What we lack is urgency and consistency. The responsibility does not lie solely with leaders or institutions. It lies with each of us. Every piece of litter not picked up, every unnecessary wasteful choice, every moment of indifference contributes to the problem.

Schwarzenegger’s environmental credibility is rooted in his time as Governor of California, where he implemented some of the most progressive environmental policies in the United States. The most significant of these was the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32).