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Heather McDiarmid, Ph.D.

Heather McDiarmid, Ph.D., is a climate change mitigation consultant and educator who specializes in decarbonization solutions for the residential sector. At Project Drawdown, her work focuses on climate solutions related to buildings, electricity, industry, and transportation.

Heather McDiarmid
An image of a heat pump with a blue and green tinted photo of the Earth in the background
Five ways heat pumps are more awesome than you think
by Heather McDiarmid, Ph.D.
Heat pumps have been around for a long time. I mean a really long time. The first heat pump was reportedly built in 1856 to dry salt in salt marshes. Today’s heat pumps, however, are far more useful. In fact, they are one of the most important technologies we have for slashing greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. 
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