Is cooling the future of heating?

On December 13, IEA published a commentary written by the IEA analysts Thibaut Abergel and Chiara Delmastro. This commentary, starts with pointing out that high-efficiency heat pump technology is the cornerstone of sustainable buildings. Heating and cooling systems, are the two main end-uses in building operations, and since cooling demand is expected to grow considerably, a cold crunch is looming behind the buildings heat decarbonisation challenge.