Climate change projected to cause more AC adoption for the wealthy and shorter lives for the poor – Report

A new report by the Climate Impact Lab warns that many of the countries expected to suffer the most from rising temperatures are also the least able to provide enough electricity for fans, air conditioners and other cooling systems.

Researchers say Ghana is among the countries caught in what they call a "heat trap"—where temperatures are rising, but electricity supply is not growing fast enough to help people stay cool through fans, air conditioners and other cooling technologies.“We’ve identified the places most at risk of seeing more people die from the heat and least able to power up ACs to save them, so people and governments can zero in on saving the greatest number of lives,” says Ashwin Rode, a fellow at the Climate Impact Lab and director of scientific research at the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC).