Climate activist Luisa Neubauer wants that from Siemens boss Joe Kaeser offered a seat on a supervisory body of the future company Siemens Energy. “I will not be able to personally accept the offer,” said Neubauer of the dpa news agency. But you did Siemens asked to forward the offer to a representative of the Scientists For Future. ”
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It is an initiative by scientists who support the climate protection movement “Fridays for FutureNeubauer continued: “If the company is serious about climate protection and ‘Fridays For Future’, they will respect my decision.”
Kaeser had offered Neubauer the seat on a supervisory body on Friday during a conversation about a controversial project in Australia. Whether it’s the board of directors or another body, Neubauer can decide for himself,
Neubauer: “Couldn’t Siemens comment independently then”
Siemens plans to deliver a train signal system for a controversial coal mine in Australia by Monday (Read here what Joe Kaeser said in an interview). The Adani Group, headquartered in India, plans to build one of the largest coal mines in the world in Australia, which is to extract up to 60 million tons of coal per year from five underground mines and six open-cast mines. The project has been fought by environmentalists for years. In addition to the climate aspect, it also involves the consumption of water, the destruction of habitats and the transportation of coal over the Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef in the world. (Read the background of the project here).
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Neubauer justified her decision to forego the seat with the stock corporation law. “With the post, I would be committed to the interests of the company and would then no longer be able to comment independently on Siemens. That is not compatible with my role as a climate activist.” She is committed to the Paris climate agreement and the 1.5 degree target to limit global warming. “Taking Joe Kaeser as an example, you can see these days that this independent role is urgently needed.”
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