#22284
Deciding the Future: Balancing Risks, Costs, and Benefits Fairly Across Generations 
Explanations are presented of four principles for intergenerational decision-making and initial guidelines for application: trustee principle, sustainability principle, chain of obligation principle, and precautionary principle. The principles need to be used as a set and include certain actions and public discussions under specific circumstances. Some examples are: comprehensive analysis of possible risks and beneficial or damaging consequences of actions, public discussion of the results of these analyses with those who may be significantly affected before decisions are made, and continuous examination of actions or decisions taken by previous generations to evaluate their continued validity and making adjustments if previous decisions are no longer valid.
U.S. Department of Energy (1997). Articles>Risk Communication>Assessment
#24671
EERE Communication Standards and Guidelines
The development and dissemination of new communication standards and guidelines are evolving processes that require cooperation, teamwork, and clear communication.
