Governor Schwarzenegger’s lifelong love of the great outdoors carried into his leadership of California. The Governor fought to protect the beauty and natural resources of California, address climate change, support clean air, champion clean energy, and fight for the right of citizens to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and eat healthy food.
By Matthew Kredell Meeting the electric vehicle demands of the future will require a quantity of lithium not yet in supply. The answer to that global problem could be right here… View Article
By Matthew Kredell California’s role as a worldwide leader in enacting climate change policy all started on July 22, 2002. That’s when then-Gov. Gray Davis signed into law AB 1493,… View Article
By Matthew Kredell The USC Schwarzenegger Institute hosted 20 Eisenhower Fellows from Africa working to address the challenges of pollution and global warming. Members of the Eisenhower Fellowships’ Africa Program… View Article
By Matthew Kredell Los Angeles County’s Climate Vulnerability Assessment presents the most pressing challenges and risks a changing environment poses to people living or working in Los Angeles County. On… View Article
On November 4th, the USC Schwarzenegger Institute and the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award co-hosted a spotlight session on “Young People and Climate Action.” The session featured a panel of… View Article
The Schwarzenegger Institute hosted a webinar on August 18th on their recently released "California’s Offshore Wind Electricity Opportunity” report and what the research means for California in its quest to reach… View Article
By Matthew Kredell Offshore wind electricity could bring employment gains, cost savings, carbon dioxide reductions, and improve the stability of California’s electric grid according to a new study from the… View Article
California’s Offshore Wind Electricity Opportunity Adam Rose Research Professor, USC Price School of Public Policy Dan Wei Research Associate Professor, USC Price School of Public Policy Adam Einbinder Research Assistant,… View Article
1.5 Degrees Celsius Warming: Read a report from NASA about why Earth’s natural and human systems are sensitive to a warming climate and why we are concerned about 1.5 degrees… View Article
Just in time for this year’s Earth Day, the world’s first hydrogen-powered sea vessel, the Energy Observer, made its U.S debut and docked in Long Beach, California. Long Beach was… View Article
Last month, the Schwarzenegger Institute partnered with Stanford University’s Energy Modeling Forum to host their second Stanford Energy Modeling Forum-USC Schwarzenegger Institute Symposium on Climate Change Policy and Transportation. This… View Article
Environmental Implications of PG&E’s Bankruptcy and Renewable Energy Contracts Mark Bernstein, Ph.D. Jonathan Eyer, Ph.D. Jonathan Gordon Summary and Introduction In January 2019, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) declared bankruptcy…. View Article
The Impact of PACE Funding on Solar Adoption Jonathan Eyer, Research Assistant Professor in Policy Analysis and Economics Abstract: The Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Act allows the cost of… View Article
Former Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown and other local elected officials joined local high school students, business leaders and workers, renewable energy advocates, and community leaders to celebrate achieving… View Article
Transportation is still the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in California. The USC Schwarzenegger Institute brought together key researchers, policymakers and regulators from within the state to explore ways… View Article
On December 4th the Schwarzenegger Institute hosted an energy storage roundtable to discuss ways to accelerate the adoption of energy storage systems in California. The roundtable was led by Environmental… View Article
The Schwarzenegger Institute recently offset its 2019 carbon emissions through a partnership with the Nori carbon dioxide removal marketplace. Acting to reduce pollution and practicing environmental responsibility are essential roles… View Article
Daniel Esty, the Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale University, visited the Schwarzenegger Institute on October 28th to talk about his new book, A Better Planet: 40 Big… View Article
Senator Fran Pavley gave the opening keynote address at the ninth annual Central Coast Sustainability Summit that took place at the University of California, Santa Barbara on October 16th. The… View Article
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Last month, Senator Fran Pavley spoke to a crowd at Dodger Stadium as part of National Drive Electric Week, a national EV awareness week featuring free test drives on electric… View Article
Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had back to back opinion pieces published in the Washington Post earlier this month. On September 8th the Post published “Trump can’t erase a decade of clean… View Article
The USC Schwarzenegger Institute hosted a special legislative briefing on the timely and compelling book, Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution at the California State Capitol. Author Beth… View Article
