The Prudence Principle谨慎性原则.doc

The Precautionary Principle Extracts and summary from the Danish Environmental Protection Agency’s Conference on the Precautionary Principle Eigtveds Pakhus, Copenhagen 29 May 1998 Ministry of Environment and Energy Danish Environmental Protection Agency  Environment News No. 31 1998 The Precautionary Principle Extracts and summary from the Danish Environmental Protection Agency’s Conference on the Precautionary Principle Eigtveds Pakhus, Copenhagen - 29 May 1998 Ministry of Environment and Energy Danish Environmental Protection Agency Contents Foreword …………………….. page Erik Lindegaard 1 Introduction………………….page Erik Lindegaard 2 An administrative perspective topics and summary ………….page Peter Gj?rtler J?rgen Henningsen Question time 3 A technical and economic perspective - topics and summary…………..page Ib Knudsen Question time Poul Harremo?s Question time Peder Andersen Question time 4 A social perspective - topics and summary……………page Finn Arler Question time Peder Agger Question time Peter Nedergaard Question time Jakob Jessen Question time 5 Conclusion with the panel - topics…page Philippe Grandjean Lone Johnsen Peter Skov Question time 6 Appendix: Notes, the precautionary principle………Page Danish Environmental Protection Agency, May 1998 Foreword What should we do if scientific uncertainty arises about an action which could have a detrimental effect on the environment? For example, should we accept the use of a specific chemical which provides products with some desired properties, even though we do not know what undesirable effects the chemical has on nature and the environment in the long term? These questions are central to the precautionary principle. Both in Denmark and abroad, there has been increasing focus in recent years on this principle, and in line with the increasing complexity of environmental issues, there are expectations from various sides that politicians, enterprises, and authorities allow this doubt to benefit the environment. However,