Hi John,

The Adani mine in Australia is probably the largest, most destructive new
coal project you’ve never heard of. If it starts operating, it will
produce millions of tonnes of climate-wrecking coal. It will threaten
indigenous lands and deal the final blow to the Great Barrier Reef.

But the project can still be stopped - and Siemens, a European company, is
the key. A massive, vocal opposition from around the globe has risen to
support the Australian and indigenous campaigners in their fight to
#StopAdani [ [link removed] ]. Before Siemens’ general shareholder meeting on Wednesday
we’re raising the pressure even more.

[1]Sign the petition and join more than 293,000 people already calling on
Siemens to ditch the Adani contract!

To operate, the Adani mine needs railway signals to transport the coal to
the coast. Siemens, a European giant, holds that contract - worth only
around €20 million, a tiny fraction of their business [ [link removed] ]. Such a small
thing, but getting Siemens to ditch the Adani deal could genuinely halt
the construction of the mine - without the railway, there’s no way to ship
and export the coal.

In a couple of days the CEO of Siemens Joe Kaeser will face shareholders
and the media during the company’s annual shareholder assembly. He’s
already made two mistakes. 

The first was signing the Adani contract. The second was letting us know
that the massive pressure he’s come under was getting to him, and that he
regretted the decision when he ordered the contract reviewed a couple of
weeks ago - but then still going ahead with the deal! [ [link removed] ]

Siemens’ upcoming AGM is a perfect opportunity to show them the exact
scale of our outrage. So we’re joining forces with organisations and
groups across Europe and Australia to support the plea of the #StopAdani
campaigners. Together we’re giving Joe Kaeser a chance to save the
reputation of his company - or to face his shareholders in shame as
Siemens comes under fire. 

[2]Sign the petition and help us reach 300,000 signatures before Tuesday -
and we’re going to make sure your voice makes it to the Siemens’
shareholder assembly in Germany!

Thanks for taking action.

Onwards,

Julia, Kate and the entire 350.org team

 

References:

[1] [3]#StopAdani

[2] [ [link removed] ]Germany's Siemens to fulfill Australia coal mine contract

[3] [ [link removed] ]Adani coalmine: Siemens CEO has ‘empathy’ for environment but
refuses to quit contract


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