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How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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Heat pumps are expensive. What if billionaires bought them for everyone? (grist.org)
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[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Ac summer. Heating winter.

I never knew about the limitation but the hvac guy was right. Once it went over 0. The heat kicked back on. We rarely get below zero here and that’s why they don’t installed the secondary heat source.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If it's that specific that it happens at an exact temperature, it sounds like an intentional "fuck you" switch on that model disabling it and not an actual physical limitation.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That’s the lock out temp, you probably have a cheaper/builder-grade heat pump.

https://learnmetrics.com/best-heat-pumps-for-cold-climates/