Livin' easy
Lovin' free
Season ticket on a one way ride
Askin' nothin'
Leave me be
Takin' everythin' in my stride
Don't need reason
Don't need rhyme
Ain't nothin' that I'd rather do
Goin' down
Party time
My friends are gonna be there too
— AC/DC. Highway to Hell
COP27: Haunted Carnival Story
THE HAUNTED CARNIVAL OF POWER (COP) Fairly far away, about our whole-wide world, There's this carnival where the parties conference and twirl It’s a haunted circus possessed with elite perspective, Of horrors revisiting over time extending horrible neglective Here and far away around our whole-wide warming world, There's this carnival that comes again and again. It wasn't always like this, or if it was, was it as obvious? This corporatized climate bonanza conference, parties of fossil fuel lobbyists Pouring out of clown cars, more than you can imagine, more than is funny Cursed with ghosts of people gone, here, and to come, by the blood of money/ World Leaders— just more lobbyists on each other's shoulders in trenchcoats Where the largest polluters input policy, this year's event sponsored by Coke. But who's also always been there? Our Conference of the People Demanding a new paradigm of reparations, parading in the streets too. To free the commons, to break the capital/caste curse on this circus, To phase-out fossil fuels, to repay for loss and damages, And take back the future/here/now/community/whole-wide warming world, There are carnivals of possibility in the power of people concerned.
‘Explosion’ in number of fossil fuel lobbyists at Cop27 climate summit | The Guardian
Why Is Global Polluter Coca-Cola Sponsoring a Major Climate Conference? | Gizmodo
Draft COP27 agreement fails to call for ‘phase-down’ of all fossil fuels | Climate Desk
“We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator.” | António Guterres
Our planet is fast approaching tipping points that will make climate chaos irreversible.
The impacts of climate change are here now, and the loss & damage they cause can no longer be ignored. #COP27 must agree on a clear, time-bound roadmap reflective of the scale and urgency of the challenge. It's a moral imperative and a question of solidarity & climate justice
We need urgent #ClimateAction
We need a Climate Solidarity Pact in which developed & emerging economies unite around a common strategy & combine resources to address the climate crisis. The two largest economies – the USA & China – have a particular responsibility to join efforts to make this Pact a reality.
The climate crisis is the fight of our lives - and we are losing. But one thing is certain: those that give up are sure to lose. So let’s fight on together. And let’s win.
Climate change is on a different timeline & scale than other global crises. It's the defining issue of our age, the central challenge of our century. It's outrageous & self-defeating to put it on the back burner. If anything, we need greater urgency & stronger #ClimateAction.
The transition to net-zero emissions must be rapid, global, inclusive & just. It must be country-led, country-driven & supported by the international community.
Net zero commitments can't be a mere public relations exercise if we want to win the fight against climate change. We must have zero tolerance for greenwashing.
— António Guterres, UN Secretary General, November 2022