Arnold Schwarzenegger demands climate handles: end with excuses!

Arnold Schwarzenegger demands climate handles: end with excuses!

Wien, Österreich - The Austrian World Summit, organized by Arnold Schwarzenegger, took place in the Hofburg in Vienna and already marked the ninth edition of this international climate summit. At the opening speech on June 3, 2025, Schwarzenegger called for an end to the excuses in climate policy and called on the approximately 1,500 present to actively act to protect the environment. He emphasized that a positive change can only be achieved through determined action, and referred to successful environmental initiatives, including strict emission standards and the "Million Solar Roofs Initiative". He named cities like San Diego and Grenoble as examples of successful climate policy. Oekonews reports that Schwarzenegger encouraged the participants.

In his opening speech, Austria's Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen also spoke about the need for international unity and common responsibility for the planet. He found that the climate emergency is a challenge that requires collective solutions. In this context, the importance of financial support for climate protection measures was emphasized, a topic that also appealed to EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra when he emphasized the opportunities of ecological transformation for Europe. The press emphasizes that Schwarzenegger criticized the politicians who cause a standstill in climate policy and who asked for themselves to become active themselves.

Current challenges and successes

The Austrian World Summit was described as an attempt to make climate protection more appealing. The consensus of the participants relates to the urgency to cope with the current challenges of climate change. The recourse to concrete examples such as the exchange between fire brigade commander Viktoria Zechmeister and California Fire Captain DOM illustrated how serious the effects of climate change are, for example in the form of heavy rain, floods and droughts. The climatic changes, as from the Environmental Federal Office , manifests in global warming, which is intensified by the human greenhouse gas emissions.

A central theme of the summit was the need to rethink in the economy. A complete paradigm shift was required to get climate -friendly solutions. The participants of the summit agreed that international cooperation is essential to limit global warming to well below 2 ° C and to alleviate the devastating effects of climate change.

Prominent guests such as tennis star Dominic Thiem and ski driver Felix Neureuther Schwarzens Singing with the country band The Boss Hoss, whose income flow into the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative, supported supported prominent atmosphere. This initiative aims to create visibility and solution orientation in the climate debate.

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The Austrian World Summit has again shown that the need for a robust and collective climate protection is urgent. While some successes in climate policy are already visible, immediate and ambitious efforts are required to make the global challenge of climate change decisively. Schwarzenegger and his fellow campaigners are decided that each individual can become a "climate action hero" in order to achieve the great goal of climate neutrality by 2040.