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Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to the Capitol Monday for the unveiling of his gubernatorial portrait.

“I have to say that I have missed being here many times,” Schwarzenegger said.

The Hollywood icon also said that he never expected to see his portrait hang in the Capitol Building.

“I might have envisioned a sculpture on Muscle Beach, or on Hollywood, the Walk of Fame, maybe my hand prints or foot prints or something like that, but not in my wildest dreams did I envision this,” he said.

The portrait was done by Austrian painter Gottfried Helnwein.

Schwarzenegger and current Governor Jerry Brown spent much of the day discussing global warming and ways to curb greenhouse gasses.

“I mean if the rest of the country would have our policies, and be as energy proficient, we could close literally two-thirds of our coal fire power plants,” Schwarzenegger said.

He helped pass AB-32, better known as the 2006 Global Warming Law, which set up a cap and trade system for controlling greenhouse gasses and allowing the state to go after the worst polluters.

“Further warming will slow down economic growth, increase poverty, and further erode food security around the world,” Schwarzenegger said. “And therefore California refuses to tolerate inaction.”

Critics of the legislation will increase gas prices when fuel suppliers come under that program in January.

Still, Governor Brown is continuing those efforts and even envies Schwarzenegger’s ability to highlight the issue.

“To get all these reporters to talk about climate change, Governor Schwarzenegger, you have probably made this happen, because I’ve been trying for more than several years to get more than two cameras to come to a meeting about climate change,” Brown said.