> Those two things together means people freezing to death.
If we want to prevent people from freezing to death, the best way is to help people get 1. food 2. clothes 3. shelter 4. health care.
I'd argue gas based heat isn't even on the list. As you said, we should not go all-in on heat pumps. We can and should have alternate sources of heat for vulnerable people (I am thinking hospitals, retirement communities, and so on).
I am confident that healthy, well-fed, appropriately dressed people in well insulated homes do not die because the weather outside dips below freezing for under a day.
If we want to prevent people from freezing to death, the best way is to help people get 1. food 2. clothes 3. shelter 4. health care.
I'd argue gas based heat isn't even on the list. As you said, we should not go all-in on heat pumps. We can and should have alternate sources of heat for vulnerable people (I am thinking hospitals, retirement communities, and so on).
I am confident that healthy, well-fed, appropriately dressed people in well insulated homes do not die because the weather outside dips below freezing for under a day.