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Microplastics in the Lungs: The Next Asbestos or Are We Just Catastrophizing?

Law and Environment

Wisely, the authors do not take a position on any potential regulation of plastics or microplastics. At the same time, the “precautionary principle” is not a sound basis for regulations. In a more pithy op-ed context , Sunstein called the precautionary principle “deeply incoherent.”.

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Austrian Academy of Sciences Publishes NanoTrust Dossier on Advanced Materials

Nanotech

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. The dossier concludes that “[a]t present, it is still unclear whether all advanced materials are covered by existing chemical safety regulations.

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Principles of International Law and the Adoption of a Market-Based Mechanism for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Shipping: New Sabin Center White Paper

Law Columbia

And other principles of international law will work to ensure that any measure is sensitive the different contributions parties have made to climate change, views any uncertainties through the lens of the precautionary principle, and respects fundamental rights of all.

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Big Plastic’s arguments against federal plastics regulations crumple in court

Enviromental Defense

Late in the federal court hearings last week, in their lawsuit against plastics regulations , Big Plastic’s arguments went completely off the rails. It’s called the Precautionary Principle and it’s widely accepted in environmental law in Canada and well beyond. They say that federal regulation of plastics is merely political.

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The New Environmental and Human Rights Treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean You Should Know About

Acoel

Parties to the agreement agree to be guided by 11 principles, including the principles of non-regression and progressive realization, the preventative principle, the precautionary principle, and the principle of intergenerational equity.

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Guest Commentary: Czech Republic-Poland’s dispute over the Turów mine

Law Columbia

Treaty obligations are also understood as obligations arising from EU secondary law, including obligations in EU regulations, directives, and decisions. This regulation establishes a special EU fund to support populations, economies, and the environment in territories that face socio-economic problems related to the energy transition process.

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Navigating the Intersection of Climate Change and the Law of the Sea: Exploring the ITLOS Advisory Opinion’s Substantive Content

Law Columbia

As such, since GHGs significantly harm the marine environment, they arguably fall within this definition and are subject to regulation under Part XII of the Convention on the Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment. This will be one of the main questions addressed in the advisory opinion.