Climate change could make chocolate a luxury item

Cocoa Plant

The Huffington Post reports that half of the world's cocoa supplies are under threat from climate change in west Africa.

According to the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, if Ghana and the Ivory Coast experience a 2.3 Celsius degree jump in temperature by 2050, the climate won't be suitably cool enough to grow the crop.

The research, commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, used the combined results of 19 climate models to assess the impact of climate change on cocoa production. 

As early as 2030, farmers will begin to see an impact on the crop, notes Scientific American. 

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