Part E - Implications for science and governance

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Part E considers the governance implications for science, public policy and public engagement, and how current practices could be improved to enable society to maximise the benefits of innovations while minimising harms on the basis of the cases in Parts A-D.

Late lessons from early warnings II - Part E The main insights are that science could be more relevant for precautionary decision‑making; that the wider use of the precautionary principle can avert harm and stimulate innovation; and that the late lessons of history and precautionary approaches are highly pertinent to today's multiple and inter‑connected crises — such as those arising from finance, economics, the use of ecosystems, climate change, and the use and supply of energy and food.

Part E - Implications for science and governance contains the following chapters:

Science for precautionary decision‑making
Philippe Grandjean
More or less precaution?
David Gee

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Late lessons from early warnings: science, precaution, innovation The 2013 Late lessons from early warnings report is the second of its type produced by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in collaboration with a broad range of external authors and peer reviewers. The case studies across both volumes of Late lessons from early warnings cover a diverse range of chemical and technological innovations, and highlight a number of systemic problems. The 'Late Lessons Project' illustrates how damaging and costly the misuse or neglect of the precautionary principle can be, using case studies and a synthesis of the lessons to be learned and applied to maximising innovations whilst minimising harms.

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