The Arithmetic of Decarburization - Part 4: Winning the Heat War: Insulating Our Way to Sustainable Warmth
The Arithmetic of Decarburization: A Hard Look at the Energy Revolution ← Series Home The Thermal Sector: A Hidden Giant Heating and cooling buildings accounts for approximately 27.2% of final energy consumption in industrialized nations. In Austria, this amounts to roughly 300 PJ annually—most of it provided by natural gas, oil, and biomass. Unlike transport, where complete decarbonization requires entirely new vehicle technologies, the thermal sector can be addressed through a combination of demand reduction and efficiency improvement. ...