Sentences with phrase «precautionary policies»

We work independently, in strong coalitions with like - minded non-government organizations, and with government and private partners, to fight for precautionary policies in the international and domestic arenas.

SEHN has worked with issue driven organizations, national environmental health coalitions, municipal and state governments, and several NGO / government teams to implement precautionary policies at local and state levels.

Environmentalists said today that they hope the administration's approval of the plan is a signal of more precautionary policy for the Arctic, which is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet.

Seriously, I just checked in on this thread, and I'm glad to see that the authors recognize the implications of «precautionary policy» in the context of this kind of uncertainty.

Not exact matches

Returning to Shell Jackpine, while Canadians might be able to guess which policy factors were considered, they have no way of knowing how they were considered in light of the government's obligations pursuant to section 4 to ensure that projects «are considered in a careful and precautionary manner» and that the government exercises its powers «in a manner that protects the environment and human health and applies the precautionary principles.»

Eric Gall, IFOAM EU Policy Manager, added: «It is time for the European Commission to act in line with the precautionary principle to protect the environment and consumers by confirming that plants and animals genetically modified with new technologies will at least be regulated like existing GMOs, and be subject to rigorous risk assessment, traceability and labelling, which are cornerstones of EU environmental and food policies».

CSS achieved national and international prominence by spearheading the Los Angeles Unified Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Policy, the most stringent pesticide policy in the nation for K - 12 public schools — the first to embrace the «Precautionary Principle» and «Right to Know» and then the passage of California's Healthy SchoolPolicy, the most stringent pesticide policy in the nation for K - 12 public schools — the first to embrace the «Precautionary Principle» and «Right to Know» and then the passage of California's Healthy Schoolpolicy in the nation for K - 12 public schools — the first to embrace the «Precautionary Principle» and «Right to Know» and then the passage of California's Healthy Schools Act.

In other words, when applied to maternity care, The Precautionary Principle states that when a practice, action, or policy may raise threats of harm to mother, baby, or family, the burden of proof that it will result in more good than harm falls on those who wish to adopt it — the policy maker, caregiver, or administrator, not on the pregnant person.

For one, the Rosia Montana initiative breaches the Lisbon precautionary principle, which states that policy can not harm the public or environment.

«This kind of precautionary approach achieves a balance of economic interests and conservation benefits,» said Sarah Reiter, a co-author and former early career law and policy fellow at the Center for Ocean Solutions who now works as an ocean policy analyst at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

In Spain, the authors of today's letter are urging the Spanish government to rescind diclofenac's approval for veterinary use under «the precautionary principle, which was recognized as a fundamental element of environmental policy at the Rio Conference of 1992.»

Since 1998, SEHN has been the leading proponent in the United States of the Precautionary Principle as a new basis for environmental and public health policy.

The author doses the report by advocating that the precautionary principle be used in international «agreements and treaties, in government policies (taxing dangerous chemicals and giving tax breaks), and in corporate practices.

Helps draft and secure passage of San Francisco Precautionary Principle Ordinance, leading to city - wide sustainable, healthy purchasing policies.

These IT policies should be implemented as a precautionary measure, not as a response to an incident.

European policy makers are much more apt to use «precautionary principles» than than their American counterparts.

Often I've seen the fight over issues like climate policy revealed, beneath the surface, as the result of a stark divide over values - laden concepts such as the precautionary principle.

The prioritisation of the precautionary principle in environmental policy is ideological, not «objective», although many like to pass it off as the latter.

The easiest way to develop a tax narrative is via income tax increases for the very wealthy — you can easily sell this to the 51 % of voters you need more easily than the technical details about energy security, environmental discourse, science and uncertainty, precautionary principles, climate policy stabalisation assessment, green legacies, global trading schemes, UN COP frameworks ALL of which have to be defended for the policy framework to be politically feasible.

If, as a matter of policy response, the precautionary principle is our guide, I don't see the possibility of compromise.

And the precautionary principle is at the heart of international agreements and domestic policies on the environment.

