Schwarzenegger wants power to fight global warming The governor calls for a reduction in California's greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed a powerful new centralized authority under his direct control that would be charged with implementing one of the nation's most far-reaching initiatives to curb global warming. Schwarzenegger has submitted his plan to various interests negotiating legislation that would map California's route toward a gradual rollback of greenhouse gas emissions, blamed for global warming, to 1990 levels by 2020, a potential 25 percent reduction. Schwarzenegger's hand-picked Climate Action Board also would...