On application of the precautionary principle to ban GMVs: an evolutionary model of new seed technology integration
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DOI: 10.1007/s00191-020-00694-4
Abstract: Since the 1990s, agri-biotech multinationals have introduced a radical innovation in the form of seeds derived from genetically modified plant varieties or GMVs. However, on the basis of the ‘precautionary principle’ that advocates ensuring a… read more here.
Keywords: application precautionary; seed; technology; precautionary principle ... See more keywords
The Precautionary Principle and Expert Disagreement
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DOI: 10.1007/s10670-021-00457-y
Abstract: The Precautionary Principle is typically construed as a conservative decision rule aimed at preventing harm. But Martin Peterson (JME 33: 5–10, 2007; The ethics of technology: A geometric analysis of five moral principles, Oxford University… read more here.
Keywords: decision; principle; expert disagreement; precautionary principle ... See more keywords
Modeling the precautionary principle with lexical utilities
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-021-03179-4
Abstract: Confronted with the possibility of severe environmental harms, such as catastrophic climate change, some researchers have suggested that we should abandon the principle at the heart of standard decision theory—the injunction to maximize expected utility—and… read more here.
Keywords: steel; principle lexical; precautionary principle; modeling precautionary ... See more keywords
How Extreme Is the Precautionary Principle?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11569-020-00373-5
Abstract: The precautionary principle has often been described as an extreme principle that neglects science and stifles innovation. However, such an interpretation has no support in the official definitions of the principle that have been adopted… read more here.
Keywords: extreme precautionary; precautionary principle; science; principle ... See more keywords
Recent applications of the precautionary principle in the jurisprudence of the CJEU – a new yardstick in EU environmental decision making?
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DOI: 10.1007/s12027-020-00628-4
Abstract: In recent judgments on species protection and waste, the Court of Justice has taken up a very restrictive concept to specify the precautionary principle, which – in this form – it had so far only… read more here.
Keywords: principle; precautionary principle; applications precautionary; recent applications ... See more keywords
Choosing between precautions for nanoparticles in the workplace: complementing the precautionary principle with caring
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DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2015.1043574
Abstract: Workers who develop and use nanoparticles are on the front line of exposure to the purported risks of nanoparticles. Employers have a legal duty to protect their employees against any work-related harm. However, it is… read more here.
Keywords: risk; precautions nanoparticles; principle; nanoparticles workplace ... See more keywords
Reducing climate risks with fast and complete energy transitions: applying the precautionary principle to the Paris agreement
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac36f9
Abstract: Averting the climate catastrophe requires the transformation of the energy system. A wide range of energy transition pathways are being explored in literature, which limit peak heating during this century as likely as not to… read more here.
Keywords: energy; climate risks; climate; fast complete ... See more keywords
The regulation of risk: the case of fracking in the UK and the Netherlands
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DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scx036
Abstract: The precautionary principle was developed in environmental politics as a guiding mechanism for governments where new technologies, products, and processes produced potential health or environmental problems but where scientific evidence could not explain why. Anecdotal… read more here.
Keywords: risk; regulation risk; risk case; precautionary principle ... See more keywords
Germline gene editing and the precautionary principle
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DOI: 10.1111/bioe.12609
Abstract: Abstract The precautionary principle aims to influence decision‐making in contexts where some activity poses uncertain but potentially grave threats. This perfectly describes the controversy surrounding germline gene editing. This article considers whether the precautionary principle… read more here.
Keywords: gene editing; principle; editing precautionary; precautionary principle ... See more keywords
Regulating scientific and technological uncertainty: The precautionary principle in the context of human genomics and AI
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DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2023/15037
Abstract: Considered in isolation, the ethical and societal challenges posed by genomics and artificial intelligence (AI) are profound and include issues relating to autonomy, privacy, equality, bias, discrimination, and the abuse of power, amongst others. When… read more here.
Keywords: principle context; context human; regulation; scientific technological ... See more keywords
Importance of the Precautionary Principle With Regard to the Risk of Exposure to Aerosols Containing Viral Loads of SARS-CoV-2 Present in Feces: In Perspective
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.892290
Abstract: In COVID-19 infection, the emissions of droplets and aerosols produced by the respiratory tract of contaminated subjects may represent a high risk of spreading the SARS-COV-2 virus in the environment. Thus, studies have shown that… read more here.
Keywords: toilet; risk; viral particles; precautionary principle ... See more keywords