Carbon Trading Christmas Carols

Take action for climate justice in Sydney during the Copenhagen International Climate Negotiations on Tuesday December 15th from 12 midday at Customs Square.

WHEN: Tuesday 15 December, 12 midday

WHERE: Meet at Customs Square (Opp. Circular Quay Station)

CONTACT: scarlet.wilcock[at]gmail.com

WEBSITE: www.sydney.foe.org.au

To the tune of Jingle Bells
Offsets here, offsets there,
Offsets all the way,
Let us keep polluting for another Summer day,
Hey

Offsets here, offsets there,
Offsets every day,
Let us keep on mining while the Third World pays our way.

Selling dirty coal,
Stinking up the air,
Never was our right,
Never was too fair. (cough, cough, cough)
Buying all the trees,
Doesn’t fix what’s wrong,
Carbon trading is a scam,
So let’s tell Penny Wong.

To the tune of Winter Wonderland
Come close, have you noticed?
Something new, in the forest.
Big companies, are buying the trees,
And colonising countries by degrees.

Buying land, selling credits,
Foreign aid, spent on offsets.
When profits are made, forests aren’t saved.
We’re colonising countries by degrees.

In Kenya locals losing all their land rights,
Banks are rorting schemes in PNG,
While Aussie companies just keep polluting,
And traders sell their offsets happily.

To the tune of Deck the Halls
Carbon offsets are a scam
Fa-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la
Traders rorting all they can
Fa-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la
Shonky schemes and massive profits
Fa-la-la La-la-la La-la-la
Aren’t the way to save our forests
Fa-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la

Corporations never gave us
Fa-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la
Proof to show that they will save us
Fa-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la
Bankers shouldn’t own the forests
Fa-la-la La-la-la La-la-la
Native Title can’t be offset
Fa-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la

To the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas, a trader sold to me - a dirty coal-fired industry

On the second day of Christmas, a trader sold to me - 2 tax rorts, and a dirty coal-fired industry.

On the third day of Christmas. a trader sold to me - 3 dodgy credits, 2 tax rorts, and a dirty coal-fired industry.
[BREATHE]

On the fourth day of Christmas, a trader sold to me - 4 emission permits, 3 dodgy credits, 2 tax rorts, and a dirty coal-fired industry.

On the fifth day of Christmas, a trader sold to me - FIVE BILLION DOLLARS, 4 emission permits, 3 dodgy credits, 2 tax rorts, and a dirty coal-fired industry.  [BREATHE]

On the sixth day of Christmas, a trader sold to me - 6 cars for driving, FIVE BILLION DOLLARS, 4 emission permits, 3 dodgy credits, 2 tax rorts, and a dirty coal-fired industry.

On the seventh day of Christmas, a trader sold to me - 7 bankers banking, 6 cars for driving, FIVE BILLION DOLLARS, 4 emission permits, 3 dodgy credits, 2 tax rorts, and a dirty coal-fired industry.
[BREATHE]

On the eighth day of Christmas, a trader sold to me -8 traders trading, 7 bankers banking, 6 cars for driving, FIVE BILLION DOLLARS, 4 emission permits, 3 dodgy credits, 2 tax rorts, and a dirty coal-fired industry.

On the ninth day of Christmas, a trader sold to me - 9 farmers struggling, 8 traders trading, 7 bankers banking, 6 cars for driving, FIVE BILLION DOLLARS, 4 emission permits, 3 dodgy credits, 2 tax rorts, and a dirty coal-fired industry.
[LONG BREATHE + KEY-CHANGE]

On the tenth day of Christmas, a trader sold to me - 10 forests burning, 9 farmers struggling, 8 traders trading, 7 bankers banking, 6 cars for driving, FIVE BILLION DOLLARS, 4 emission permits, 3 dodgy credits, 2 tax rorts, and a dirty coal-fired industry.

On eleventh day of Christmas, a trader sold to me - 11 chimneys smoking, 10 forests burning, 9 farmers struggling, 8 traders trading, 7 bankers banking, 6 cars for driving, FIVE BILLION DOLLARS, 4 emission permits, 3 dodgy credits, 2 tax rorts, and a dirty coal-fired industry.

[BREATHE]

On the twelfth day of Christmas, a trader sold to me,
12 shonky offsets,
11 chimneys smoking,
10 forests burning,
9 farmers struggling,
8 traders trading,
7 bankers banking,
6 cars for driving,
FIVE BILLION DOLLARS,
4 emission permits,
3 dodgy credits,
2 tax rorts,
And a dir-ty coal-fir-ed industry.

To the tune of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

God rest ye banking directors let nothing you dismay,
Remember you can profit from a climate gone astray,
Carbon trading, dividends and offsets are the way.

Chorus: Just don’t ask who’s supposed to pay the bill, pay the bill, Just don’t ask who’s supposed to pay the bill.

Fear not the cost of pollution; we’ll satisfy your greed,
Business as usual is all that you will need,
We’ll force the Global South to pay for all of our misdeeds.

Chorus

In Tuvalu, the water table’s lower than the sea,
But we can keep
polluting if we buy a few more trees,
Just remember to claim your permits;