The UK will give homeowners $7,000 to buy heat pumps. But what are they?
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Heat pumps literally take heat from one place and pump it to another. They typically extract heat from the air or the ground, and they work like a refrigerator, but in reverse. Here's what else to know.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the scheme was designed to bring the low-carbon heat pumps to a similar price as the boilers now widely used across the country, which run on natural gas, a fossil fuel made mostly of methane. Methane is harmful to the atmosphere and contributes to climate change.
But what exactly are heat pumps and can they help address the climate crisis? Here's what to know.
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