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Eco-socialism
The Red Sower
«No climate justice without social justice.»
Sees the ecological crisis and inequality as two sides of the same economic model, and proposes a democratically planned transition built around human needs and the planet's limits.
In short
On the traditional scale, this ideology sits in the libertarian left camp. The clearest positions are on environment: strongly towards “ecology”; economy: strongly towards “equality”; foreign policy: strongly towards “pacifism”; immigration: strongly towards “openness”. Among the other ideologies, the closest is democratic socialism (99%).
Principles
- Climate and social justice together
- Common goods and ecological planning
- Critique of unlimited growth
Moving beyond capitalism to save the planet, with ecological planning and common goods.
Common criticisms
Where it comes from
It developed in the 1970s and 1980s with authors like André Gorz and James O'Connor, and is being revived today by climate movements.
Key figures: Greta Thunberg, José Mujica
Further reading: Capital in the Anthropocene — Kohei Saito; Ecosocialism — Michael Löwy
Position on the 13 axes
Similar ideologies
Democratic socialismThe Tribune99%Libertarian socialismThe Self-Manager97%DegrowthThe Homesteader96%Closest parties in Europe
Green PartyUnited Kingdom98%
PodemosSpain97%
Alleanza Verdi e SinistraItaly96%
Die LinkeGermany96%Closest figures
Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.