Sentences with phrase «on precautionary»

An excellent discussion of the principle can be found in the Government of Canada publication A Canadian Perspective on the Precautionary Approach / Principle.

«The proposed BDC offence level for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the primary psychoactive component of cannabis) under the summary conviction offence is not directly linked to impairment, but is, rather, based on a precautionary or a crime prevention approach,» reads the draft.

I think he over reaches when declaring that CC should be approached based on the precautionary principle; I've read your thinking on this and I think it makes all the sense in the world to try to tackle CC as a wicked problem with clumsy solutions and to work on cost benefit approaches.

What role does the focus on the precautionary principle have in the driving of GISS Model E development?

The current focus on the precautionary principle and optimal decision making is driving climate model development & applications in directions for which they are not fit.

The UN wants country to act on the precautionary principle, ie.

Similarly, the TPP chapter on sanitary measures, if not drafted carefully, could be used to challenge food safety laws based on the precautionary principle such as pesticide residue, chemical additives or genetic modification.

GE products should be subject to government regulation based on the precautionary principle: in other words, the burden of proof for demonstrating a new product or technology's safety should fall on those who would introduce it into the marketplace.

Don Arthur had an interesting response to my pieces on the precautionary principle and wars of choice [1].

So when he and two co-authors published a paper on the precautionary principle as it applies to genetically modified organisms it is worth taking seriously.

P.S. Does anyone know when the Wingspread Statement on the Precautionary Principle is up for review?

It's worth observing that the dem politicos shut down NYC based on the precautionary principle, responding to a 48 - hr - in - advance computer - modeled forecast, which factual - reality falsified.

But there is a huge list of examples of environmentalists drumming up huge amounts of fear based on the Precautionary Principle that turned out to not be very scary and big wastes of cash (and it isn't a valid refuatation to say the military wastes money too).

On the precautionary principle, no one should read the Times.

It justifies fighting climate change based on the precautionary victory over Y2k!

The biggest problem I see right now, because thanks to Judith I've learned more historical background, is how IPCC / UNFCCC agreements regarding anthropogenic climate change are supposed be based on the precautionary principle.

5 As long as global climate policy is supposed to be based on the precautionary principle, this is the only justifiable course of action in my opinion.

In other words, until we know climate sensitivity precisely, all of this is based on the precautionary principle, except the costs far outweigh the benefits.

[portion snipped out here basically talking about the writer's view of what science is beyond dispute and lecturing me on the precautionary principle]

On the precautionary principle I agree that it is a red herring here, particularly in the context of type I and II errors.

I won't comment here on the precautionary principle except to note that you need to read Aaron Wildavsky's take on it in his book «But Is It True?»

The 1998 Wingspread Statement on the Precautionary Principle provides in part: «When an activity raises threats of harm to the environment or human health, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically.»

As we say above, and in various posts on the precautionary principle, the two «sides» you have identified represent just two different ways of responding to doubt and uncertainty.

Is a preoccupation with alleged global - warming - induced - droughts linked to too little government attention on precautionary flood measures?

The big question for this meeting is whether China, Japan, Korea and the European Union will attend and cooperate on a precautionary agreement to prevent overfishing given the dramatic impact of climate change in the Arctic.

There is plenty of advertising, and yet people and businesses embrace regulation based on the precautionary principle.

Following from # 57: John Nissen: Note that, even if the situation turns out not be quite so dire, action should be taken on the precautionary principle; see Douglas's comment # 33.

Read more than the first page of search results; once you get several pages into them, you'll find much more than the first page of most popular results — interesting slide sets, frothing mad attacks on the precautionary principle, poignant reminders that Cassandra was right.

Note that, even if the situation turns out not be quite so dire, action should be taken on the precautionary principle; see Douglas's comment # 33.

One could make an argument that since there's a lot we still don't know about Zika, based on the precautionary principle the games pose too great a risk to human health.

both examines the problem and describes an additional approach based on the precautionary principle - the idea that unnecessary risk should be avoided.

Along with leading workshops and giving frequent lectures on the Precautionary Principle, Carolyn is at the forefront of developing new models for government that depend on these larger ideas of precaution and ecological integrity.

During that time, she was a co-founder of the Bay Area Working Group on the Precautionary Principle, which worked collaboratively with San Francisco city government to pass the nation's first precautionary principle ordinance, in 2003.

So it was decided — on a precautionary principle — that some steps can be taken to reduce exposure to radiation.»

On the precautionary notion that it can't be good for the body to be a storage site for junk chemicals with no known physiological purpose.

«We will also ensure sustained enlightenment on the influenza to educate the public on precautionary measures to take,» he said.

Without the risk of fines for killing birds, energy exploration businesses are certain to spend less on precautionary measures and technologies that might prevent unnecessary deaths.

[For more on the Precautionary Principle, see this OrganicMania interview with Diane MacEachern, author of The Big Green Purse and a Founding Member of The Green Moms Carnival].

Wingspread Conference on the Precautionary Principle.

In particular, I looked at the effect of improved health insurance on precautionary savings and household consumption.

Not exact matches

Only 17 percent of SMBs take any precautionary measures to secure company data on personal devices.

Greece is taking precautionary fiscal measures in case the political uncertainty in either Italy or Germany worsens, the country's economy minister told CNBC on Monday.

They probably won't have much effect on the large - scale investment plans in the resources sector, but households and firms watching what is happening may continue their precautionary behaviour for longer than otherwise.

At the same time, it has become clearer that precautionary behaviour by households and some firms is exerting restraint on the pace of growth in demand, and that the higher exchange rate is diverting more demand abroad.

«This morning, following the re-opening, we were notified of a deed by the court of Florence requesting the immediate closure of BitGrail and this situation will persist until a decision is made by the courts, about the precautionary suspension request made by the Bonelli law office on behalf of a client.»

There are other aspects of the NGP Report that merit further discussion, including its approach to adaptive management (we now have three different JRP reports in as many years that take different views on the extent to which AM can be relied upon in making a determination as to the likelihood of significant adverse environmental effects under CEAA), the precautionary principle, species at risk and Aboriginal consultation.

Syrian war monitors say government forces and their allies are on alert and taking precautionary measures at military bases across the country amid fears of a U.S. military attack.

In response to a question about the planned Falcon 9 first - stage rocket landing, Musk said the stage would use «mostly gravity» to stay on the robotic ship, with «steel shoes over the landing feet as a precautionary measure.»

The two most immediate effects: First is the hit to sterling, as uncertainty reduces nonresidents» appetite for UK assets against the background of the UK's record current account deficit; second is the hit to growth, as firms hold back on investment, and households increase precautionary savings.

Max More coined the term «proactionary principle» in opposition to the work of Leon Kass at the President's Council on Bioethics, which argued for a «precautionary principle» to prudently restrain experimentation with the human genome.