Unpleasant scene for the "German Greta" Luisa Neubauer: At a press conference in Davos, Greta Thunberg cut her off.
- After a discussion with climate activist Luisa Neubauer , Siemens boss Joe Kaeser holds on to the delivery for a controversial coal mining project in Australia .
- Luisa Neubauer is controversial among politicians and has been sharply criticized by Peter Ramsauer .
- Now Neubauer spoke on the fringes of the World Economic Forum in Davos . Greta Thuberg was also there - and apparently quite different opinion.
Luisa Neubauer presents "Climate Ultimatum" - the "Original Greta" shakes her head in front of everyone
January 25 update: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg can't hide her surprise when her German Fridays for Future colleague Luisa Neubauer speaks at a press conference on the fringes of the World Economic Forum (WEF). She shakes her head. Easy at first. Then she remembers that people are watching and she wants to hold back - but the longer Neubauer speaks, the more important it becomes to Greta to stop the mistake. She wants to interrupt. But then hold back and wait until the German has spoken. Is there noise among climate activists?
So to speak, the "German Greta", 23-year-old Luisa Neubauer, spoke at the press conference in Davos that 2020 was the year in which one had to act. It was "the only and the last year" in which a warming up to 1.5 degrees could be prevented. When she is done with her appeal to people and politics, Thunberg interjects that she wants to say that it is “not the last year”.
Neubauer is obviously uncomfortable with this correction, but she has to agree with her Swedish comrade: "Please don't write it down," she corrects herself. "It's not the last year climate protection," she corrects herself and laughs, a bit embarrassed. Climate protection is always important.
"Deutsche Greta" Luisa Neubauer comments on Merkel's speech in Davos in advance - and makes high demands
Update of January 23: After the coal discussion between Luisa Neubauer and Siemens boss Joe Kaeser caused a stir, the German climate activist has become a bit calmer in the past few days. Now, in the run-up to Angela Merkel's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, she spoke to the Rheinische Post - and places high demands on the Chancellor. She expects " clear and courageous announcements and resulting actions " from Merkel.
The Chancellor was asked to prove in Davos "that, as Chancellor and as a physicist, she understood how serious the climate policy and thus also the economic situation is". The responsibility that weighed on the Chancellor was great - "also as an antagonist to the Trumps of the world". Merkel will give a speech at the international conference in Davos on Thursday at 2:15 p.m. and will probably focus on climate change.
Ramsauer tackles “Deutsche Greta” drastically: “Massive disrespect”
Update of January 18: "What went there hurts directly": For example, former Federal Minister Peter Ramsauer (CSU) said in an interview about the conflict between Siemens and Luisa Neubauer . The 23-year-old climate activist protests against a planned Siemens coal mine , CEO Joe Kaeser offered her a job in his company (see below) - which, to put it mildly, backfired.
Luisa Neubauer makes demands on Angela Merkel.
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Ramsauer said to Focus Online about Kaeser: "He must have meant it well and whether the right advisors were at work can certainly be discussed." The 65-year-old showed understanding for the climate activists - but also criticized the choice of words von Neubauer, who announced “Rabatz” against German corporations: “I think this is a brutalization of manners , a massive disrespect . When someone is 23 years old, you should have so much nursery behind you that you treat each other properly. ”
“Deutsche Greta” threatens the economy - Siemens before shareholder rebellion?
Update from January 17, 3:15 pm: Luisa Neubauer and the German “ Fridays For Future ” movement had recently set their sights on Siemens . According to the climate activist, other companies will also have to be careful in 2020.
“In the past year, we have focused very much on the federal government, the state governments and also on municipalities. This year we want to focus significantly more on economic players, "said Neubauer - also known as" German Greta "- on Thursday evening at the Hamburg Business Journalists Club. "The political dependency on the actors from the economy is so enormous that it seems to be more effective to address companies directly and not just those involved in government," she emphasized.
