a Hosted Event
by Baba Brinkman
Now we get to interrupt the other panels
I can feel it in my blood, deep down I’m just a mammal
But somehow I’m on stage, rapping up a panel
Trying to kick a lyric right now that’s kinda brilliant
Shout out to the people at the Canada pavilion
Keep on this motion, cryosphere pavilion
It’s the polar oceans
Up to the North, yeah protect the polar bears
From all the heat that be coming from solar flares
And I for one embrace with no remorse
I for one welcome our new feminine overlords
Okay, I guess ‘overladies’ maybe?
I still trust them to keep us up in the matrix
It’s a moral obligation
To lean into this unprecedented global transformation
This is the greatest economic revolution of our time
If we don’t get it right, then all of life is on the line
So no pressure…
The peak: let each of us build a piece
Up in the aggregate, we end up building palaces
That’s what climate action is
So move the funds faster, the carbon can keep up
Show the stamina like Lucky Madina
Emissions are what rainforests have now to clean up
And Honduras is ready with new ITMOs, yo read up
Plus it’s so central
Indigenous people have that ancient info
That we can work right into solutions today
So make some noise for solving climate change that way
Come on people, grow those trees
It’s the representation from the DRC
Yes indeed, can’t keep people in the dark
Shout out the pavilion here, that’s Denmark
When she said “Tomatoes come from greenhouse gasses…
I mean, greenhouses” – but also gasses
Right? We learned that in our classes
The CO2 gets captured
By plants in photosythnesis
So if we plant a lot then we could reverse it really quick
So go green, make energy clean, threat is extreme
You heard the summary from Pierre Friedlingstein
He was like “Emissions are rising, and 1.5 and all that
And the trends are all bad”
And you were like “YAY”
Don’t applaud that!
At the end I’m filled with so much hope
I’m just so sorry I couldn’t do this all in Español
But hey, it’s time to be good listeners, escuchadores
Speakin’ out for the Latin American chorus
Were we inspired by these eco-warriors?
Los voces de los juventudes negociadores
Come on, why do you think Gabon is all-in on the sovereign?
To make sure that the benefits flow into them
And not to a bunch of NGO middlemen
“Not scientifically vetted” – that’s what you say to me?!
Come on, Gabon built its own space agency
So let’s re-ignite the Paris vibe, share it wide
Carbon credits, assessing verified, Article 5
Especially now that the private sector has arrived
And send paragraph 2 like a lamb to the sacrifice
B-A-A-A-A-A
Nothing but fun with the coalition
I mean, we want a world that’s clean and green
And carbon-free with lots of energy
That’s the way that we’re gonna get to it, and rock it
So that means the energy’s gotta be atomic
Yes indeed, this was my intro freestyle
Congratulations, we got a big crowd!
Make some noise ladies and gentleman…
So what do you want?
You want to capture the carbon in the trees?
Then you need to look no farther than the Republique
Democratique du Congo
Under the leadership of Minister Eve
Minister Eve Bazaiba, Bazaiba keeps it green
With the Congolese, yes I am the hip-hopper
Connecting from Canada straight to Kinshasa
‘Cause the climate is changing
And we must protect that rainforest basin
Every single animal that lives inside it
That’s the only way that we are gonna protect the climate