Schwarzenegger tells mayors: ‘We need to inspire people to fight climate change’

Former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, today urged mayors to highlight to citizens that they need to adopt new technology in the fight against greenhouse gas emissions.

Speaking at the fourth ceremony of the Covenant of Mayors in the European Parliament in Brussels, the film star and founder of the sustainable organisation for regions, R20, said that people can still live the same lives as before but just with cleaner technology.

"You can still have all the jacuzzis that you want, just install a solar panel,” he said. “You can still use your air conditioner, just use a smart thermostat. You can still watch your flat screen television, just use a more efficient model. You c...