COP28, Or How to Save the Planet in Dubai

I can’t believe a year’s gone by.
Alarmists gather in Dubai
King Charles among those merry men
John Kerry’s sure; He’s back again.
And maybe Gore will show up, too.
He’ll have new people he can woo.
They’ll rant and rage about the heat
Which in Dubai is tough to beat.
They’ll say the tipping point's been reached
“We failed in Egypt when we last preached,
“The end is near; act now or die;
“The heat is building in the sky.”


COP28 like those before
Will draw the rich like Albert Gore.
They’ll talk and say the damndest things,
How you and I make hotter springs;
They’ll do this as they shop for stuff
And eat until they’ve had enough.
They’ll live the high life while they can.
Why not? Heat’s up. The death of Man.
They’ll say again what we must do
To save the earth from cows that moo
“It’s flatulence and C O two!”
In posh Dubai they’ll have a steak
Blame all of us and then eat cake.


So every year the conference grows
As thousands claim we’re in death’s throes.
They’ll fly to places most exotic
Away from home; it’s quite erotic.
If you’re not there, please be aware
That climate is the biggest scare.


The Conference of the Parties now *
Is quite a show, a big powwow
With dignitaries in one group.
And lesser folks outside the loop.
No equity in how they meet
The Heads of State in their conceit
A separate group not quite main street.
The former meeting with the Sheikh
The latter in a room or suite.


You’ll never guess what they’ll discuss:
Some topics quite superfluous.
Here is the list of things they’ll do:
Gender stuff is in the queue;
Because as all now know is true
When PC words are not taboo,
The heat will rise in dry Ganzu.
And innovation’s on the list,
Green tech, we know, can’t be dismissed.


COP will come and then will go
Participants will leave aglow.
They’ll plan to meet again next year
To save this tiny heated sphere.
And in the meantime Earth will do
What it has done sans me and you.

*See:  https://unfccc.int/cop28 and related sites.