MEDIA ADVISORY: KBPO to expose egregious Big Polluter presence at COP31
For Immediate Release
November 12, 2026
**Great interview and photo opportunity**
For More Information Contact: kbpo@demandclimatejustice.org
**Media are welcome to request an embargoed release**
Antalya, Turkey—On Friday November 13, members of Kick Big Polluters Out will gather to expose and denounce the egregious Big Polluters roaming the halls of COP31. Join us as we release new research and hear from experts and activists from around the world about what COP31 must deliver .
Press conference
When: Friday November 13, 2026 – 11:00-11:30 Antalya (GMT +3)
Where: Press Conference Room 2, and webcast here
Speakers include KBPO members:
- Babitha PS, Women and Gender Constituency
- Mariam Kemple Hardy, Oil Change International and member of Climate Action Network
- Leslie Sedas, earth in brackets and Demand Climate Justice
- Batool Wajiha Zaidi, the UK Youth Climate Coalition and YOUNGO youth constituency
- Talia Boyd (Diné), Indigenous Environmental Network
- Moderated by Rachitaa Gupta, Kick Big Polluters Out
This is a Kick Big Polluters Out press conference hosted by the Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice.
Action
When: Friday Nov 13 2:15-3:00 Antalya (UTC+3)
Where: Action Location 2
Speakers include KBPO members:
- Aakaluk Adrienne Blatchford, Indigenous Environmental Network
- Mohammed Usrof, Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy
- Babitha PS, Women and Gender Constituency
- Dulari Parmar, Youth delegate, Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice
- Dare Elujulo, Youth in Agroecology and Restoration Network (YARN)
- Omar Elmawi, Climate Action Network
Visuals: Featuring protest art from the Artivist Network
*Speakers and activists will be available for interviews*
Kick Big Polluters Out is a coalition of more than 450 organizations across the globe united in demanding an end to the ability of Big Polluters to write the rules of climate action. We stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine as well as with all those who face systemic injustice and fossil-fueled violence around the world. Find more on the coalition and its demands here.