United Nations Address on California and Global WarmingWell thank you very much for the wonderful introduction.
Thank you, Secretary General, Mr. President, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen:
I have come to feel great affection for the peoples of the world because they've always been
so welcoming to me if it is as a bodybuilding champion, or as a movie star, private citizen,
or as the governor of the great state of California. And you, their delegates, have also made me feel very welcome here this morning. So I want to thank you for this great honour for having me here. I also want to thank my wife and my partner and the First Lady of California, Maria Shriver, for being here today with me. Give her a big hand right over there she is.
Now, I've been asked I've been asked to talk to you today about what is happening in California. What are we doing about climate change? Well ladies and gentlemen, something remarkable is beginning to stir something revolutionary, something historic and transformative. Let me give you some background.