| AHP | Analytic Hierarchical Process |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| BSE | bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
| CBA | Cost-benefit analysis |
| CCS | carbon capture and storage |
| CDSS | Clinical Decision Support Systems |
| DDT | dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| DG REFORM | Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support |
| EAP | Environment Action Programme |
| EC | European Commission |
| EDCs | Endocrine disruptors |
| EEA | European Environment Agency |
| EMFs | Electromagnetic fields |
| EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Act |
| ERF | European Risk Forum |
| EU | European Union |
| EPSC | European Political Strategy Centre |
| GE | Genetically engineered |
| GMOs | Genetically modified organisms |
| HPV | Human papillomavirus |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| INAIL | Insurance Body for Work |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IRGC | International Risk Governance Council |
| ISO | International Organisation for Standardisation |
| JRC | Joint Research Centre |
| MADM | Multiple-attribute decision-making |
| MCA | Multi-criteria analysis |
| MCDA | Multiple-criteria decision analysis |
| MCDM | Multiple-criteria decision-making |
| MDDM | Multi-dimensional decision-making |
| MMT | Methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl |
| MODA | Multi-objective decision analysis |
| NASEM | US National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine |
| PP | Precautionary principle |
| RECIPES | REconciling sCience, Innovation and Precaution through the Engagement of Stakeholders |
| RRI | Responsible research and innovation |
| SbD | Safe(r)-by-Design approaches |
| SDRs | Shared Data Repositories |
| SIA | Safe(r) Innovation Approach |
| TSI | Technical Support Instrument |
| UGC | Underground coal gasification |
| UK-ILGRA | UK Interdepartmental Liaison Group on Risk Assessment |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UWWTD | EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive |
| WFD | European Water Framework Directive |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |