Bill McKibben is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College and co-founder of 350.org and ThirdAct.org. His most recent book is 'Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?.
Regular readers of this column know that I think we’re engaged in the most desperate race in human history—a race between a rapidly unraveling climate, and a rapid buildout of renewable energy . The outcome of that race will determine just how many people die, how many cities drown, how many species survive.
That means that the higher upfront costs of these technologies quickly translate into serious savings. And these kind of numbers bend curves fast: The rapid uptake of these technologies can be a key driver of more demand-side efficiency gains as well. Installing a new heat pump is the perfect time for households to consider additional building envelope retrofits such as insulation: Enough insulation can shrink if not eliminate the heat pump.
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