Senate President Emeritus Kevin de León represented California and the USC Schwarzenegger Institute at the 3rd Climate Conference of the Americas in Rosario, Argentina. Senator de León was invited to… View Article
Last week Governor Schwarzenegger joined Governor Newsom to announce an unprecedented investment in California’s firefighting efforts. The new fleet of C-130 aircraft and Blackhawk helicopters modernizes CalFire’s air force, which… View Article
Making Los Angeles into a worldwide model of sustainability is going to take leaders from all sectors working together, even at its crosstown-rival universities. The USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State… View Article
The USC Schwarzenegger Institute collaborated with the USC School of Cinematic Arts and the European Parliament Liaison Office in Washington, D.C to co-host a screening of the award winning film,… View Article
Former California Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic chair of the California Air Resources Board Mary Nichols worked together throughout the Schwarzenegger Administration to reduce emissions and air pollution. Schwarzenegger… View Article
Former California Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic State Senator Fran Pavley have collaborated on California's climate policies for over a decade. As the Oregon legislature is set to consider… View Article
Even though he’s been known to make a memorable movie quip, Arnold Schwarzenegger has always been a man of action. It should be no surprise that for the third-annual R20… View Article
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger convened a Talanoa Dialogue-style event in his native country of Austria, bringing together legislators, activists and entrepreneurs to share stories and best practices around combating… View Article
The Political Climate podcast team attended the Austrian World Summit and heard firsthand from global leaders, like UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and climate activist Greta Thunberg. It underscored the… View Article
Following the Austrian World Summit, Schwarzenegger Institute team members Allison Kay and Francisca Martinez visited the PlumeLabs headquarters in Paris, France to discuss ways to address local air pollution. PlumeLabs… View Article
The Schwarzenegger Institute is excited to announce a new partnership with “Political Climate,” a bipartisan podcast exploring energy and environmental issues in America. After gaining listenership from across party lines… View Article
Last week, Professor Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke to a packed classroom of students taking the Schwarzenegger Institute’s Environmental Policy from Idea to Passage: AB 32, The Global Warming Solutions Act class. … View Article
Last week, the Schwarzenegger Institute hosted Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver for a series of conversations about his work in the Indo-Pacific region. To start… View Article
On April 4th, the USC Schwarzenegger Institute, the USC Center for the Political Future, and the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies hosted the Climate Forward: The Politics of Climate… View Article
On the eve of USC’s Climate Forward conference, Senator Fran Pavley was interviewed by Renee Eng on Spectrum 1 News’ “Inside the Issues with Alex Cohen.” Senator Pavley was asked… View Article
The USC Schwarzenegger Institute is pleased to welcome California Senate President pro Tempore Emeritus Kevin de León to the University of Southern California as a Distinguished Senior Fellow for Climate, Environmental… View Article
Professor Adam Rose, accompanied by Professor Christian Grose and Conyers Davis, visited the California State Capitol on March 13th to provide a legislative briefing on his latest research on the impacts of… View Article
The USC Schwarzenegger Institute and the USC Center for Sustainability Solutions co-hosted with the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator the leadership council discussion on federal carbon pricing policy on Feb. 22 at the La Kretz… View Article
Environmental Policy Director, Senator Fran Pavley was a keynote speaker at the 15th annual California Water Law Symposium hosted at UC Hastings School of Law. This year’s theme was “California… View Article
Senator Pavley was the keynote speaker at the 2019 Citizen’s Climate Lobby (CCL) Southern California Regional Conference that took place at Cal State University of Los Angeles. Her presentation covered… View Article
Impacts of the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program on the Economies of California and Florida Adam Rose, Ph.D. and Dan Wei, Ph.D assess the impacts of the Property Assessed… View Article
Last week, the Schwarzenegger Institute launched a new semester-long course at USC titled, “Environmental Policy from Idea to Passage: AB 32, The Global Warming Solutions Act.” The course is designed… View Article
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, with the support of Fijian Prime Minister and COP23 President Frank Bainimarama, convened a Talanoa Dialogue on Oct. 25 at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator… View Article
In late October, Schwarzenegger Institute Environmental Policy Director and former Senator Fran Pavley attended the World Energy Press Conference. Bryan Sherbacow, Chief Commercial Officer of World Energy and Gene Gebolys,… View Article
