Sentences with phrase «precautionary principles in»

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 government's chief scientific adviser Professor Sir Mark Walport has given evidence to the House of Common's Science and Technology Select Committee regarding the use of the precautionary principle in regulations surrounding genetically modified organisms.

If we had followed the precautionary principle in this way for the past few centuries there would be no antibiotics, vaccines, x-rays, automobiles, bridges, or airplanes.

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

No, the UNFCCC established the precautionary principle in 1992 in Article 3.

This is the worst sort of speculation, the precautionary principle in scientific clothing.

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

He ends his article by casting aside all that science and appealing to the precautionary principle in the form of Pascal's wager:

The precautionary principle in this context is as well a purely political / polemical tool, dressed up as science.

This is at odds with a fundamental principle of environmental regulation: application of the precautionary principle in the face of an immeasurable environmental risk.

The application of the precautionary principle in response to fears about ecological catastrophe is not the result of politically - neutral, objective calculation.

Many accepted the precautionary principle in a simplistic way as a justification for activism and further as a justification for representing science in a simplified form, making shortcuts like «hiding the decline».

My view is that the IPCC procedures of handling uncertainty are very much influenced by the fact that the authors have had the decision making and more specifically the precautionary principle in the back of their mind.

The chapter republishes the in - depth analysis of the precautionary principle in EC law, in particular in the light of the landmark judgment in the Pfizer case, which I still consider as one of the most important judgments made by the CFI.

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.

Not exact matches

Mr. Pruitt's indulgence in this dodge raises the fundamental question of whether he agrees with the precautionary principle reflected in our nation's environmental statutes.

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.

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.»

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.

He rightly accuses the «precautionary principle» of lacking «faith in human power and intelligence,» thereby revealing the true object of his own religious faith.

[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.

Precautionary allergen labelling: The VITAL Program was developed to provide a standardised science - based risk assessment for voluntary cross contact allergen labelling and it may be appropriate to apply the same principles to the presence of allergens due to agricultural co-mingling in the absence of any mandatory requirements.

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».

The precautionary principle is embodied in IFOAM's Principle of Care.

This certainly doesn't mean we should immediately remove all Internet filters: the precautionary principle suggest that caution in the face of uncertain harm is perfectly justifiable and filters remain an important tool in the repertoire of parenting interventions, especially for very young children.

In Europe, for example, we base much regulation on the «precautionary principle».

This is a prime example of the «precautionary principle» that has guided U.S. health agencies in setting acceptable levels of exposure to other potentially hazardous substances, such as lead.

In the face of uncertainty, Tim is invoking the precautionary principle with respect to the risks of aggravated land - related greenhouse gas emissions associated with biofuels.

Cell phones and cancer is a case study in the precautionary principle misapplied, because not only is there no epidemiological evidence of a causal connection, but physics shows that it is virtually impossible for cell phones to cause cancer.

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.»

And they urge the government «to show real leadership and revise the carbon target in line with the Paris Agreement (and on the basis of equity and the precautionary principle) as a matter of urgent and immediate priority.»

And then to show how mild and reasonable Lovelock is, throw in a bunch of environmentalists who follow the precautionary principle (the people who've been totally excluded from the CC deabte).

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 ordinaPrecautionary Principle, which worked collaboratively with San Francisco city government to pass the nation's first precautionary principle ordinaprecautionary principle ordinance, in 2003.

She was also featured in two hour - long radio broadcasts covering the precautionary principle on KQED's «Forum», the National Public Radio affiliate in San Francisco.

In some legal systems, as in the law of the European Union, the application of the precautionary principle has been made a statutory requiremenIn some legal systems, as in the law of the European Union, the application of the precautionary principle has been made a statutory requiremenin the law of the European Union, the application of the precautionary principle has been made a statutory requirement.

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.

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.

These recommendations are rooted in the precautionary principle and the belief that the health of people and our environment must take precedence over corporate profits.

«Because GM foods pose a serious health risk in the areas of toxicology, allergy and immune function, reproductive health, and metabolic, physiologic and genetic health and are without benefit, the AAEM believes that it is imperative to adopt the precautionary principle, which is one of the main regulatory tools of the European Union...»

In a paper I wrote about cancer prevention, applying the precautionary principle to nutrition and cancer I reference a study about the overabbundance of amino acids (Reference 46).

If I understand AMEGs argument correctly, it is that we need to find engineering solutions in the Arctic to alleviate an effective emergency (on a basis of precautionary principle at very least) posed by possible majority loss of sea ice or escalation in methane release.

However, in our view, Allen and Frame's discussion turns the precautionary principle on its head by implying that downward revision can always be done later, after more data are in.

But simple logic, whether or not you subscribe to the precautionary principle, says we would do well to take extra care in making sure we don't screw up this one in ways that are hard to reverse.

The biggest flaw in the neocon approach is the hypocrisy of applying the precautionary principle to spend trillions of dollars responding to «best available» military intelligence, but posturing to insist on 110 % certainty when it comes to taking action to avert possible environmental threats.

that the precautionary principle has been recruited so politically and specifically to guard against environmentalists concerns, on such a grand scale, and so consistently and repeatedly in disregard of the real risks, costs and very dangers inherent in many of the proposed solutions (e.g. biofuels / ethanol), would seem to indicate that the precautionary principle should be applied with the greatest of caution.

There are many unknowns, but IMO a valid and sensible use of the precautionary principle is to reduce rates of population growth, and also economic growth (but in a way that recognises regional differences).

(5) From the above post: «However, in our view, Allen and Frame's discussion turns the precautionary principle on its head by implying that downward revision can always be done later, after more data are in.

Although the Service may take the position that such emissions would not trigger consultation, that decision is ultimately to be left to the courts, which notably have shown a readiness to adopt precautionary principles, as well as the benefit of the doubt, in favor of endangered species.

You have been very good about saying the preponderance of evidence points to potentially dangerous warming, and I agree with that, but that's where belief comes in, along with the precautionary principle.

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.