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The Pandemic caused us all much pain
But now it’s slowly on the wane.
Precautions would still prove wise
But finally, we realise
That the economy will survive
And soon it may begin to thrive.
But just as new life resumes
A global threat of doom still looms.
It is no longer climate change
Within a tolerable range.
But a climate emergency
Is what we now clearly see.
A crisis is what it’s about
With fires, floods as well as drought.
It only serves to prove the point
That everything was out of joint.
The situation is very grave
We can’t survive if we don’t save
Our planet from this fragile state.
Nor do we have the time to wait.
Our response should be strong
Nor should we wait very long.
By 2020 we had set
A goal to reach zero net.
The Pandemic did cause delay
But all the same, we’re on the way.
We ourselves will get there
But don’t you think we should care
Whether suppliers do comply?
Isn’t this something we should try?
To all of them we should reach
Motivate as well as teach
To sustain while they earn
And listen so that we can learn.
Our emissions are on a downward trend
All our teams I do commend.
Efficiency has been the key
With it we our bound to see
Both lower emissions and lower cost
Without a tradeoff nothing’s lost.
Do not believe in either or.
Our hearts and minds demand much more.
We now know that we can sustain
Not at a loss but with a gain!
For even greater efficiency
There is a solution that we see
It would now be very wise
To systematise and digitise.
And introduce IOT
This is the future that we see.
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Monsoon 2012