Oil and Gas get massive subsidies every year, but a huge part of it are the very popular heating oil subsidies that keep people alive in the winter. Could these be reduced or replaced if instead the government gave money towards families purchasing electric heaters and spending their money on that?
Edit: USA but i assume the problem is not uniquely ours
I know all about heat pumps. I’m a homeowner. the tech has been around for decades but it wasn’t usable in cold climates until recently when it became efficient enough to perform at below freezing temps.
But good ole lemmy doesn’t like facts of reality and it’s difficulties being discussed. they’d rather think real world problems can just magically be solved by good intentions, because they don’t have much real life experience.
it thinks 50 year problems can be solved in 6 months if you just ‘do it’. when realistically upgrading everyone to heatpumps would take 50+ years, and by then there will be better tech anyway.