By NICOLE WINFIELD
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger downplayed the Trump administration’s climate skepticism Tuesday and threw his weight behind the Vatican’s environmental initiative, saying individual choice, local regulations and the Catholic Church’s moral leadership were far more important to “terminate” global warming.
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Schwarzenegger, the former Republican governor of California, has devoted time to environmental causes since leaving political office in 2011. His Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative is one of the backers of the Vatican conference, which is being held at the Holy See’s newly inaugurated environmental educational center in Castel Gandolfo south of Rome.
At a news conference, Schwarzenegger was asked about President Donald Trump’s recent comments to the U.N. General Assembly, where he falsely said that climate change was a “con job.” Trump has long been a critic of climate science and policies aimed at helping the world transition to green energies like wind and solar. His administration has rolled back landmark regulations, withdrawn climate project funding and instead bolstered support for oil and gas production in the name of an “American energy dominance” agenda.
“Don’t use the federal government as an excuse,” Schwarzenegger told the Vatican briefing. “It’s an easy way out.”
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger attends a press conference at the Vatican, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, to present the “Raising Hope for Climate Justice Conference,” promoted by the Laudato Si’ (Praise Be to You) Movement, which was inspired by the late Pope Francis’ encyclical letter of the same name. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) From left, Tuvalu’s Minister for Home Affairs, Climate Change, and Environment Maina Talia, Laudato Si’ Executive Director Lorna Gold, Cardinal Jaime Spengler, former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, and sister Alessandra Smerilli pose for photographers at the end of a press conference at the Vatican, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, to present the “Raising Hope for Climate Justice Conference,” promoted by the Laudato Si’ (Praise Be to You) Movement, which was inspired by the late Pope Francis’ encyclical letter of the same name. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) A journalist scans with his phone former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger during a press conference at the Vatican, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, to present the “Raising Hope for Climate Justice Conference,” promoted by the Laudato Si’ (Praise Be to You) Movement, which was inspired by the late Pope Francis’ encyclical letter of the same name. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger attends a press conference at the Vatican, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, to present the “Raising Hope for Climate Justice Conference,” promoted by the Laudato Si’ (Praise Be to You) Movement, which was inspired by the late Pope Francis’ encyclical letter of the same name. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Show Caption1 of 4Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger attends a press conference at the Vatican, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, to present the “Raising Hope for Climate Justice Conference,” promoted by the Laudato Si’ (Praise Be to You) Movement, which was inspired by the late Pope Francis’ encyclical letter of the same name. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ExpandHe recalled his legal battles with the Bush administration over California’s environmental regulations when he was governor, and a particular victory where “we said ‘Hasta la vista, baby,’” Schwarzenegger said, quoting his famous line from “Terminator 2.”
Schwarzenegger said far more important were individual choices about turning off lights when you leave a room and state policies promoting solar power. With its 1.4 billion people, 400,000 priests the Catholic Church also has a critical mass of people who can back environmental initiatives, he said.
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