In July 2018, the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) hosted their annual National Issues Forum in Los Angeles, CA. The event gave hundreds of legislators from 37 states the… View Article
Vice President Al Gore recently brought his Climate Reality Training to Los Angeles, CA for a three day training session. Over 2,000 activists, scientists, policy-makers, and community leaders took part in the… View Article
Thousands of lawmakers, business leaders, activists, scientists, and climate change enthusiasts descended upon San Francisco last month to participate in the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS). Among those continuing to fight… View Article
Today the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy congratulated California’s citizens and businesses for cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels four years before the 2020 deadline… View Article
On June 4, 2018, Governor David Ige of Hawaii signed into law two very important bills to combat climate change: HB 2182 and HB 1986. Representative Chris Lee authored the… View Article
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On May 15th Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian President Alexander Van Der Bellen and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz hosted the second-annual R20 Austrian World Summit in Vienna. Senator Fran Pavley and Jack Knott, Dean… View Article
In a bipartisan effort to secure safer drinking water for all households, Maine’s legislature passed Representative Karen Vachon’s bill, An Act to Ensure Safe Drinking Water for Families in Maine… View Article
Former State Senator and current USC Schwarzenegger Institute Legislative Outreach Director, Fran Pavley, was a keynote speaker at a recent clean vehicle event hosted by Move LA and Calstart at… View Article
Oxford University Emeritus Professor Nick Jelley visited the Schwarzenegger Institute on April 11th to participate in a conversation on renewable energy. Professor Jelley is writing a new book for Oxford… View Article
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Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was presented with the Haagen-Smit Legacy Award for his contributions on improving air quality at a special 50th anniversary meeting of the California Air Resources Board… View Article
The USC Schwarzenegger Institute was proud to continue its collaboration with the armed forces by hosting a round table conversation with the new Commander of the Pacific Submarine Force, Rear… View Article
The Schwarzenegger Institute started the year with the expansion of the Digital Environmental Legislative Handbook by adding two additional bill files to its comprehensive list of environmental laws. The USC Schwarzenegger Institute… View Article
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CARB’s 50th anniversary The California Air Resources Board (CARB) celebrated their 50th anniversary at the UC Davis Conference Center on January 19th. CARB became a state agency under then… View Article
Governor Schwarzenegger joined French President Emmanuel Macron, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and over 50 world leaders at the One Planet Summit in Paris… View Article
Following up on the successful international agreement at COP 21 in Paris, the UN hosted world leaders in Germany for COP 23. As in Paris, the UN continues to recognize the growing role and… View Article
With increasing recognition of the health impacts of climate change the World Health Organization was invited to COP 23, and reached out to the Institute and Governor Schwarzenegger who have long advocated that connecting… View Article
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the USC campus on October 5th to attend the third meeting of the Energy Transition Forum, the multi-year collaboration between USC's Price School of Public Policy, the… View Article
The USC Schwarzenegger Institute in partnership with the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) launched the Digital Environmental Legislative Handbook, a first of its kind environmental policy resource, for state legislative leaders. Governor… View Article
Governor Jerry Brown, former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senate Pro Tempore Kevin De Leon and political, environmental and business leaders from across the State, came together on July 25, 2017 to celebrate… View Article
Dean Jack Knott and Schwarzenegger Institute Faculty Fellow Adam Rose participated in the recent Think 20 Global Solutions Summit in Berlin, May 29 and 30, 2017. This event was organized… View Article
On Friday, June 23rd, former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and representatives from the Schwarzenegger Institute and the R20: Regions of Climate Action met with President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte… View Article
Speaking at the Global Pact For The Environment summit organized by President Laurent Fabius at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger once again reminded European leaders that a majority of Americans remain… View Article
At an event hosted by Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in partnership with the USC Schwarzenegger Institute, Governor Schwarzenegger and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti teamed up to address a packed… View Article
