The precautionary principle : decision-making under uncertainty

One of the greatest challenges facing today's environmental policymakers is how to deal with complex risks, such as those associated with climate change. These risks are difficult to deal with because they are not precisely calculable in advance. Where there is scientific uncertainty about the full extent of possible harms but 'doing nothing' is also risky, decision-makers may use the precautionary principle. This Future Brief explores the role of the precautionary principle in EU law and policy, and examines key points of discussion drawn from the evidence.

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Year of publication:	2017
Institutions:	European Commission / Directorate-General for the Environment (issuing body) ; University of the West of England (UWE) / Science Communication Unit (issuing body)
Publisher:	Luxembourg : Publications Office
Subject:	Entscheidung unter Unsicherheit \| Decision under uncertainty \| Umweltvorsorge \| Environmental precaution \| Risiko \| Risk \| Entscheidung \| Decision \| Entscheidungstheorie \| Decision theory