Climate summit opens

Acting on a promise he made to unite the world in a fight against global warming, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday opened the state's first summit on climate change. More than 800 national and international leaders gathered to exchange ideas on everything from how to reduce emissions to how to increase green businesses. Susan Abram in the Daily News.

The two-day summit ends today when governors from five states, representatives from Brazil, the Republic of Indonesia and the European Commission sign a declaration promising to continue to collaborate on ways to make climate change a global issue.

"This is a historic summit," Schwarzenegger said in his opening remarks at the Beverly Hilton hotel.