This week we've learned that tech company Siemens is considering a dirty deal with Adani.
Adani needs a company to install signalling on the 200km railway it will use to transport coal to the coast. Only a few companies in Australia can do this work – and all except Siemens have ruled it out!
Call any (or all!) of these Siemens offices and ask them to leave a message for Jeff Connolly (CEO Siemens Australia & Pacific) and Raphaelle Guerineau (CEO Siemens Mobility Australia & New Zealand). Ask them to rule out working on the climate-wrecking project.
Report back on your call so we can count our impact.
1. Siemens Australia Head Office – (03) 9721 2000
2. Siemens Mobility Melbourne Office – (03) 9616 9000
3. Siemens Corporate Enquiries – 137 222
Calling tips
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Be friendly and polite! Our concern is with Siemens' decision to work with Adani, not its employees.
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These calls don't have to be long – the sheer number of calls is what will have an impact, so feel free to make it quick so you can get through as many as you can!
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You may be asked to direct your message to their website – you can politely decline that, and leave your message with the staff member you are speaking to.
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Ask directly for Siemens to rule out work on Adani's coal mine and rail project. Climate damage is here, now – we must end digging and burning coal.
Talking points
Remember, you don't need to be an expert on climate damage or anything else! You have a right to make this call and share your concerns about Siemens supporting a climate-wrecking project. Here are some talking points to help your call:
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Share your support for Siemens committing to the Paris Agreement to keep global temperature rise well below 2°C and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. Remind Siemens that helping Adani dig up and export coal for burning is incompatible with the Paris Agreement.
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Mention that burning coal is the biggest cause of climate damage – and the Adani mine would open the Galilee Basin to one of the biggest expansions of coal mining on planet Earth.
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Suggest that by backing clean energy and refusing to work on dangerous projects like coal mines, companies like Siemens can provide solutions to the climate crisis – not be part of the problem.
Latest Supporters
I’ve done my daily round of calls today and found that the people on the desk are less and less receptive to receiving calls by the day. Keep it up!
asked for Jeff Connolly PA to register complaint against their working with Adani. She said send email
[email protected]
I will.
Called head office in Germany +49 69 7976660 also Australian offices
Spoke to receptionist, who wished to know the nature of my call.
I advised that it was about Adani and Siemens proposed contract. My message due to Climate Change at the moment it was indecent to work or assist a new coal mine in Australia. She thanked me and advised the message would be forwarded on.
I was polite and cheery, the receptionist was not rude and took my name but did cut me off in the middle of my second point saying she had to go to take more calls on the issue. She said my message would be passed on to the CEO. I was only on hold for a few minutes.
called all 3 numbers, long waits, no actual answers.
Waited a few minutes, then got a polite woman who said she would pass on my message.
Stop Adani project. Haven’t you seen enough of damage done by coal mining in burning the country, and at world stage. Stop the Adani Coal mining project if you have any concern for human species and their livelihood.
I called both and left the message — the number 9616 9000 was disconnected.
John Pittard Accepted call and promised to pass onto CEO. I made it clear I was against Adiani mine, mentioned coal burning and the reef.
Very negative experience, the lady hang up on me as soon as I was commenting that the email address she was providing me to leave the message was a general one (
[email protected]), tried to call back she kept on hanging on me.
Eventually got through and was able to add my voice to the plea for Siemens not to be involved with the Adani mine. Receptionist was terse but said she would ‘pass message on’
It’s just a phone call – do it!
Very short call, politely told my message would be passed on, could not transfer me to anyone to talk to, offered email address to use. Stone walled.
I was polite and asked to speak to someone in the office and was offered a website. This I declined and asked that the person who I was speaking to pass on a message that Siemens should not be helping Adani. At this point I was cut off.
Acknowledged my call but wasn’t interested in noting my name, in spite of my insistence.
Receptionist just said thank-you for comment. I did not have a discussion with her.
Rang and was on hold for 7 minutes. Fobbed off and directed to email
Rang first two. Both were polite. Dont think first even noted my name though said she had. Second insisted i must go to the website and that advised ‘it was in my best interests’.
Rang at 10am Brisbane time. Person answering said that my concerns along with others would be passed on to the CEO.
mandy gange Three short phone calls made. Call to 1. & 3. there was a hold line and reception politely took my message and concern. Call to 2. was received by reception with a short and somewhat frustrated manner, insisting that concern is done through website. I declined this as directed by you and reiterated my verbal concern.
Janet Hamilton
Waiting in queue!
I was told my message would be passed on to the CEO Jeff Connolly with all the other messages she had received…fingers xd come on Australia…
Called the Melbourne Mobility number: very quickly shut down and told to voice my concerns on the website – she then hung up on me. It’s hitting a nerve there, obviously!
Keep calling!!
Called all three, all very short and sharp and advised me to go via website.
Was polite, said would make a note of the call
I’m afraid I got very emotional romantic polite and was told my call would be passed on
Waited for about 5 minutes (they must be busy).. And the switchboard operator is over it. . Before I even said what I was going to say, she told me my message would be passed on! I pointed that out, and so she waited til I had said my message and then said it would be passed on. I pointed out that she hadn’t recorded my name. She offered to take it. I’m really wondering if these messages are going to be passed on. Felt like I was being fobbed off.