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Gavin Newsom and Arnold Schwarzenegger couldn’t have looked happier slapping backs — but it’s Californians who suffer

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CA Post Editorial Board. (2026, October 16). Gavin Newsom and Arnold Schwarzenegger couldn’t have looked happier slapping backs — but it’s Californians who suffer. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/15/opinion/gavin-newsom-arnold-schwarzenegger-more-expensive-gas/

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Gavin Newsom and Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrated the 20th anniversary of California's cap-and-trade program, which has increased fuel prices by 5%, or 26 cents per gallon. The article argues that despite this economic burden on Californians, AB 32 has not significantly benefited the environment; it mentions that wildfires have negated decades of emission reductions. Newsom and Schwarzenegger are criticized for their political motivations in promoting a policy seen as ineffective and costly to citizens.

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On October 13-15, Gavin Newsom and former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, both politicians from different parties, celebrated the 20th anniversary of California's Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) at the California Economic Summit in Long Beach. The act aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and introduced a cap-and-trade program to achieve this goal. Despite initial objections from the Bush administration, Schwarzenegger signed AB 32 into law in 2006, stating that it demonstrated bipartisan cooperation.

However, while praising the act's achievements, critics argue that California is now falling behind its next emissions reduction targets and that the policy has increased fuel prices by 5%, or 26 cents per gallon. Some also claim that despite AB 32, California’s wildfires have emitted significant amounts of carbon dioxide, offsetting decades of emissions reductions achieved through such measures. The New York Post editorial board asserts that while Newsom and Schwarzenegger are quick to celebrate the policy's successes, they fail to acknowledge its negative impacts on everyday Californians and its limited effectiveness in addressing global climate issues.

Written for “California Environmental Regulations Commendation” on 2026-11-04, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

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Gavin Newsom and Arnold Schwarzenegger bonded this week as they celebrated the 20th anniversary of AB 32, California’s cap-and-trade — excuse us, cap-and-invest — program. asserted

they → bond → us

AB 32 has raised the price of fuel in California by 5%, or 26 cents per gallon at current prices. asserted

AB → raise → prices

Working Californians suffer most. asserted

Californians → work → ?

Meanwhile, AB 32 has done nothing to help the climate. asserted

AB → do → climate

In fact, California’s wildfires have emitted so much carbon dioxide that they have canceled out decades of emissions reductions through AB 32 and other measures. asserted

they → emit → AB

It is said that failure is an orphan, while success has many fathers. asserted

success → say → fathers

Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters These two fathers of California’s green agenda, Newsom and Schwarzenegger, seem eager to claim credit for a policy that continues to make life in the state unaffordable. uncertain

life → download → state

One answer is that Newsom’s presidential ambitions are becoming more urgent as the nation moves closer to the midterm election. asserted

nation → become → election

Sharing a stage with Schwarzenegger is a way for him to burnish his bipartisan credentials — even though he has governed from the left. asserted

he → share → left

For Schwarzenegger, appearing alongside Newsom is a way to stay relevant. asserted

appearing → appear → Newsom

Few Californians have fond memories of Schwarzenegger’s terms in office. asserted

Californians → have → office

He was elected on a promise of reform, but turned and ran the moment the unions put up a fight. asserted

unions → elect → fight

He left office with the state in fiscal disarray, and his personal reputation in tatters. asserted

reputation → leave → tatters

He emerged to shout insults at Donald Trump, who won the presidency anyway. asserted

who → emerge → presidency

But every year or two, the sitting governor invites him to a climate event. asserted

governor → sit → event

And suddenly, he’s a hero again, saving the planet. asserted

he → ’ → planet

And that points to the real reason Newsom and Schwarzenegger are celebrating AB 32. asserted

Newsom → point → AB

It is a way to look like you are doing something good for the world, even though, at best, you aren’t doing anything at all. asserted

you → look → anything

The climate emperor has no clothes. asserted

emperor → have → clothes

But no one will state the obvious, as long as both of them — the Republican who launched it, the Democrat who extended it — agree to keep pretending. asserted

who → state → it

So they united to blow out the proverbial candles on AB 32’s birthday cake. asserted

they → unite → cake

Gavin Newsom and Arnold Schwarzenegger couldn’t have looked happier slapping backs — but it’s Californians who suffer

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