The concept of a universal precautionary principle apparently has its origins in early German and Swedish thinking about environmental policy, particularly the need for policymakers to practice ...

We exercise reasonable precaution with new products and technology, right? Sure we do! But the Precautionary Principle, as it's most often invoked, would bring scientific and industrial progress to a ...

SAN FRANCISCO is poised to become the first city in the nation to adopt the Precautionary Principle -- a new policy framework widely used in western and northern European countries for developing laws ...

As representatives of one of the civil society organizations mentioned in Miller and Conko's Commentary on the precautionary principle (Nat. Biotechnol. 19 , 302–303, 2001 ), we would like to respond ...

Rupert Read is affiliated with the Green Party. He receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, in his capacity as Principal Investigator on the 2016-18 'Debating Nature's Value' ...

Plenty of optimism these days about the American economy over the next year or so. Among the reasons: lots of pent-up demand, a flood of federal stimulus money, and maybe even some productivity gains ...

Biotechnology-altered foods are the focus of a World Trade Organization ruling scheduled for release this month, a landmark event expected to have a major impact on trade in agricultural products, one ...

In 2020, the European Commission introduced the principle into the sustainable finance regulatory framework including for climate indexes, as labelled ‘Paris-aligned’ or ‘climate transition’ ...

Sio Silica’s recent Environment Act proposal shows that Manitoba is losing sight of past progress toward a harmonious relationship with nature. Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read ...

Earthscan: 2002. 284 pp. £48, $79.95 (hbk); £17.95, $29.95 (pbk) When President George W. Bush rejected US participation in the Kyoto Protocol, he stated: “We must be very careful not to take actions ...