Arnie on pollution trail
MOVIE star and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wants environmental activists to give more attention to immediate health hazards like air and water pollution.
Schwarzenegger spoke at a global climate meeting in Bonn, Germany, where diplomats are discussing implementing the Paris climate accord.
He said: “It’s time we wake up and talk about what really matters: 25,000 people dying every day because of pollution.”
Schwarzenegger also criticised the environmental community for “missing the point” with its messaging on global warming.
He said: “People do not focus as much on 2 degrees energy increases in temperatures or increases in sea levels rising.”
Calling attention to concrete issues, such as “kids with asthma”, was a better way to boost action, he said.