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Arnold´s Stammtisch with José Andrés

Stammtisch is back! This time around, Arnold Schwarzenegger is joined by renowned chef and founder of World Central Kitchen, José Andrés. Together, they discuss the importance of nutrition, clean cooking, environmentalism, and the positive impact we can make on the world through our actions. The pair are not only connected through their vision to make…

5000 Mutuba cuttings for 100 housholds

Our three-year joint Mutuba reforestation project with the Jane Goodall Institute Austria is entering its final year. A good opportunity to look back and see that we are on track with the implementation: This year 5000 Mutuba cuttings were procured, distributed, and planted, and 100 households were mobilized, sensitized, and trained on silvicultural practices for…

Cooking up Climate Action

With the money from the BAWAG Women’s Prize 2022, which Director Monika Langthaler was awarded, the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative will support two impressive projects concerning the climate crisis and cooking. World Central Kitchen Extreme weather events occur more frequently due to the climate crisis. When a natural disaster hits a community, a nourishing meal is…

Dinner in the spirit of Climate Action

Arnold Schwarzenegger paid a short visit to his home country Austria for a dinner at Motto am Fluss in Vienna with representatives from the business community. The talks focused on the challenges in the fight against pollution and the climate crisis and also served to prepare for Schwarzenegger’s annual climate conference, the AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT,…

Monika Langthaler awarded 10th BAWAG Women’s Prize

Monika Langthaler, Director of the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative gratefully accepted the annual BAWAG award last week. The prize, which is endowed with € 5,000, recognises outstanding achievements by women and special commitment to the positioning of women in society. Doris Schmidauer, the First Lady of Austria, gave the laudatory speech and emphasised: “I am glad…

Schwarzenegger: Eliminate addiction to fossil fuels

Arnold Schwarzenegger hosted this year´s AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT live from his filmset in Toronto, but his messages were very real: “We must do whatever it takes to eliminate our addiction to fossil fuels,” he emphasized in his opening speech and condemned the war in Ukraine and the dependence on Russian oil and gas. “No matter…

E-fuels: Do they keep what they promise?

The idea is simple: Synthetic fuels would be produced using electricity. These so called e-fuels could operate in existing combustion engines without major problems. They could be distributed via the existing gas station network. Clean fuel without climate-damaging emissions that all modern cars today can use – wouldn’t that be an ideal solution? Unfortunately not.…

Support for new climate project in India

The people of Tamil Nadu in the south of India are feeling the harsh effects of climate change. Increased droughts and floods and the rise in agricultural pests are having a serious impact on the food supply. The Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative will therefore support a new project with a very holistic and broad approach: This…

Continued support for “Bosco Children”

“Bosco Children“ runs a center in Addis Abeba and gives street children shelter and guidance. There are an estimated 17,000 children that live unaccompanied in the Ethiopian capital. With the help of the ‘Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative’ and ‘Jugend Eine Welt’ the organization was able to carry out a project that contributes to a “green recovery”…

Der grüne Terminator

Arnold Schwarzenegger war Mr. Universum, Schauspieler und Gouverneur von Kalifornien. Seine neue Rolle: Klimaaktivist mit Esel und Elektro-SUV. Ein Hausbesuch in Los Angeles. SPIEGEL: Als Sie vor 53 Jahren Österreich verließen, um eine Karriere in Amerika zu beginnen, wollten Sie von Ihrem Heimatland überhaupt nichts mehr wissen. Kommen Sie jetzt, da Sie älter geworden sind,…