<p>Hollywood action hero of “Terminator” fame Arnold Schwarzenegger wants his kids to switch-off the lights when they leave their room, as this simple step -if practised by millions - would go a long way in saving the climate.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Visting India for the first time, Schwarzenegger, also a former governor of California, now wants to replicate his success in bodybuilding in environment protection.<br />Sharing dais with three state chief ministers of the country– Sheila Dikshit (Delhi), Tarun Gogoi (Assam) and P K Dhumal (Himachal Pradesh) – Schwarzenegger, in the national capital to attend the TERI’s Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, said his success in bodybuilding and subsequent fame as a Hollywood action hero drew people’s attention to physical fitness and spawned growth of gyms all over the world.<br /><br />“Fitness was my crusade then and clean energy is now,” said the Republican governor, who launched R20, a non-profit outfit working on climate change. Asked how technology choices could influence climate change, the former “Governator” said he had two Hummers – one of the world’s most fuel guzzling vehicles – but they run on eco-friendly fuels: one on bio-fuel and another on hydrogen.<br /><br />The lights in Schwarzenegger’s swimming pool and jacuzzi are not connected to grid. They are fed by a rooftop solar panel. “People will use solar power if they get it at the same price as grid power,” he told the audience.<br /><br />When session moderator Terry Tamminen asked him what would he do in his personal life to save the climate and earth, Schwarzenegger said he would like to teach the kids: “I told my kids to switch-off the lights when they leave their room. They protested initially but eventually understand,” he said.</p>
<p>Hollywood action hero of “Terminator” fame Arnold Schwarzenegger wants his kids to switch-off the lights when they leave their room, as this simple step -if practised by millions - would go a long way in saving the climate.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Visting India for the first time, Schwarzenegger, also a former governor of California, now wants to replicate his success in bodybuilding in environment protection.<br />Sharing dais with three state chief ministers of the country– Sheila Dikshit (Delhi), Tarun Gogoi (Assam) and P K Dhumal (Himachal Pradesh) – Schwarzenegger, in the national capital to attend the TERI’s Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, said his success in bodybuilding and subsequent fame as a Hollywood action hero drew people’s attention to physical fitness and spawned growth of gyms all over the world.<br /><br />“Fitness was my crusade then and clean energy is now,” said the Republican governor, who launched R20, a non-profit outfit working on climate change. Asked how technology choices could influence climate change, the former “Governator” said he had two Hummers – one of the world’s most fuel guzzling vehicles – but they run on eco-friendly fuels: one on bio-fuel and another on hydrogen.<br /><br />The lights in Schwarzenegger’s swimming pool and jacuzzi are not connected to grid. They are fed by a rooftop solar panel. “People will use solar power if they get it at the same price as grid power,” he told the audience.<br /><br />When session moderator Terry Tamminen asked him what would he do in his personal life to save the climate and earth, Schwarzenegger said he would like to teach the kids: “I told my kids to switch-off the lights when they leave their room. They protested initially but eventually understand,” he said.</p>
