

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