To this end, the activists want to demonstrate more at shareholders' meetings. Environmental lawsuits could also play a more important role. On Sunday, the student said she was traveling with Greta Thunberg to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
At the Siemens shareholders' meeting, the climate protectionists could break open doors. According to a report from the world, there are already two proposals not to discharge CEO Joe Kaeser at the meeting on February 5. By sticking to a coal project in Australia, which was hit by fires, the Siemens executive board "caused irreparable damage to both the global climate and the reputation of Siemens AG", says one of the applications, from which the newspaper quotes.
Luisa Neubauer rages over Siemens - now she is going to the Federal Constitutional Court
Update at 7:36 p.m .: A total of three new constitutional complaints against the Bundestag and the federal government want to present Greenpeace, the German environmental aid and Germanwatch in Berlin on Wednesday at 10 a.m. The German press agency reported on Tuesday evening. Climate activist Luisa Neubauer and her supporters call for a new edition of the climate protection law with sufficient and effective measures. In addition, the current status of the climate action filed by the BUND nature conservation association at the end of 2018 should be discussed.
Luisa Neubauer in protests against the Siemens decision on the Adani project.
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It is done: the roadmap for the coal phase-out in Germany is set. But not everyone is enthusiastic.
Update at 6:32 pm: As the "German Greta" Luisa Neubauer announced on Tuesday evening via Twitter, she plans to file a climate complaint with the Federal Constitutional Court together with other young people. A federal press conference with Greenpeace , the environmental aid and GermanWatch is planned for this Wednesday around 10 a.m. Now it is also clear what Neubauer's somewhat cryptic, but above all very combative, Twitter post alluded to just a few hours before the planned climate change became known.
We complain: Together with some other young people, I will file a #climate complaint with the Federal Constitutional Court.
Tomorrow at 10 a.m. we will explain to the federal press conference together with @greenpeace_de, @Germanwatch & @Umwelthilfe. See you tomorrow! ✊
"Deutsche Greta" continues: Luisa Neubauer sends warning to Siemens CEO Kaeser and other CEOs
Update from January 14, 2020: Luisa Neubauer follows up . The 23-year-old, who is often referred to as "Deutsche Greta Thunberg", recently rejected a position on the board of Siemens Energy. But the argument with Siemens boss Joe Kaeser does not seem to be over. Rather, Neubauer is once again vigorously adding more and still swinging forward. "Mental condition: Better keep an eye on us," she writes on Instagram.
The "Deutsche Greta" is self-confident and combative. "All of you - Siemens, Joe Kaeser and all the other CEOs, all other companies who want to continue to fuel this crisis as if there was no tomorrow." But there is a tomorrow, writes Neubauer . "There is a future and we will not allow you to continue destroying it." So far, that is only the beginning, she writes and adds: "This is not a friendly reminder, this is a warning."
Check out this post on Instagram
Mental state right now: You better watch us. All of you - Siemens, Joe Kaeser and all other CEOs, all other cooperates who intend to keep on fueling this crisis like there was no tomorrow. Because there is a tomorrow, there is a future. It's us and we won't let you keep on wrecking it. This was just the beginning. FYI: This not a friendly reminder, it's a friendly warning.✌️. , , Repost @arosephoto. (Shoot with @glamourgermany, wearing @fashionchangers statement shirt, unpaid. Just because I felt it was time to carry fair fashion, climate and equity demands on every singe cover there is.)
A post shared by Luisa Neubauer (@luisaneubauer) on Jan 14, 2020 at 2:23 pm PST
Even a few fans did not believe that such a "sustainable radicalism", as one user comments. But the new impetus and the bold statement to the coal mining supporters is well received. Many users would like to thank Neubauer, who probably turned down a lot of money with the Siemens offer.
"Deutsche Greta" is swinging against CEOs - Federal government in difficult negotiations
While Neubauer gives a clear rejection to Siemens, the German government is in a difficult negotiation process with coal-fired countries and power plant operators. It is about billions in compensation for the coal companies should their power plants be shut down prematurely. Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff warned not to spend too much money on this: "We need the money for new jobs," said the CDU politician.
