German engineering group Siemens said it will continue to perform its contractual obligations under the coal mining project in Australia, which is very not like for environmental activists.
on Saturday, environmental activist Greta Thunberg called Siemens to reconsider their role in the project for modernization of coal mines in Queensland (Australia). Environmentalists claim that continued use of coal will increase emissions of carbon dioxide, which connect with global warming.
last year, Siemens signed a contract to supply signalling technology for a railway line to transport coal from the remote coal mine Australia managed by the Indian Adani Group.
According to the German company, local and Federal authorities approved the project in the framework of the Law on environmental protection and the conservation of biodiversity, and also approved hundreds of pages of statements about the impact on the environment.
"there is Almost no legally and economically responsible way to terminate the contract," - said in his statement, the CEO of Siemens, Joe Aged. "Now we need to remain a provider that will meet their obligations. Because to be a company which is not a reliable source for its customers, is simply not an option."
environmental Activists reject the decision and promised to continue their protests.
"If the Board Siemens believes that this is the end of the conversation, they deceive himself," said Julien Vincent, Executive Director of the group for the protection of the environment Market Forces in Melbourne. "Citizens will step up their protests, while Siemens does not listen to science and do not choose the right side of history."
