Sources and Further Reading

• IPCC Climate Change 2023 Report
  https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/
  

• CarbonCounter.com by MIT Trancik Lab
  https://www.carboncounter.com
  

• Hooked on heating oil: Pushing for heat pumps and weatherization
  https://www.themainemonitor.org/hooked-on-heating-oil-pushing-for-heat-pumps-and-weatherization/
  

• Hooked on heating oil: Maine’s reliance on a dirty, expensive fuel
  https://www.themainemonitor.org/hooked-on-heating-oil-maines-reliance-on-a-dirty-expensive-fuel/
  

• Hooked on heating oil: New wood heat options come with climate trade-offs
  https://themainemonitor.org/hooked-on-heating-oil-new-wood-heat-options-come-with-climate-trade-offs/
  

• Maine Surpasses 100,000 Heat Pump Goal Two Years Ahead of Schedule (maine.gov)
  https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/after-maine-surpasses-100000-heat-pump-goal-two-years-ahead-schedule-governor-mills-sets-new
  

• Busting three myths about materials and renewable energy
  https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/02/02/1067641/busting-myths-about-materials-and-renewable-energy/

• Personal Vehicles Evaluated against Climate Change Mitigation Targets
  https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.est.6b00177
  

• Study: EV Winter Range Loss Averages 19%
  https://www.autoweek.com/news/green-cars/a31898441/study-ev-winter-range-loss-averages-19/

• Maine State Energy Profile
  https://www.eia.gov/state/print.php?sid=ME
  

• National Emissions from Lawn and Garden Equipment
  https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-09/documents/banks.pdf
  

• Greenhouse Gases Equivalencies Calculator - Calculations and References
  https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gases-equivalencies-calculator-calculations-and-references 
  

• Energy Star Ductless Heating and Cooling
  https://www.energystar.gov/products/ductless_heating_cooling