UNEA6 Kenya "Show Me the Money"

It is very easy to write a rap song on a
session titled “Show Me the Money”
it kind of writes itself

SHOW ME THE MONEY
CLIMATE CHANGE IS COMING
WE WALKIN’ SLOWLY AWAY FROM IT, NEED TO BE RUNNING
SHOW ME THE MONEY
GET THE ENGINE HUMMING
CLIMATE FINANCE IS COMING FOR EVERYBODY
SHOW ME THE MONEY
IT’S BIGGER THAN POLITICS
TIME FOR A CLIMATE CHANGE-COMPLIANT SHOPPING LIST
SHOW ME THE MONEY
AS TEMPERATURE RISE KEEPS ON KEEPING ON
WE CAN FIGHT IT WITH GREEN BONDS

SHOW ME THE MONEY
THE UN WIFI SUCKS AND THE FOOD LINES ARE LONG
IT’S TIME FOR RADICALLY HONEST DIALOGUE
WE NEED TO SUBSIDIZE HOW TO END POLLUTION
IT’S TIME TO SHOW US THE MONEY LIKE CUBA GOODING
BIG BUCKS, NO JUNIORS, LARGE STACKS OF PAPERS
‘CAUSE 50% OF GDP IS LINKED TO NATURE
TO SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY, THE SHIFTS MUST BE MAJOR
A TSUNAMI OF DOLLARS AND CHANGE IS WHAT WE COMING FOR
LET’S DO WHAT INDIA DID TO COAL
WITH THE OTHER FOSSIL FUELS
AND WE’LL REACH THE GOAL

I MEAN, IT WAS A WIDE-RANGING CHAT
SO MANY AMAZING PLANS
WITH SKILLFUL MODERATION FROM SELINA ABRAHAM
SHE SAID “GET THE 7 TRILLION IN DIRTY SUBSIDIES WIPED OFF”
AND DON’T TAKE TOO LONG OR SHE’S GONNA SWITCH YOUR MIC OFF
SO BRING THIS NEW PARADIGM IN, FINANCE AGAINST CLIMATE
THERE NO ESCAPING THE CHANGE
THE TIDAL WAVE IS ARRIVING
AND ROLLING EVEN FASTER
THE ONLY QUESTION IS, CAN WE KEEP UP?
BRING IN THE PUBLIC/PRIVATE FINANCE
JUST ASK THE MINISTER FROM INDONESIA
ASK HIM WHAT WE NEEDED
7 TRILLION WITH A “T” SUBSIDIZING POLLUTION
WE PAYING FOR MORE PROBLEMS THAN ACTUAL SOLUTIONS
THIS IS COGNITIVE DISSONANCE; IT’S QUITE CONFUSING
THE SCIENCE, OUT HERE, MORE THAN PROVEN
WE GOTTA KEEP GOING IN THIS DIRECTION
I CAN TELL YOU WE ALL LOSING
GREEN BONDS ARE A GREAT STARTER TOOL
FOR US TO GRADUALLY MOVE AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS
THE BENEFITS WAY GREATER THAN THE POSSIBLE LOSS
LET ME WRAP MY PART UP
BEFORE BABA CUTS MY MIC OFF

IT’S HAPPENING IN ALL COUNTRIES, AND IN ALL CITIES
THE DAMAGE IS EVERYWHERE, IMPACTS ARE NOT PRETTY
SO LET’S MOBILIZE CASH AND GET THE CLIMATE BONDS CHINGING
LIKE “CHA-CHING”!
THAT’S THE INITIATIVE FROM SEAN KIDNEY
Y’ALL WITH ME? SO TELL ME PEOPLE
ARE YOU DOWN FOR THE CAUSE?
CANADA BANNED HARMFUL SUBSIDIES
ROUND OF APPLAUSE!
IT’S AN OIL-PRODUCING COUNTRY AND YES, SOME PETROL WILL FLOW
BUT NOT WITH PUBLIC FUNDING
FROM CLIMATE MINISTER GUILBEAULT
WHOAH, WE GOT THE MOST CAPITAL THAN ALL TIME
WHY WOULD WE SPEND MORE TO INVEST IN THE PLANET’S DECLINE?
SHOUT OUT CAMBODIA, CANADA, AND UK FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
BUT WE NEED CONCISENESS

