Europe consumes huge amounts of electricity and generates tonnes of CO2 through cooling. Could heat pumps save us during the next heatwave?

“What we used to call a July phenomenon is now arriving in mid-May", according to one weather forecaster.

Europe consumes huge amounts of electricity and generates tonnes of CO2 through cooling. Could heat pumps save us during the next heatwave?

L’Europa consuma enormi quantità di elettricità e produce tonnellate di CO2 per il raffrescamento. Le pompe di calore ci salveranno dalla prossima ondata di caldo?

People in western Europe turned to fans and fountains as they sweltered through a record-breaking heatwave Tuesday, with temperatures set to soar even further.