The negotiations between the federal government and the operators of lignite-fired power plants continued on Tuesday. On Wednesday evening, the Prime Ministers of the coal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg are expected to speak to Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) at the Chancellery.
"Deutsche Greta" rages because of Siemens - she would have earned so much on the board
Update of January 13, 3:53 p.m .: Climate activist Luisa Neubauer rejected the offer of a position on the Siemens supervisory board with the words "any supervisory board stories " were not the core question of the discussion. Later she suggested that the job be given to a Scientists For Future representative. With this, however, the only 23-year-old has a considerable annual salary.
The 20 Siemens Supervisory Board members earned remuneration of between 112,500 and 536,000 euros in 2018, reports Bild.de. Neubauer would not have worked directly on the Siemens Supervisory Board, but on the Supervisory Board of Siemens Energy. This company is to emerge from the spin-off of Siemens' energy sector planned for April 2020. It is not yet known what the remuneration will look like there.
Incidentally, the election for word of the year 2019 climate activist Luisa Neubauer should be particularly pleased.
"Deutsche Greta": Luisa Neubauer rejects a substantial salary when she rejects Siemens
However, the composition of the salaries is likely to be similar to that of the current Siemens Supervisory Board members. The salary is made up of three parts: each committee member generally receives a basic salary of 140,000 euros, plus payments for committee work. For example, the chair of the examination board is remunerated with 160,000 euros. Each member also receives a lump sum of 1,500 euros for each session attended. In 2018, a member of the Supervisory Board received EUR 57,000 solely from the meetings.
Luisa Neubauer turned down the job offer from Siemens - and with it a very generous annual salary.
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As a member of such a supervisory board, Luisa Neubauer could have earned around 200,000 euros a year. But the “German Greta” is obviously not for sale and holds on to its idealistic goals in connection with the climate debate.
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Siemens receives criticism from Society for Threatened Peoples for its decision
Update at 2:32 p.m .: Now Siemens boss Joe Kaeser is again criticized for his decision to maintain the delivery of train signal technology for the planned coal mining project in Australia. The Society for Threatened Peoples intervened in the debate and on Monday disagreed, above all, with Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser saying that the indigenous peoples Wangan and Jagalingou, whose country is affected by the project, had agreed. "Mr. Kaeser seems to have been poorly informed," said Yvonne Bangert, GfbV consultant for indigenous peoples.
"The Wangan and Jagalingou have legally defended themselves against this coal mine until they are financially exhausted," emphasized Bangert. "As far as we know, there is no agreement that is sufficient for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples." The Declaration requires its signatory states, including Australia, free, prior and informed consent to all projects that concern indigenous interests ,
"On the Internet and in public statements, the Wangan and Jagalingou family council has always and exclusively communicated complete rejection," said Bangert. Siemens boss Kaeser had written in his statement on Sunday evening that the Wangan and Jagalingou agreed to the project, which was "very important" for Siemens.
Climate activist criticizes Siemens boss Kaeser for decision on coal mining project and plans protests
Update of January 13 : The controversial coal-fired power plant in Australia is showing signs of fighting: Despite the protests by climate and environmentalists, the Indian company Adani confirmed on Monday that it is looking forward to working with the supplier Siemens .
On the other hand, there is no joy with “Fridays for Future”: Activist Nick Heubeck told Bayerischer Rundfunk that the decision “did not fit into this century” - and announced protests at the Siemens general meeting in Munich in early February. Heubeck further said that the project alone "could already tip the world over the 1.5 degree target". The decision by Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser "to stay inside also shows for me that he wants to risk his reputation there for a few million euros".
Siemens maintains controversial stake in Australian coal project
10:35 p.m .: Climate activist Luisa Neubauer criticized Siemens severely for deciding to maintain an important supply for a controversial coal mine in Australia. "Joe Kaeser makes an inexcusable mistake," said Neubauer on Sunday evening to the German press agency after Siemens boss Kaeser announced the decision. "This decision was made a century ago." Instead of taking responsibility for the Paris climate protection agreement, Siemens is jeopardizing the goal of reducing global warming to below two degrees.
