Comment on Oxford study proves heat pumps triumph over fossil fuels in the cold

• ShakeThatYam@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Which would account for 5-10% of the Canadian population. Just the three metros I mentioned would account for 35% of Canadians. The record low for the coldest of those cities (Montreal) is -36F, but the average low in January is 7F.

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  • Windex007@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Why is it such a controversial thought to merely include and acknowledge the rest of Canada, rather than discounting them outright?

    In case you’re wondering here the divide comes from: it’s this, and it’s you.

    All Canadians matter, every Canadian experience is valid, and no Canadian is any less of a Canadian than any other. Erasure of Canadian experience outside of the GTA is an elitist and divisive attitude and serves ONLY to create friction where there need be none.

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    • ShakeThatYam@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Because your comment suggests that heat pumps can’t work in Canada. It’s like an American dismissing heat pumps because Alaska is part of the US. For at least 70% (if not more like 90%) of Canadians, heat pumps work just fine. Obviously, if you are in the part of Canada that gets consistently below -40 degrees, don’t get a heat pump.

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      • Windex007@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        My comment doesn’t suggest that, and the fact that you’re projecting that on me is your fucking problem.

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