In 2009, “an Ecosocialist International Network meeting (*) in Belém, Brazil outlined four essential ecosocialist policy areas ……..:
Firstly, the energy system, by replacing carbon-based fuels and biofuels with clean sources of power under community control: wind, geothermal, wave, and above all all, solar power.
Secondly, the transportation system, by drastically reducing the use of private trucks and cars, replacing them with a free and efficient public transportation.
Thirdly, present patterns of production, consumption and building, which are based on waste, inbuilt obsolescence, competition and pollution, by producing only sustainable and recyclable goods and developing green architecture.
Fourthly, food production and distribution, by defending local food sovereignty as far as possible, eliminating polluting industrial agribusinesses, creating sustainable agro-ecosystems and working to renew soil fertility. ”
(extract from Derek Wall’s book, The Rise of the Green Left, page 69. #Plutobooks)
(*) no relation to the iEN nor this website, though clearly the thought processes are similar.
iecosoc.net 
Leave a comment