"We asked Kaeser to do everything in its power to prevent the Adani mine," said Neubauer, referring to a meeting with the Siemens boss on Friday. "Instead, he is now profiting from this disaster project." The people have reached a point in history, "at which every CEO of this size is asked to decide: for or against the climate, for or against the rights of future ones Generations and the protection of people and animals that are affected today. ”Kaeser made this decision for Siemens.
Despite violent protests: Siemens boss sticks to controversial delivery
9:20 pm: Despite protests from climate protectionists, the industrial group Siemens is sticking to an important supply for a controversial coal mine in Australia . Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser announced on Sunday evening on Twitter. They evaluated all options and came to the conclusion that they had to stick to the delivery. But he also makes a promise: Siemens wants to set up an effective sustainability committee to better manage environmental protection in the future.
Just finished our extraordinary Managing Board Meeting. We evaluated all options and concluded: We need to fulfill our contractual obligations. So, we will establish an effective Sustainability Board to better manage environmental care in the future. https://t.co/uPgjPgwFrr
- Joe Kaeser (@JoeKaeser) January 12, 2020Update 2:32 pm: Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser does not want to give any expert the post on a supervisory body that he previously offered to climate activist Luisa Neubauer . The suggestion by Neubauer to relinquish this seat to an expert is “well-intentioned,” said Kaeser in Munich. "But we already have enough experts and scientists."
"The solution to our environmental problems needs leaders who understand and resolve conflicting systems together," he added. There were enough experts at the climate summit in Madrid, “but far too little of this leadership. The result speaks for itself. "
Update of January 12, 2020, 10.13 a.m .: Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser regrets the decision by climate activist Luisa Neubauer not to accept the position offered on the supervisory board of the future company Siemens Energy. He "respects her decision," said Kaeser in Munich. "She could have helped to solve the climate problem rightly addressed by the Fridays for Future movement and also got insight into complex business contexts," he added.
Update at 10:08 p.m .: Climate activist Luisa Neubauer does not want the offered seat on the supervisory board of the future company Siemens Energy - but has another proposal for Siemens boss Joe Kaeser. "I will not be able to personally accept the offer, but I asked Siemens to forward the offer to a representative of the Scientists For Future," said Neubauer. “If the company is seriously interested in climate protection and Fridays For Future, they will respect my decision.” Scientists for Future organize scientists who support the climate protection movement Fridays for Future.
You know the stock corporation law, explained Neubauer her decision. "With the posting, 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. "The example of Joe Kaeser shows these days that this independent role is urgently needed."
Luisa Neubauer was at Siemens for Fridays for Future.
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Siemens plans to deliver a train signal system to a controversial coal mine in Australia by Monday.
Luisa Neubauer: “Deutsche Greta” gets job offer from Siemens boss Kaeser
Update at 2:28 p.m .: After Greta Thunberg also joined the discussion about the coal mining project in Australia and called for the Siemens group to make the "only right decision", the "German Greta" Luisa Neubauer has now followed up on Twitter: "Siemens and Joe Kaeser are fully aware of the disastrous consequences of the Adani Mine," writes the 23-year-old on the social network. "It's time to make decisions now."
