AP Exclusive: Departing UN chief says 'moment of truth' in fight to curb global warming

(8 Nov 2026) RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY: ++MUSIC CLEARED FOR EDITORIAL USE++ ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 30 October 2026 1. Wide Secretary-General sitting for an interview at the United Nations 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General: ++PART OVERLAID++ "This is a moment of truths. We can no longer wait. We can no longer have endless discussions in which everybody tries to push the responsibility to someone else. Everybody must do more. Everybody must do more now." ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Antalya, Turkey - 17 October 2026 3. Aerial of the Antalya Expo Center with a COP31 sign ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Antalya, Turkey - 27 October 2026 4. Wide of COP31 sign ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: King George Island, Antarctica - 23 November 2023 5. Wide of glacial water ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Hackberry, Louisiana – 1 April 2022 6. Mid of a flare burning at LNG facility ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 30 October 2026 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General: ++OVERLAID++ "But it's not the world that fails, it's the political leadership that fails. The truth is that this requires a strategic view. It cannot be dealt with decisions that change every two or three months, according to the events that are taking place." ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip – 2 August 2026 8. Woman using a piece of cardboard as a fan for her child ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Belem, Brazil – 3 November 2025 9. Mid of COP30 venue entrance ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Belem, Brazil - 7 November 2025 10. Pan right of COP30 leaders photo 11. Wide of leaders assembled for family photo at COP30 ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 30 October 2026 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General: ++PART OVERLAID++ "Now, am I hopeless? No, I am hopeful because there are fundamental things that are working in our favor. First, economy. Today renewables are the cheapest source of production of energy. The truth is that we are investing now the double in renewables than in fossil tools. But it is also true that the increase of capacity has not been fully used because there are problems with storage, there are problems with grids that need to be invested. We must invest as much in storage and grids as we are investing in capacity and it's absolutely essential to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to renewables." ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Weifang, China - 22 March 2024 13. Aerial of a solar and wind energy farm ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Galena, Alaska - 21 May 2025 14. Workers installing solar panels ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Konya, Turkey – 14 October 2026 15. Wide of solar power plant as two workers walk to inspect panels ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Tekirdag, Turkey - 9 October 2026 16. Various of wind turbines ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Konya, Turkey – 14 October 2026 17. Various of power grid at solar power plant ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Istanbul, Turkey – 3 November 2026 18. Time-lapse of cityscape from light to dark, lights turning on in buildings ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 30 October 2026 19. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General: ++PART OVERLAID++ "And there is another reason fundamental to make it accelerated and that is energy security. Fossil fuels became a dramatic problem for the world in recent times with what happened in the state of Hormuz, with what's happened in the Black Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb, the consequences of the conflict between the United States and Iran, namely in the countries of the Gulf." Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/f6e5b1da77e24deebc9bcb3886d0cf75