India, Nov. 12 -- ActionAid International issued a press statement dated Nov. 11, 2026, commenting on United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ final COP opening address, delivered at the COP31 Leaders’ Summit in Antalya on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Teresa Anderson, Global Lead on Climate Justice at ActionAid International, set out ActionAid International’s comments on the speech.
Comments on Guterres’ COP31 speech
In the statement, Anderson described Guterres’ “last ever COP opening speech” as calling out “fossil lobbyists’ efforts to derail climate action” and referring to “the collapsing economic case for fossil fuels.”
Anderson said Guterres “put an urgent spotlight” on what she described as the world being “woefully unprepared to...