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Fax Bmrs par : 33' 1 42.891,916, JUf1DHE[11 A4-"A4 cyitls~y4' ln-5o rg • c AS'SEISSMEN!T PROJECT »SCIENTISTS FOR SOUND PUBLIC POLICY<< 8urson-Mareteller March, 1994 1

, Fax emis par : 33 1 428919116 JLIM1DHEifA Ai4-,>R4 4--j/MJiy4 1tf:5e, Executive Sumrnary TIM NSED ]. P;Uropc's i'rrddst.ry (and' c.it.izPns) often find themselves subjc:ct. to regullati ons audi llaws whii ch arc based oQl ideology, enrotions, casual press campaiigr,s, or , scilenty i f'i c:al!l ywe~ak ori nconsistent docu!ment at i o~n~. Some important po1 itical decisions! are made despi'te thr fact. that. exi st.ing scient.i f i n dat.a and i rni ormat iorr suggest that t:hese policies cannot be j'usti fiEd or are simply wrongi. 2. A count.ervai li ng voi cC must. be created in Europe, basedl on prj rnci }?l cs of good science, and dedicated to the idea t hat all public policies should be based on good'existingd sci ence, not on myths and' unproven hypotheses, and that. r-ci ant,i fl c and t.cchnol!ogical progress is~ not the problcm!, t:,tot. the solution t-o many of the world's ills. THE IDEA~ 1. It. j s proposcdi to create: a»coaliition« or a»net.work« of scientists to a) speak out. gencrallv o.n ti.hie issue of »holicy k5ascd on sound sciencca arid b) to intervene huhliically on specific issucs which cxemh?li'fy the need for policy makers to pay attention t~.o scaencc. The coalit.iori will have as mcmbcrs scicrit.ist.s who arc 1 Fadi ng i n1.'.ernat. i cnall opi ni on formers wj thi n their spcci aJ i ty, . T.tuc in,fluencee and crcdi bililty of t.he coal i tion willi t-)c ensurcd by the quality of its members rather than numbcr :; . 3'. This caa] i,t.i orn, wo.ul d bc supported final,lici'al ] y by i ndusLry, but gielvcr7rncd irr a way that, iltr c~ cdibdlii ty would bP mr~iint.ai ncA. Thr.. sci ent.i st.s wi 1l] have freedom to act. reliat.ivc]y indopcndently from the shonsors. n. While Lhc group would ovcrlalp wilt.h exi!7ting, scientifi~c groups (r. g. I I.S1 , EUIF7C:', Ri otcchnol ogly 'i'asJc Force, IIeide?lhr.rg hPheal), its mission woul'd not_ hrjmarily be to gcncrat.c, more research but. rathei~- to shal3c t_hic F)oliicy- makj ng cl imaL.c by communicat ing sici ent.i f"i c facts~ and evidonce.

JLIHDHEIMI ~6 Pg,: 4 TH®' ASSE6ISMENT' PROJUCT 1. 7It i s proposed to create a smalll group of consultants who have communications and legal expertise as well as, experience working with scient.ists on sci'~entific issues. The qiroup wj )) explore the critical quest i ons of how strctr acoa] i't)oni could exist, how it would work, how it wo~uld' be govc:rnrci, and what it: wou]d do. ?'. 'I'he, Assessment Project would take 2 months, cover the countries of the F.uropean F.conomlc Space, and would have a budgcat of approximately $ 50, 000 . The resul t of the pro jcct. wi )] hc a proposal for establ i shi ng the organi zati'orr and a p] an for j t.s ft rs't year of existence. 'I•he overal l goal wi l7 be an organization which is visibly makingi a differenc.e by the end of 1995. 3

