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- Arnold Schwarzenegger said leaders who said fighting climate change hurt the economy was “stupid or liars.”
Ahead of the COP26 climate summit, the former governor of California told the that reducing carbon emissions would benefit the global economy. The Terminator actor says cutting back on his meat consumption doesn’t mean sacrificing anything – on the contrary, cutting his meat makes it healthier.
He also focused on the pollution caused by international trade.
In an in-depth interview with BBC Radio 4’s 39 Ways to Save the Planet. Schwarzenegger said that the continued success of the Californian economy and the creation of fertile jobs prove. That reducing carbon dioxide and increasing wealth go hand in hand.
During his tenure from 2003 to 2011, Mr. Schwarzenegger was a pioneer of clean air and renewable energy and set goals to reduce exhaust and greenhouse gas emissions. After leaving office, he used his fame and influence to promote measures to reduce CO2. Most notably with the Schwarzenegger climate initiative. Leaders who claim that combating climate change hurts the economy are “dumb or liars,” according to Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger is also critical of an environmental plan that focuses on lifestyle sacrifices. The former bodybuilding champion says he has cut his meat intake by about three-quarters in recent years but says it “wins” him out. “Since I’ve been eating more vegetables and plant-based foods, my cardiologist says my arteries are no longer narrowed,” she says.
“So how do I give up on something? I get my health; it gives me two extra years.” The establishment of fertile jobs demonstrates that lowering carbon dioxide emissions and boosting prosperity are mutually beneficial. Schwarzenegger also believes the technology offers a solution. Citing the Hummer a large military-style off-road vehicle – as evidence of switching from diesel to battery operation because the electric version runs faster with more horsepower.