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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (14 children)

That's great for climate goals, but can someone tell me how we're supposed to heat our homes? Electricity?

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (11 children)
  1. Better insulation.
  2. Heat pumps.
  3. By the time gas heating is eliminated, climate change will have solved that problem.
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

Heat pumps sounds like a good way forward. I haven't looked into the cost to replace a heater in a home, but I guess new homes could just have them installed by default.

What about natural gas use in home cooking/restaurants? Surely, you can't just replace that easily.

EDIT: And what about heating water? I mean, natural gas is used for more than heating the space in a home.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

Induction stovetops are fast, efficient, and safe. (but regular electric is fine as well)

Water heaters are similarly available in electric and heat pump configurations.

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