In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at whether installing a heat pump is environmentally friendly in regions with a high-carbon grid and how Norway became a world leader in electric vehicle use.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government pledged to overturn a decision from the Ontario Energy Board on the basis it would make the costs of new homes too expensive. But is that really true?
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“Given the current climate politically, I'm really surprised they didn't say: We're going to come through with more money for eco-energy retrofits,” Green Party Leader Elizabeth May told Canada’s National Observer in an interview at Parliament Hill.
Heat pumps are the hot new thing in home heating, with the promise to cut costs and cut carbon emissions. There are hundreds being installed in houses across northern Ontario this winter. But they don't fit into everyone's household budget.