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
Phoned Melb office. Got ‘we’re busy pls leave msg’. Did that
Phoned Aust office. Gave her my heartfelt message. Told ‘I’m only the receptionist, can do anything’ I suggested she could pass message on. Gave me costumer care email. Will go there
Got voicemail at all three of Siemens Head Office, Mobility Melbourne Office and Corporate Enquiries.
Left polite messages asking 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”.
Tried both numbers – answering machine only – left a polite message
I just called and got a recorded message with the option to leave a voicemail, so that’s what I did
Head office and mobility numbers busy. Corporate number answering, polite women, but wanted to get off phone, agreed long list of callers.
Average. Just got reception in head office and they said the call would be added to the list.
I maintained (for me, especially, with some degree of difficulty), my decorum and outright rage as I passed my message to whomever it was I spoke about my concerns. I explained that as a retired NSW Rail employee of nearly 46 years, much of the last 10 years of my service associated with the Rail Signalling experts, I was well aware of the amount of Siemens’ products used and installed on the NSW Rail Network and that I’m greatly disturbed to learn that Siemens are about to be part of the monstrosity proposed by Adani.
Obviously, she had no intention of taking note of anything other than I was one of, seemingly, a number of calls they’ve had, to date and that my call would be logged – she made no attempt, whatsoever, to obtain my name, or any other details and equally obvious, she was quite anxious to be rid of me, ASAP.
The woman who answered was polite and said the matter was before management.
Very pleasant. The lady answering the phone said that the matter was before the management. I thanked her for a pleasant conversation.
the person who answered my call was very polite and listened to me then said she would frward my concern onto the person concerned
I phoned and spoke to the phone receptionist. She wouldn’t out me through to anybody, but made it clear that there was a huge volume of calls on this subject.
I said that I wanted to add to the protest and that if Siemens took this contract it would damage their standing in the eyes of very many Australians.
She thanked me for the call and I thanked her. It was all very civil.
The person said that she couldn’t put me through to anyone. She could not say what Siemens plans to do yet but they have had many forms of communications expressing opinions against Adani.
I have phoned the Siemen’s number and asked for a message re my concern re global warming and the proposed Adani coal mine . I was treated with courtesy and assured my message would reach the appropriate person. I had the impression mine was one of many calls.
Polite lady answered. Said issue in hand. Said she had a number of calls and would add me to the message. Shared my views on how I think this mine is a badidea and wanted them to know we’re not supportive of companies facilitating it
They Professionally accepted my complaint/disapppintmeny
Called and they said they had received calls and emails about Adani and that “the situation was in hand”.
Reasonable – lady wasn’t super friendly but informed that they had been reviewing lots of calls in regards to there Adani contact, the message had been forwarded to management and that she had no further information as to when the public will be notified regarding there future contract.
They just said “Thank you, Goodbye”
Hi, Im from Queensland … expressed dismay that a company with the reputation and sophistication of Siemens would even contemplate taking a contract with Adani … Receptionist listened politely and said that the message would be passed on to …
I waited a few minutes then left a message on their answering machine, including that the current bushfires have caused me to be evacuated from my home and asking that Siemens take a stand against Adani’s plans.
Was on hold for about 5 mins then got an answering machine so I left my polite message registering my concern & disapproval at Siemens potentially assisting Adani to build their climate wrecking coal mine.
Rang the first. Left a message. Guess they’re busy!!!
Got through to the Head Office number and politely voiced my and many friend’s concerns. The lady said that she would pass our concerns on.
john hocking
Waited for about 5 minutes after calling tge head office. They must be getting lot of calls,because a recorded voice asking for details to call back
Any way i told the this project must not proceed due to the extreme weather events we are facind due to the burning of coal.
I called all three numbers. The first took a while to get through. The receptionist was very polite and said she would pass on my concern. Second number the reception was short in her responses. On the third number – I got the same receptionist. That was a bit embarrassing!