Siemens and @JoeKaeser are fully aware of the disastrous consequences of the Adani mine. It is time to make the right decisions, now. #StopAdani https://t.co/Sk4snRxvcP
- Luisa Neubauer (@Luisamneubauer) January 11, 2020Update at 11:27 a.m .: Before Siemens decided to deliver a train signal system for a controversial coal mine in Australia, climate activist Greta Thunberg has now entered the controversy via Twitter. It appears that Siemens has the power to stop, delay, or at least interrupt the construction, the 17-year-old Swede wrote on Saturday on the social network. And further: “They will announce their decision on Monday. Please help to get them to make the only right decision. ”
It seems that @ Siemens DE have the power to stop, delay or at least interrupt the building of the huge Adani coal mine in Australia. On Monday they will announce their decision. Please help pushing them to make the only right decision. #StopAdani
- Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) January 11, 2020Luisa Neubauer: Siemens offers “German Greta” job - her reaction is surprising
Update of January 11, 2020, 9.54 a.m .: Luisa Neubauer's first reaction to the surprising job offer from Siemens boss Joe Kaeser might not please the group boss: The key question today is not "any stories about the supervisory board", but whether Siemens is going to the Hold on to investments, even though they knew what the consequences would be for the global climate, said Neubauer on Friday evening on the sidelines of the 40th anniversary of the Greens in Berlin with a view to Kaeser's offer. It sounds like a cancellation, but Neubauer, who is also known as "German Greta Thunberg", leaves all options open.
Kaeser had promised “German Greta” a job on the Siemens supervisory board. She will "certainly give the Siemens boss some feedback on this," continued Neubauer.
In Munich, Friday-for-Future demonstrators demonstrated in front of the Siemens headquarters on Wittelsbacherplatz, as Merkur.de * reports.
After meeting "German Greta": Siemens boss speaks of "good conversations" with Luisa Neubauer
Kaeser said after the meeting on Friday: "It was a very good conversation about the issues that rightly move the youth". They want to look for solutions to the climate together. Until Monday, Kaeser wants to think about how to proceed in connection with the planned delivery of a train signal system for a coal mine in Australia.
"It is clear that this decision is not an easy one," he said. There are different interests - from shareholders, customers and also society. Fridays for Future calls on Siemens to forego business, especially given the dramatic forest fires in Australia.
Greta Thunberg speaks out in the discussion about Siemens' controversial coal mining project (archive picture).
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Luisa Neubauer gets a job offer - the "German Greta" is surprised
First announcement from January 10, 2020: Berlin - The Siemens group wants to decide on its delivery for a controversial coal mining project in Australia by Monday. Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser said this on Friday after a conversation with the spokeswoman for the climate protection movement Fridays for Future , Luisa Neubauer, in Berlin. Kaeser offered Neubauer a seat on the supervisory board of the company's subsidiary Siemens Energy , he said. You reacted "surprised". Neubauer is also considered the "German Greta Thunberg *".
Neubauer can decide for himself whether it is the supervisory board or another body, said Kaeser in Berlin. “I want young people to be able to actively participate. The conflict between young and old must be resolved. ”Siemens plans to spin off its energy business as Siemens Energy in the spring and is expected to go public in September.
Job for Luisa Neubauer? Fridays for Future demonstrates against Siemens in several cities
Siemens has received an order for the rail signal system for the Carmichael mine in the Australian state of Queensland planned by the Indian Adani group. Environmentalists criticize the project. They warn that coal burning in India and China will exacerbate global warming; In addition, numerous animal species are threatened on site.
Fridays for Future demonstrated against Siemens in several cities nationwide on Friday. In mid-December, Kaeser announced that it would test the delivery of signaling technology for the project.
German "Greta Thunberg": Petition from Fridays for Future against Siemens participation
Nick Heubeck from Fridays for Future launched a petition against Siemens' participation on the Change.org portal on Sunday. According to the portal, more than 57,000 people signed up to Friday. There were protests against Siemens in more than 30 cities.
In his petition, Heuberg referred to the " unprecedented fires " in Australia . The Adani mine will continue to fuel the climate crisis, he criticized. "Burning the dirty coal will further increase the risk of forest fires."
Job for "German Greta" at Siemens: Greens criticize companies
The climate policy spokeswoman for the Greens parliamentary group, Lisa Badum, said that Siemens had set itself the goal of becoming climate neutral by 2030 and playing a leading role in the fight for climate protection . An investment in the climate killer coal power is in no way compatible. "If Mr. Kaeser says that every company should serve society, he now has the opportunity to prove that he is serious."
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