Use of Electric Heat Pumps to Reduce Emissions
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What’s Inspiring
“In the United States, commercial and residential buildings produce roughly 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. Most of these emissions come from burning fossil fuels for space heating. These emissions must be significantly reduced or eliminated for the US to achieve deep decarbonization goals, including net zero emissions by midcentury. Air source heat pumps (ASHPs) are powered by electricity, using well-established technology to move heat from outdoor air to indoor air. When powered by zero-carbon electricity, ASHPs provide space heating with almost no greenhouse gas emissions. ASHPs are especially effective for space heating in mild climates.”
Decarbonizing Space Heating with Air Source Heat Pumps, Columpia/SIPA Center on Global energy Policy, Kaufman, Sandalow, Rossi Di Schio and Higdon, Dec. 2019, Abstract
(Schematics are Figure 2 in Report)
Graph source: International Energy Administration, Updated June 3, 2020
Featured art was created from an overlay of the graph over the schematics.
