Sentences with phrase «called precautionary»

That too, called the precautionary principle, is another silly exercise in begging the question.

The overarching justification for most climate change policies today derives from a political interpretation of Principle 15 (now called the Precautionary Principle) of the United Nations Rio Declaration of 1992, which states: «Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost - effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.»

It makes sense, in a way, to err on the side of caution (the so - called precautionary principle) but it is also easy to misapply this principle and cause more harm than good.

This is called the precautionary principal.

Not exact matches

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called this surge in precautionary savings the global savings glut.

But as a precautionary measure, margin trading accounts are set to automatically liquidate in order to make up the money borrowed (i.e. sell all ether as quickly as possible) if losses exceeded a certain amount, a process called «margin calling.»

[26] Several groups have called for organic standards to prohibit nanotechnology on the basis of the precautionary principle [27] in light of unknown risks of nanotechnology.

It turns out Mr. Davies had some tightness in his hamstring, and the substitution was what Mr. Lennon called a «precautionary measure.»

He called on the management of the station to always employ precautionary measures in all its activities and not wait until being sanctioned by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) before being regulated.

Friends of the Earth, along with 56 organizations from around the world sent a public letter to the Presidential Commission which criticized its report for ignoring the precautionary principle, relying on so - called «self - governance» instead of true democratic governance of this technology, lacking adequate review of environmental risks and placing unwarranted faith in «suicide genes» and other technologies that provide no guarantee against the escape of synthetic organisms into the environment.

The American Medical Association called for improved oversight (2009), the American Public Health Association called for «a precautionary approach to reducing American exposure,» (2010) and the American Chemical Society recommended expanded education and research, updated testing protocols, and the development of safer EDC alternatives (2012 — 2015).

Porsche doesn't go as far as to describe the potential results of fuel leaks around hot turbocharged engines, but does call the recall a «precautionary measure» and says the problem was identified after a precise examination of existing complaints.

Nestle Purina and Del Monte, which own the brands such Waggin» Tail and Milo's Kitchen, stopped selling chicken jerky dog treats made in China back in 2012, calling the shift precautionary.

Industry has used this argument to delay action on endocrine disruptors for years, in spite of calls for the use of the precautionary principle and the obligations in Europe for suppliers to prove safety before they are allowed to sell their products.

The modus operandi for the scheme is the so - called «precautionary principle» (PP).

Acuña's situation is so precarious that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has called on Peru's government to take precautionary measures to protect her safety, a relatively rare step it also took in Cáceres's case.

Calling the application of the precautionary principle to GMO «anti-science» is a most untenable claim.

What I find interesting here is what one calls the «opportunity cost» — we know the «precautionary principal» is a self defeating logic (since action in it's alleged favour should also be «precautioned» against!)

The application of the so - called «precautionary principle,» advocated by the environmentalists, is — conceptually — a wrong strategy, because human civilization can not exist in a regime of the precautionary principle.

This is one of the things that drives any number of «climate modification» proposals currently being considered, and why I tend to be very, very cautious and skeptical of anything that is justified by pleading the so - called «precautionary principle».

BBC News and other outlets are reporting that the start of GM brinjal (eggplant or aubergine, call it what you like...) has been suspended, with environment minister Jairam Ramesh calling for more testing and essentially putting on indefinite hold the introduction of any GM food crops: Ramesh said that due to negative public sentiment it was his «duty to adopt a cautious, precautionary, principle - based approach.»

The precautionary principle, which calls for extra prudence in areas of scientific uncertainty, also applies.

- promotion of the so - called «precautionary principle ``, which maximizes the risk aversion without paying attention to the costs;

The Inter-American Commission for Human Rights had granted Cáceres protection measures precautionary measures, and in 2015 again formally called on the Government of Honduras to apply protection.

The SEV calls for a precautionary, science - based approach to decision - making.

We have a time of death, as Samsung finally called it yesterday following over a month's worth of desperate resuscitation maneuvers, renewed (short - term) financial loss estimates are in, and we've also heard word of a few precautionary measures in place to stop the explosion plague from further spreading.