Sentences with phrase «societal debate on»

In this context, the CSA has a role in stimulating societal debate on new technologies and to communicate the existing scientific evidence about such technologies.

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The legislation has stalled in the state Senate in recent years, but supporters this session hope the focus and societal shift on sexual misconduct and abuse could reframe the debate over the bill at the Capitol.

Not only public debates on single local protective measures are needed; what is also needed is a broader societal discussion on the risks that a society and its citizens are willing to carry in connection with flooding and how the costs of mitigation measures should be distributed.

Director general Albonetti says the functions of the Forum will include «fostering public debate and monitoring changes in public opinion on the societal impact of science and technology, providing the Regional Executive and Regional Council with guidance and information on research investments and innovation programs, and working with regional and international institutions to promote the transfer of research results to economic development.»

And again, while there are other pressing societal problems affecting the country's schools, like child poverty and infrastructure and funding (to say nothing of what or how students are taught), so far much of the debate has focused on these teacher evaluations.

Instead, the hard lesson from these great societal debates is that they are contested on a battleground of conflicting emotions, moral values, and ideologies.

One issue, for me, is that an environment - focused debate centered on kilowatt - hours and greenhouse gas emissions misses the priceless societal value of wider access to cleaner, brighter lighting.

There's a serious debate worth having, both on the science and technology itself and on the societal and policy implications.

Having downplayed some of the more troubling elements of the scientific consensus — and simply dismissed the possibility of more dramatic changes that are currently being debated — Lomborg then seizes on one item in the WMO statement in particular — «The recent increase in societal impact from tropical cyclones has been largely caused by rising concentrations of population and infrastructure in coastal regions» — and runs with it.

On a societal basis the costs of not providing a guaranteed annual income maybe much greater than doing so however you are right John I think these concepts have not been seriously debated since I was an idealistic teen many many years ago.

Instead, he believes, we'll have to rely on societal ones, such as teaching kids critical thinking by getting them to take things like speech and debating classes.