The governor of the state of California, Arnold Schwarznegger, speaks at the COP15 - the United Nations 15th Climate Change Conference.
Interviewed by ABC television from the Copenhagen conference, the Austrian-born former film star said he thinks world leaders may be risking setbacks by pushing so aggressively for an accommodation on curbs to heat-trapping emissions.
Schwarzenegger said that people worried about climate change should pay more attention to companies, universities and "ordinary folks" and not put so much emphasis on a multinational consensus.
He also said poor nations have a right to demand that the richer countries help them to meet tougher pollution standards.
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