> us simply cannot have AC

Im really curious how this works. Do standalone units not exist?

Same question. Electricity and logistics are really the only physical barriers. With solar and a single mini split couldn't you essentially prevent heat death with some very high probability?

Freezing to death in winter should be a harder problem at this point right?

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doikor 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Electricity and logistics solve the heating just as well. You can use the same device if you want to. Heat pump is just an AC run in reverse, literally all you need is a little valve to reverse the flow.

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TylerE 15 minutes ago | parent [-]

As long as it's only a little below freezing. Try that in Norway, or even somewhere like Austria, and see how it goes.

	▲	asdff 8 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Then you'd just use "old fashioned" electric heating