The umbilical cord connecting policies and the precautionary principle needs to be completely severed.

Your idea of public policy science is closely related to the Precautionary Principle which has been widely discussed outside the United States.

So long as policy makers can invoke the United Nations Rio Declaration, Principle 15, 1992 (Precautionary Principle: 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.)

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.

Using climate policy as a prime example, Pieterman and Hanekamp refer to the «vested interests in fear and precaution» as the «precautionary coalition.»

First of all because «zero» risk is pure fantasy, but also because precautionary principle basically absolves policymakers from any responsibility regarding the potentially dangerous effects of the decisions and policies they promote.

I did not say the IPCC demanded specific policies, but rather individual scientists did claim that the science demanded emissions reductions, which gave birth to the UNFCCC and the precautionary principle on dangerous climate change.

I advocated modest initial precautionary measures to be accompanied by greater research into the reality of the issue, better knowledge of potential impacts and of strategies to deal with it, on the basis of modifying policy as more was learned.

It will take a balanced mix of scientists and policymakers to develop policies that both observe the Precautionary Principle, have the greatest likelihood of being successful, and expend the least resources and cause the least societal disruption.

Given the above facts about the nature of the support and supporters of Glen McGregor and IJC, by what reasoning is it to be expected they will permit the principles of the scientific method and data policies of the publication to supercede their assumed urgent need for the immediate application of a precautionary principle before the «problems are understood»?

Moreover, as I've argued here previously, the emphasis, or hope that science can conclusively answer the debate about global warming almost concedes to the alarmist / precautionary perspective that, if «climate change is happening», then so the policies are justified.

And it is based on application of the precautionary principle as laid out in the UNFCCC protocols that said we shouldn't let lack of knowledge / information be a reason for holding back policy making.

I'd like to invoke the Precautionary Principle about the coming catastrophe of policy from the warming madness.

The scent of the precautionary principle in full panic and no sense of a comparison of different risks associated with possible policy alternatives.

Nevertheless, the policy cart was put before the scientific horse, justified by the precautionary principle.

The precautionary principle is or ought to be a continuous policy.

Can a message that acknowledges and presents the uncertainties of climatology, of predictions and projections both scientific and social, and of the results of policy choices be successful in triggering the precautionary principle?

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.»

``... optimal decision making in context of precautionary principle has brought us to policy gridlock....»

My point is that optimal decision making in context of precautionary principle has brought us to policy gridlock — this approach is fundamentally unsuited to a wicked mess like climate change.

Anyway, consulting the oracle / wikipedia: the precautionary principle comes into play «in the absence of scientific consensus that the action or policy is harmful».

The precautionary principle allows agreements or policies to be implemented without science providing certainty.

What is lacking is «easy» solution which would allow the use of the precautionary principle (without easy solution, precautionary principle is a terrible trap), so imho the logical conclusion is no - regret policies and further study — certainly not guilt - relieving policies and economic redistribution, which seems to be the current approach...

PFIs must apply precautionary principles in assessing the climate and development impacts of their policies and projects avoiding harm to people, nature and economy;

The European Union's addiction to the precautionary principle — which says in effect that the risks of new technologies must be measured against perfection, not against the risks of existing technologies — has caused many perverse policy decisions.

That's all I was saying and of course policy makers and climate activists have generally ignored more recent lower estimates in favour of adopting a precautionary principle which encompasses the higher end of the IPCC climate sensitivity range.

The decision is important for examining the level of deference by the judiciary in applying judicial review where matters extend into public policy relating to the precautionary principle in environmental law.

From the legal perspective, some people define economic - based crime to be an act of abstention from pursuing an action that will result in harm to the economic policy or the economic security of the country, committed by a person eligible for taking the criminal responsibility; such an act is prohibited by law and for which the law has prescribed a penalty or precautionary measures.

You can take precautionary steps such as parking under street lights and hiding possessions in the trunk, but the only surefire way to be completely protected is with a comprehensive Fishers car insurance policy.