FROM THE REP FROM BANGLADESH, I LOVE THE WAY
THAT YOU WAS SPITTIN’ ALL YOUR KNOWLEDGE FACTS
WE NEED COLLABORATION, AND THAT’S A FACT
I SAID ‘COLLABORATION’, SHOUT OUT TO SEAN KIDNEY
BECAUSE HE’S GOT THE PERFECT NAME FOR DONATIONS
THE MOVE HAS TO BE RADICAL, WE DON’T HAVE THE PATIENCE
OF MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR CLIMATE CHANGES
WE HAVE TO GET THIS DONE, THAT’S ALL WE HAVE
BUT OUR CHOICES NOW ARE EITHER THE STICK OR THE CARROT HAND
‘CAUSE THERE’S NO TIME TO WASTE, PEOPLE, THIS IS NOT A TEST
PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCE IS ESSENTIAL, CALM THE THREAT
WE HAD IT FROM THE DISTINGUISHED DELEGATES
AND HONORED GUESTS
WE HEARD FROM THE MINISTER OF FORESTS FROM BANGLADESH
THIS IS IN THE FIELD WE’RE PLANTING ON
QUICKSAND WE’RE STANDING ON
THE EUROPEAN UNION IS COMING THROUGH
WITH THOSE FINANCIAL BONDS
AND FORGIVING DEBTS WHERE THE FUNDING CAN BE REPURPOSED
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE, SO WHAT DOES A EURO PURCHASE?

SHOW ME THE MONEY
CLIMATE CHANGE IS COMING
WE WALKIN’ SLOWLY AWAY FROM IT, NEED TO BE RUNNING
SHOW ME THE MONEY
GET THE ENGINE HUMMING
CLIMATE FINANCE IS COMING FOR EVERYBODY
SHOW ME THE MONEY
BIGGER THAN POLITICS
IT’S TIME FOR A CLIMATE CHANGE-COMPLIANT SHOPPING LIST
SHOW ME THE MONEY
TEMPERATURE RISE KEEPS ON KEEPING ON
BUT WE CAN STILL FIGHT IT WITH GREEN BONDS

THIS IS A HONEST DIALOGUE SO THE COMMENTS WILL NOT BE CENSORED
ALL OF OUR GOVERNMENTS GOTTA DO BETTER
BUT LIKE THE REP FROM GERMANY ALSO SAID
WE CAN’T JUST DO IT PUBLICLY
WE ALSO NEED THE PRIVATE SECTOR
WE NEED CONCERTED EFFORT; THE CHANGE WILL BE HARD
IT WON’T MAGIC APPEAR, LIKE I DO THIS CARD
WE NEED SOMETHING LIKE BETTER RAPPERS
AND BETTER POLITICAL GOVERNMENTAL ACTORS
SHOUT MS ABRAHAM FOR MODERATION FOCUSSED ON SOLUTIONS
SHE DIDN’T KEEP SCORE
THAT’S WHY SHE’S DOWN WITH CIFOR
THE JAPANESE DELEGATION TRANSLATED UNTIL THEIR TIME WAS DONE
BUT IT WAS WORTH EVERY SECOND TO HEAR THAT GREEN CLIMATE FUND
JAPAN SHOWED US THE MONEY, THAT YEN VALUE IS KILLIN’ IT
SUSTAINABILITY CASH IN THE TILL, $638 MILLION
PLUS YOU HEARD IT FROM THE MINISTER FROM GERMANY
6 BILLION EUROS IN CLIMATE CERTAINTY
WE CAN’T FISH WITH A DIPNET HERE, WE GOTTA CATCH WHALES
LIKE THE COLOMBIAN MINISTER SAID: “ACTION AT SCALE”
WE’RE DOING ALL WE CAN BUT WE NEED MORE
SHOUT OUT TO ECUADOR
YO TE ENTIENDO, NO NECESITA QUE TRADUCIR
LET’S PROTECT THE PLANET FROM THE SKY TO THE SEA FLOOR
AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING LIKE A BROKEN RECORD, WE STILL NEED MORE
THERE’S SO MUCH WE ALL CAN ACCOMPLISH, Y’ALL; WE GOT THIS
SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS AND CARBON DRAWDOWNS AND OFFSETS
BUT INVESTMENT IS NEEDED, THE BOOKS, GET SOME DEBTS OFF IT
YOU HEARD IT FROM MARÍA SUSANA MUHAMAD GONZÁLES
THAT IS AN AMAZING NAME TO RHYME
MARÍA SUSANA MUHAMAD GONZÁLES, A WICKED NAME
AND DEBT-BURDENED COUNTRIES WILL NEED SYSTEMIC CHANGE
AND NOT JUST IN LITTLE WAYS, HUMAN RIGHTS ARE IN PLACE
THE ENTIRE ECONOMIC SYSTEM NEEDS TO GET REARRANGED