Vienna, Austria — Less than three weeks after President Trump announced his intention to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement, Governor Schwarzenegger reminded the world that it… View Article
The Schwarzenegger Institute team, led by Global Director Bonnie Reiss, met with Carlos Garcia De Alba Z., the Consul General of Mexico in Los Angeles to discuss bi-lateral cooperation between… View Article
California is home to more active duty and reserve military personnel and their families than any other state in America, and when Governor Schwarzenegger was in office he created the… View Article
On Friday, April 28th French President Francois Hollande presented Governor Schwarzenegger the highest honor of his country, making him a Commandeur of the Legion of Honor. The Legion d’Honneur, founded… View Article
With focus on clean energy, environment, and climate change policies a priority of the Institute and collaborating and supporting USC students another priority it is always gratifying to partner with… View Article
As part of the Institute’s continuing partnerships with global leaders and consul generals based in California the Institute was pleased to host a delegation of Austrian journalists and business leaders… View Article
The Schwarzenegger Institute in partnership with Pure Earth hosted a roundtable briefing featuring the latest work of the Global Commission on Pollution and Health , which consists of some of… View Article
Institute Advisor and former Secretary of State George Shultz and a group of respected Republican leaders including James Baker and Henry Paulson recently launched the Climate Leadership Council, and have… View Article
USC Professor and Institute Academic Director Dan Mazmanian, together with other USC faculty members, are leading a clean energy research collaboration with the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, Germany,… View Article
Arnold Schwarzenegger, USC’s Governor Downey Professor of State and Global Policy, kicked off the new semester by meeting with members of the USC Environmental Student Assembly (ESA) and environmental studies… View Article
The second of a three-year Energy Policy Forum research partnership supported by SI and the Price School convened in Berlin Germany on October 6 & 7. Together with their school… View Article
On December 6, 2016 the U.S. Marine Corp Expeditionary Energy Office conducted an Energy Capability Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty Nine Palms. The USC Schwarzenegger Institute,… View Article
In partnership with the UCLA Law Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment , the Schwarzenegger Institute invited prominent California environmental leaders to USC to learn about the Center… View Article
On October 5th the USC Schwarzenegger Institute partnered with the California Museum in Sacramento to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passage of AB32, the Global Warming Solutions Act, the… View Article
Years of Living Dangerously, the Emmy-winning climate change series, returns for a second season This October. To mark the occasion Governor Schwarzenegger and National Geographic hosted a star studded premiere… View Article
The Institute was proud to collaborate with Oberlin College for their three day conference "After Fossil Fuels – The New Economy." The event was organized by distinguished Professor of Environmental… View Article
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) is a non-profit organization that supports activities that drive community engagement and serves as a forum for non-partisan research and analysis of public policy issues… View Article
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, founded in 1998, is dedicated to the wellbeing of Earth’s inhabitants and supports projects that protect vulnerable wildlife from extinction, while restoring threatened ecosystems and communities and… View Article
The Institute joined political, business and environmental leaders in Sacramento on August 3rd for an event celebrating California’s continued leadership on protecting air quality and reducing our dependence on foreign… View Article
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Los Angeles is host to consul generals from all over the world responsible for building closer diplomatic and economic relationships between their home countries and California & the Western United… View Article
EU, CHINA AND CALIFORNIA LEADERS FOCUS ON EMISSIONS TRADING SYSTEMS On February 11th the Institute hosted Dr. Ian Duncan, Member of the European Parliament, and lead author on the Parliament's… View Article
Sustainable Development Solutions Network 2015 ended with 195 countries reaching a historic agreement at COP21 to combat climate change and begin implementing the actions and investment needed to create a… View Article
With three days remaining for the COP21 to reach an accord, negotiators are working hard to overcome final obstacles being raised by some nations. Achieving consensus from the 195 nations… View Article
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY On Monday in Paris at the COP21 climate summit progress continues on plans to reduce emissions and create a renewable energy future. Today the UN General Assembly… View Article
