Ghana faces a deadly gap between rising heat and its slow-growing electricity supply – Report

Ghana is set to get hotter over the coming decades, and a new energy-focused report from the Climate Impact Lab warns the country doesn't have enough electricity growth on the horizon to protect everyone from the heat.

The report projects about 19 additional heat-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Ghana by 2050. Researchers say Ghana is among 18 countries caught in what they call a "Mortality-Cooling Trap", places where temperatures are rising fast, but electricity supply isn't growing quickly enough to power the fans and air conditioners that could keep people cool and alive. About a third of Ghana's population lives in these high-risk areas, and by 2050 the country could see over 4,000 additional heat-related deaths every year. ...