Fax •emis par :' 33 1 428919'16 JLIMDHEiPoi FA4->fA4 29/'83r94 18:56 I. THE SITUATION At. hot.h the national and A,'D leveli, Europe's industry and ci ti'xPns are. fi ndiing themselves sub jiecr to regul at;i ons' which have a weak sc.i ent i fi c hasi s or a dbcumentati on which can be questioned based on scient.j fic' facts, e.g. - t;an on growth hormones for 1 j* vestc+ck - Ban oniRST to improvc milk production - The Gcrman Pacltagi ng; Law. - LU Drinking Water Dfrecti'vc. - festi'cide restrictions - Rans on indoor smoking - Restrictions on uses of chlorine - Some recycling regulations - Bans on certain pharmaceu'tic'all products - kFst_ric:ti'ons on theuse of blotecMnoJogy and gr.nca.ic cngineering - Restrict.i o'ns on certai n areas of mcd'ical research - clinic'al! ais well as epidemiological 2. WhPn' i ndiunt.ry atl.r^mpts t o f i!ght. such reguil a't ions, itt generral l y 1!acks credibility because of its known scl'f- intcrrc=.sts. In, addition, the opinion climate tcnds t-o favor overly simplified explanations and overly simtalifiedd sol!ut. i o'ns. Pol it:i'ci'arns and oFinion leaders are vu1 nerable to~ prcssui c from activist groups and'~ press: . campaigns. 3. Europe wi l J not. Lie compft i t ive i n; a global market if it burdens i't s indust.ry and its pcopJ c wit.h restrictions that make very little scientific or rational sense. People and opinion leaders mus't be educated to real i'?c~ that public pol i cy must. rcf l cct reason and s'ci cncc, not popular mythor casual public emotions. Risks have to be managed, ttiere i s no zer'o r-i'sk. Environmental impacts must be mi mimj •r:cd. T7ic'y, ccan riot he el iminatcd. 4'.

Fax em i s par :.33 1 4;L891916 JiL i MDHE'I!N A4-)A4' Lyr83i94 18: S6 Pg : 6 II. THWNEED 1. T?ao~rr~ i s~~ a~~ rnca~d~ to cre~at~c~ s~ stro,ngi scient~if~ic yoic ~ whiC'hl Arti'cu.l atcs the naed for publi c pol icy to be based on sound science I dcrntif i es how that can be done Prdlses good decisions and condemns bad ones. Educates opini oniLeaders how toluse scilence better for pub) i c po)'i cy purposes. 5

Fax -e+nis par : 33 1 4'2891i916 JLINDMEiM A4->A4' Z9i83/94' 18:'S6 Pg:' 7' III. THE PROPOSAL ]. Create a scientific »Coalition«, »Committeecc, *Institutecc, »I*ietworka (to be determined) with the following Mission: - To identify how public policy can better reflect good sciencc - To educate opi nion leaders andl pol i ti ci ans on these issues. - To speak out on specific issues as either good.! or bad po] i cy exampl es 2. Link this »organdzationa with other scientific groups in Europe who have rel ated and over] apping missions : ILS] EUt'IC Heidelberg Appeal Ri otcchnology Task Force Etc. (SAGC) and wi t.h the U. S. organ3 zart:i on oThe Advancement of Sound Sci ence Coal i t.i ona so as to help influencP public pol i cy as effectively as possible. 3. The members of the coalition will be scientists who are lead'ing opinion formers within their specific area. It will be scientists: with international reputation: Nobel. Prize winnerQ, scientists at Nobel Prize level, leading academJcs 1 i ke edi tors of sci'cnt.if'i'.c magazines, heads~ of uni'versjties etc. 4. Cri tcriia for success of this org,ani zati on • a. Ilt. will havc an acti'vc. programme of comrnunications and' edeacat.i on; j t wil 1 occasionalJ y»1 obby« b. It wi lli be credible and not seen as an, industry f r ont . c. It. must have freedom and be rellat 1 vcly independent from it.5 sponsors in order to be accepted as a scrious and importarrt body by the regulatory autfiorit.iFs; it wjll occassionally make rPcommendat.i ons which db not favor shacj filc industry i'ntci-csLs d. It will make a real! impact. on both specific policiess and the ovpral l d'i rccl.i on of' pollicy-making i n F.uirope. e. ] t. wf 1] not become yet another sci'lentj fi c forum jdcntifying the need for more research, but willl become a t rue opinion counterwr.i g,ht. to leading cnvironmE:ntal and acti vi st groups (i . P. there will bee a bal!anced debate) f. It, wi l] attract the lPadi'ng, sci enl i'sts because of the. quality and impact of its~activities 6'

