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Heat pumps run on a substance that can create a lot of emissions. Is it still worth buying them?

Heat pumps run on a substance that can create a lot of emissions. Is it still worth buying them?

Update: 2025-06-03
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<figure></figure>If refrigerant, the key substance inside a heat pump leaks into the atmosphere, it can warm the planet thousands of times more than CO2. The Possibly team does the math to see if that risk outweighs the climate benefit of heat pumps.
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Heat pumps run on a substance that can create a lot of emissions. Is it still worth buying them?

Heat pumps run on a substance that can create a lot of emissions. Is it still worth buying them?

Megan Hall