Nanotechnology Policy & Position paper

Greenpeace notes that no regulatory framework has been developed to address the emerging issues attached to nanotechnology. Based upon an evaluation of such technologies Greenpeace has identified a number of potential hazards to human health and to the wider environment which could be realized as a result of the development and use of nanotechnologies. Accordingly, Greenpeace has developed the following policy to address the development of nanotechnologies and their onward application. This policy is designed to prevent nanotechnological approaches undermining any conditions necessary for sustainability. The policy statement is followed by the rationale by which Greenpeace arrived at this position on nanotechnology.