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Comparing Climate Mitigation Strategies
A government can pursue two different policies to reduce emissions from home heating. Policy A provides financial incentives for homeowners to add extra insulation to their attics and walls. Policy B provides financial incentives for homeowners to replace their natural gas furnaces with electric heat pumps that are powered by the regional grid's renewable energy sources. In one or two sentences, explain the fundamental difference between the principles behind Policy A and Policy B as methods for addressing climate change.
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