a Rap Up
by Baba Brinkman
All right, we got it
We’re bringing rap concerts to the UN
The world is facing major environmental danger
Climate change, I guess we need some kind of a savior
Digitalization maybe? Science and data
Science and data is not enough to make changes
The treaties are coming, nearing finalization
On a high level basis at the United Nation
We’ve got digitalization, science and data
But science is not enough to make changes
Science is not enough to make changes, no protection
It’s not enough, I sound like a broken record
The UNFCCC can track it scientifically
But every country does national policy differently
Jim Skea can deliver the info we need
You can lead a horse to water
But you can’t make it drink
The science-based policy, indeed
Indeed
I see our presence is causing mass confusion
But we’re not here for problems, only solutions
Minister Yasmine, love how you called out
How Egypt corrected flip flops
We’re here to communicate as well, but using hip-hop
At the risk of sounding like another repetitive broken record
Science is not enough; we also need collective effort
Shout out to the homie from UNDP, I see you, player
We checked the privacy settings to obtain and secure this data
It’s not encrypted or of a mystical nature
We all know and can tell that
This world is in major danger
And we’re about to get it on point like a laser
Baba Brinkman, bring it in, you know this greater
Hey, climate change is ticking like a time bomb
Chicka-BLAOW
Action is needed, the clock is tickin’ NOW
But satellites can help, there’s data to figure out
We heard it from the Minister of Nature
Her name is Rebecca Pow
From the UK, they’re increasing public investment
In scientific measurement
‘Cause nature is public trust question
Plus we heard it from the former Ambassador
That Kenya passed
An official Science, Technology, and Innovation Act
‘Cause science is not enough, it’s no protection
Science is not enough, I sound like a broken record
So here’s the key message from the IPCC
“We’ve got the science, now get behind it”
Like Jim Skea
Machine learning to do ya
Yeah, data can also influence the future
I sat here and I learned that, and it’s no minutia
I learned from the Minister from St. Lucia
Multilateralism, yeah, I’m trying to be an enabler
The dance between science and policy is real major
Let’s plant the seed
Yeah, let’s dance, but who should lead?
We’re all in the car
But who’s gonna drive it at the right speed?
‘Cause the world is getting too hot
And now it seems too odd
That we can’t move blocks to action
That’s the power you’ve got
It’s both bottom up and in community plots
Top down or bottom up
Like in Egypt with Yasmine Fouad
Leadership is supposed to lead, so what does it need?
We’ve got coordinated action at the UNDP
And people are skeptical; it’s tough to bring them it
So let’s build trust in science, y’all
We heard it from Switzerland
‘Cause the world is facing major environmental danger
Climate change, we need some kind of a savior
Maybe digitalization, science and data
But science is just not enough to make changes
The treaties are coming, nearing finalization
On a high level basis, here at the United Nation
We’ve got digitalizion, science and data
But science is not enough to make changes