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Ghana's heat risk is rising faster than electricity access: What a new climate report means for households
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A new Climate Impact Lab report warns Ghana's rising temperatures could outpace electricity growth, increasing heat-related deaths and risks by 2050.
According to the report, Ghana is among the top 25 countries identified as being caught in what researchers describe as a "Mortality-Cooling Trap"—a situation where climate change drives up temperatures faster than access to affordable and reliable electricity grows.
Researchers found that middle-income countries are expected to increase electricity use for climate adaptation far more rapidly than low-income countries.
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