Day 7 COP27

Day 7 COP27

And on the 7th day they rested…

but

They struggled to find any cereal for breakfast as the Russians had blown up all the grain tankers.

Credit Mike McMillan—U.S. Forest Service/U.S. Department of Agriculture

It was far too hot to venture outside – very unseasonably hot temperatures for the time of year. There was no shade as illegal logging had removed most of the trees and the wildfires had taken care of the rest

They couldn’t go on a sightseeing trip as the mass flooding and an unseasonal hurricane had decimated the tourist industry, left people homeless and many people were missing.

They couldn’t even go down to the hotel reception because of the noise from the climate activists demonstrating outside the hotel

credit (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi, File)

They were looking forward to exploring the local environment but were a bit annoyed that there was no nature to go and have a look at. The animals and plants were struggling to survive in the severe conditions and no one was helping them. I mean nature can’t have priority over houses and cities and industry and people – right?

World leaders pose for a family photo during the COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 7, 2022. (Reuters)

And so the men sat in the boardroom and congratulated themselves on coming up with such superb initiatives to combat climate change and set to work deciding what policies needed drafting for COP28. I wonder where the women are?

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