Legal Planet
JANUARY 8, 2025
In a series of posts (beginning here , and ending here ) last month, I outlined an approach to climate policy that emphasizes the role of subsidies in building political support and technological progress for climate policy. In doing so, I drew heavily on existing political science research and case studies from North America and Europe.
Vermont Law
APRIL 9, 2025
Economic costs notwithstanding, the precautionary principle applied in cases like Pfizer Animal Health v. The principle is that uncertainty in scientific evidence does not justify a delay in measures to protect the environment. Council of the European Union(2002) undergirds Greenlands ban on uranium mining.
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Scientific American
JULY 22, 2025
systems that exist today, let alone more powerful ones,” wrote New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose in March, “and that there is no realistic plan at any level of government to mitigate the risks or capture the benefits of these systems.” ” He’s right.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
This means redoubling efforts to cut emissions, and reliably constrain temperature rises, not gambling on speculative technological interventions to cool the planet. Precaution and anticipation Precaution is central: put simply, if the evidence suggests tipping might occur in a system between 1.5°C
Nanotech
JULY 15, 2022
The Institute of Technology Assessment of the Austrian Academy of Sciences has published a NanoTrust Dossier entitled “ Advanced Materials.” As a result, it is important to highlight safety-relevant aspects at an early stage and to identify potential risks in accordance with the precautionary principle.
Law Columbia
JULY 24, 2025
Other principles, such as the principles of sustainable development, common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities (CBDR-RC), equity, intergenerational equity, and the precautionary principle are also applicable (para.
Law Columbia
MAY 10, 2021
The GCC emphasises that technological developments and new scientific insights have to be taken into account. Last but not least: the precautionary principle requires that potentially colossal damage be averted. That means that the relevant “rules” are not and should not be cast in stone (¶262). to avoid passing the 1.5C
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