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

(8 Nov 2026) RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY: 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: "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 ++MUTE++ ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Antalya, Turkey - 27 October 2026 4. Wide of COP31 sign ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 30 October 2026 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General: "But it's not the world that fails, it's the political leadership that fails." ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: King George Island, Antarctica - 23 November 2023 6. Wide of glacial water ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Hackberry, Louisiana – 1 April 2022 7. Mid of a flames at LNG facility 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 New York - 30 October 2026 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General: "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. And unfortunately, in many political systems, we see that there is no strategic view and that policies change frequently, not allowing the kind of constant, determined investment that is necessary to make sure that we put climate under control." ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Belem, Brazil – 3 November 2025 10. Mid of COP30 venue entrance ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Belem, Brazil - 7 November 2025 11. Pan right of COP30 family photo 12. Wide of leaders assembled for COP30 family photo ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 30 October 2026 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General: "But this is a moment of truths. 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 14. Aerial of a solar and wind energy farm ++MUTE++ ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Galena, Alaska - 21 May 2025 15. Workers installing solar panels ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Konya, Turkey – 14 October 2026 16. Wide of solar power plant as two workers walk to inspect panels 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 ++MUTE++ ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 30 October 2026 19. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General: ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates - 11 March 2026 ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Sozopol, Bulgaria - 27 October 2026 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/132f15d22a364134b0d5b46e44bd557d