EFFORTS, PRACTICAL
IT’S GOTTA BE REALISTIC, NOT MAGICAL
WE CAN’T DO IT OURSELVES, MULTILATERAL
I TOLD YOU, IT’S NOT A FANTASY; THIS IS ACTUAL
SO HOW DO WE GET IT MOVING? INVESTORS DEMAND CONFIDENCE
SEAN KIDNEY KNOWS, ‘CAUSE HE CONSTANTLY TALKS TO ALL OF THEM
AND EVERYONE AGREES THAT 1.5 IS THE HOME BASE
SO IF THERE’S DEBT FORGIVENESS, WELL THAT IS NOT FOR ITS OWN SAKE
A FEW ASSETS ARE GONNA GET WIPED OFF THE BALANCE SHEET
WRITE DOWN DIRTY COAL STOCKPILES MASSIVELY
THAT’S A CRITICAL ACT, AND THIS IS A DIFFICULT
THE QUESTION IS: DOES THIS ROOM WE HAVE THE WILL
FOR THE POLITICAL PACT?

OKAY, SOME COME, SHOW GO
SOME SHOW BACKBONE, WE’RE HALFWAY HOME
COUNTRIES STILL HAVE TO MANAGE ALL THEIR CRITICAL CASH FLOW
IT’S A MARKET ECONOMY, THAT’S KNOWN
TAKE IT FROM THE MINISTER FROM GABON
NORWAY DOES NOT WANT THEIR SOVEREIGN WEALTH CASH BLOWN
ALL WE NEED TO DO IS FLOW IN A DIRECTION THAT’S GREEN
CASH RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME
C.R.E.A.M.
SO YES, IT’S TRUE, ALL OF OUR COUNTRIES CAN DREAM
JUST DREAM BIG AND DREAM FAST, ‘CAUSE THE NEED IS EXTREME

SHOW ME THE MONEY
CLIMATE CHANGE IS COMING
WE WALKIN’ SLOWLY AWAY FROM IT, NEED TO BE RUNNING
SHOW ME THE MONEY
GET THE ENGINE HUMMING
CLIMATE FINANCE IS COMING FOR EVERYBODY
SHOW ME THE MONEY
IT’S BIGGER THAN POLITICS
TIME FOR A CLIMATE CHANGE-COMPLIANT SHOPPING LIST
SHOW ME THE MONEY
AS THE TEMPERATURE RISE KEEPS ON KEEPING ON
CAN WE FIGHT IT WITH GREEN BONDS?
EITHER WAY YOU GOTTA SHOW ME THE MONEY

YOU GOT IT
MAKE SOME NOISE FOR YOURSELVES
THANK YOU ALL, WE ARE EVENT RAP
THIS IS BABA BRINKMAN
MY NAME IS DEX MCBEAN
IF YOU HAVE TIME, IF YOU SEE US AROUND
COME BY, SHAKE A HAND
WE WROTE THAT SPECIAL FOR YOU