'You can walk around in a T-shirt': how Norway brought heat pumps in from the cold

Device installed in two-thirds of households of country whose experience suggests switching to greener heating can be doneWhen Glen Peters bought a heat pump for his home in Oslo he wasn't thinking about the carbon it would avoid.Convenience played a role; a fireplace was too much of a hassle - the effort of having to buy, prepare and store the wood - and the wall-mounted radiators are too dusty. "They're a pain in the ass to clean," said Peters (who is actually a climate scientist). Continue reading...