Schwarzenegger in Vienna: Climate summit starts with prominent guests!

Schwarzenegger in Vienna: Climate summit starts with prominent guests!

Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in Austria and is the focus of the upcoming climate conference "Austrian World Summit", which begins on Tuesday, June 3, in the Vienna Hofburg. The actor and environmental activist will open the event at 9:30 a.m. and has already celebrated his arrival in Austria by visiting Thaler Lake at Graz on Saturday. He showed himself in a relaxed bikini atmosphere with short trousers, sunglasses and a cigar and enjoyed a beer with Florian Bollen, the host of the lake restaurant.

On Monday, Schwarzenegger met with Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker in the Federal Chancellery. Stocker welcomed him to the Leopold-Figl Hall and emphasized that climate protection knows no national borders and concerns everyone. He called for both the population and the economy to include in climate protection in order to ensure a sustainable future. In this context, Schwarzenegger explained that the challenges of the climate crisis do not have to be addressed with resignation or endless debates, but with energy and positive action. "Convert frustration into positive energy" is essential, according to the Hollywood star.

The Austrian World Summit

The conference will be under the motto "Unite in Action" and brings together most prominent representatives. Among the guests are the UN Secretary General António Guterres, the EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra and tennis star Dominic Thiem. BBC presenter Laura Kuenssberg will also be present. Particularly noteworthy is the appearance of the band The BossHoss, which will play their new song "I'll Be Back" for climate protection live. The focus of the event is on the international emergency services who fight the fore of the climate crisis at the forefront.

Schwarzenegger plans to bring firefighters and international emergency services onto the stage and will be accompanied by around 1,500 participants, including 500 students. The entire event is transferred live to Schwarzeneggers YouTube channel, which secures democratic participation and a wider audience for the climate protection concerns.

political framework and objectives

Christian Stocker emphasized the need to use new ideas, innovation and technology for sustainable success in order to achieve the goal of climate neutrality by 2040. However, he warned that bans and restrictions could endanger prosperity. These views are in the context of international challenges in climate protection, especially after the United States has left the climate protection agreement under Donald Trump in 2017, which caused many cities, municipalities and regions to continue their climate protection measures despite this decision. The situation underlines the need for global cooperation to achieve the climate goals.

With the "Austrian World Summit", Schwarzenegger not only hopes for broad support for the climate protection movement, but also wants to specifically tackle the topics of pollution and sustainable development. The expectations of the conference are high, and certainly the message that comes from Vienna will also be heard internationally.