, Fax -emis par : 33 1 42891916 JLIMDHEIM A4->A4 29/B3/'94' 18:'S6 Pg: 8' S. What i s the result.? By 39916, one wi 11 havc. - A mecrhani sm to respond' to those issues where a strong body of science exists to reftote' a proposal or a part.i'cu1 ar policy - A shift of pol icy-making from deci sions based on emotions and hypotheses to decisions based on facts and evidlence 6. Inilt:ial concept: 1. 'ihF organi zat.i on wil l exi st l a'rgel y' as a>xneLworka linking like-mi'nded scientists using modern tec'hno] ogi essuchas electronic ma~i l. Activities will include: Conferences, seminars wit.h polii Li cJans and government officials M'onographs F'xpert opinions by selected leading scientists on speci'fic issues Projects organized around': specific issues (e.g. rcgul ati on of' low level risk_s). Mc'dia relations withiscientificy and~poliicy writers~ (e.g. briefi'ngs) 3'. As a network, sub-groups of scientists may be formedd on sI?eci.fic issues but~t the use of the name of thPe nP twork (e.g,. »Scient,ists for Sound P>Dbliic' Policy«) will only be' given to activities approved by a Policy Fsoard consisting of' scientists and policy experts. 4. Fund'i ng w'i l7 come from industy and private sources who~ wi'l l~ f~orm~~ a Board o~f~ Dixectors~~ t~o~ approve~ overall annua 1 pl ans and budget s. 5. The net_wnrk will be ircorporat.cd in o'ne country and' havc members from a11' the countries in the EUropcan Economic Space. 7

Fax ew is par : 33' 1 4ZH919'1& JL IMDHE In A4r>A4 Z9r®3i94 1B :'56 Ag :' 9 IY. ASSESSMENT PROJECT ]. The 0h jerc.:t.i'vPS of t.he As.sea'ssment. Pro jiec.'t. arP as folllows: idientify how such and or'ga'niza'tion would fit into cxisti ng o~~rgan~izations~~ or~ beco'me~ an~ extens~~i~on~ o~f~ onc of them, (c . g. Hci dio]berg 1lppea ], TASSC) b. ldientify possible sc'ientists to form a core group of I cadcrs c. ]!dc'nti'lfy potential corporate and private sponso s (c.q. chcmical' industry, agrochemical industry, electric power industry, telecommunications, food i ndiustry, bi otech compani'es ) d:. UcLermi nc the optimumi leg'al' status and governance Structure' c. ne'sign the fi'rst 18 months of the organiza'tion's existence along'with a, budget and~ a fund raising plan 2. Ti mi ny : Compl cted wfthi ro two mornths from approval (hopcfully 1' April - 1' June 1994). 3. Tcam: Tcam ] cad~cr wi 11 be Sti!g Albi nus at'.t.achiedY. Ot.her members of' thce team: (biography Jim Lindheim, B'-M Europe I'hil)ip Dewhurst, GCJ/horndonl Jcnn'y' Green,, Covirngton b Burl!ing Chri sr i~anp BertP] s-Heeri ng, R!-M Ronin Dr. John Rrown, B-M London 4. f3ud'get: Fces : $ 35, 01001 Lxpenses: $ 15.000., (mostly l~.ravcr.] and tcl'cphone), `~ . Pro jcct output : Pu11 report add'ressing the i s'sues ou't] i ncd abovc. wi thi n Orice approved, 6 months. the organi zat.,i on. wd 1] be operating g~