LIVE FROM PARIS: Institute and R20 Release Research Reports at UN COP21 As thousands of leaders from Government, business, finance, NGOs and academia gather in Paris from over 190 nations, the… View Article
WATCH THE LIVE WEBCAST of the climate leadership discussion during COP 21 with Arnold Schwarzenegger at Sciences Po University in Paris, on December 7, 2015 at 10:30am PST (7:30pm Paris Time)!…. View Article
The USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy, as part of the USC Price School of Public Policy, has developed an international energy transition collaborative reaching across the United… View Article
Dr. Per Espen Stoknes, Prominent Author, Economist and Organizational Psychologist on How to Talk About Climate Change On Thursday, October 29, 2015 the Schwarzenegger Institute, in partnership with the USC… View Article
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On October 5, the Schwarzenegger Institute hosted New Zealand Parliamentary member Gareth Hughes for a visit. Hughes, a member of New Zealand’s green party, has been serving the New Zealand… View Article
One of the primary focuses of Governor Schwarzenegger’s administration and the USC Schwarzenegger Institute is environmental protection and addressing climate change, and that work continued on September 21st at USC…. View Article
Arnold Schwarzenegger called for the implementation of long-term solutions to solve the state’s water issues and put an end to the chronic drought cycle at a forum hosted on April… View Article
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It was standing room only at USC’s Bovard Auditorium last night, as more than 500 students, faculty and university guests packed the house to hear Governor Schwarzenegger deliver remarks on… View Article
On Wednesday, December 17th the USC Schwarzenegger Institute partnered with the R20 Regions of Climate Action, to host dozens of China’s CEO’s and business leaders focused on growing their business… View Article
The USC Schwarzenegger Institute is proud to have student fellows who are doing significant research on important policy areas. Rhett Paranay is a USC Price Public Policy Graduate student who… View Article
On Monday November 17th, hundreds of leaders from the Los Angeles community gathered at the USC Davidson Conference Center to explore California’s path towards meeting the ambitious GHG reduction goals… View Article
California has and will continue to prioritize the issue of climate change for many reasons: – The scientific research is conclusive. – To protect the health of our citizens and our communities…. View Article
By Linda Adams, Chairman of the Board of the Climate Action Reserve and former Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency In our unwavering battle against global climate change, we are fortunate… View Article
As leaders from across the globe prepare to gather at the United Nations Climate Change Conferences, COP20 and COP21, On September 8th, 2014 the leaders of California gathered at an important… View Article
WHEN: September 8, 2014 9:30am-12:30pm WHERE: Byron Sher Auditorium, Cal EPA Address: 1001 I St, Sacramento, CA 95812 WHAT: As leaders from across the globe prepare to… View Article
Arnold Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on President Obama’s Plan to Use the Clean Air Act to Cut Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued… View Article
Years of Living Dangerously is a 9 part Showtime documentary series focused on climate change, which premiered on April 14th. This weekly series uses celebrity investigators like Harrison Ford, Matt… View Article
Respected celebrity environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. hosted an informative Earth Day segment with Bonnie Reiss on BiteSize TV inspiring people about all they can do to address climate change. … View Article
On October 30th Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was made an honorary forest ranger at a ceremony hosted by U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington… View Article
On August 13th, 20133 Governor Schwarzenegger joined Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to discuss the power of state governments in fighting climate change. Senate Majority… View Article
On Tuesday, former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger met with Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal and other Algerian leaders to sign a three year agreement establishing an R20 office that will advise Algerian… View Article
On Monday, former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered the keynote speech at the 4th Annual Covenant of Mayors Ceremony. Nearly 1,500 European Mayors attended the event, which kicked off EU Sustainable Energy… View Article
Is “Zero Waste” In Our Future? By Terry Tamminen The USC Schwarzenegger Institute hosted a conference today on the topic of getting to “zero waste.” Yes, 200 leaders from government,… View Article
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Experts address impact of climate change at USC Price forum By Matthew Kredell The USC Schwarzenegger Institute and the USC Center for Sustainable Cities, both housed within the USC Sol… View Article
On Thursday, January 31, 2013, R20 Founding Chair Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, along with the USC Schwarzenegger Institute hosted the Vienna R20 Global Conference on Renewable Energy… View Article
