ECOSOCIALISM
Climate change cannot be stopped in a capitalist system, and our environment cannot withstand the demand for infinite market growth. We must shift our priorities, away from profit and toward the well-being of the people and the ecosystems upon which we rely.
1. Prepare for Climate Change
Prepare all major cities for climate change. This will include redesigning not just coastal cities, but every major metro area to resist specific, model-predicted environmental destabilization based on area.
2. Buyback Program
Pass an aggressive buyback program to replace all gas automobiles with electric cars to solve the “last mile problem” during transition to more advanced transit infrastructure.
3. Rezone Metropolises
Rezone major metropolises, prioritizing mixed high- and medium-density residential development with access to transit, ample green space, and minimum carbon footprint.
4. Kinetic Energy
Utilize kinetic energy capture technology for walkways in heavy foot traffic areas; populated cities can offset their extremely high energy demand by utilizing this existing kinetic energy, which is otherwise wasted.
5. Redesign Roads
Redesign roads to increase safety while maintaining traffic flow via road diets, installation of roundabouts, and machine learning traffic signals.
6. Develop Sustainable Energy
Invest in further development of tidal capture, wind, and battery storage technology to supplement massive recent strides in solar energy capture.
7. Reforestation
Aggressively reforest all rural land not designated as “prime farmland” with native flora.
8. Vertical Agriculture
Develop modern, vertical commercial agriculture systems in current agricultural centers to offset farmland loss as a result of reforestation without displacing workers or leaving them unemployed.
9. Acquire Private Golf Courses
Acquire all privately owned golf courses by eminent domain and replant them with native flora. Golf courses have massive negative environmental impact and are extremely resource-intensive with regard to land and water.
10. High-speed Rail Systems
Create a comprehensive, zero-emissions, fare-free rail system that services long-distance and local routes. Invest enough in this project that the rail system actually outperforms car travel.
11. Solar Investment
Invest in solar energy and put money back in the pockets of consumers. We will introduce/co-sponsor the house version of the Low Income Solar Act to increase low-income families’ access to solar energy by making it more affordable for people who own their own home and incentivize access to community solar projects.
12. Footprint Requirements
Pass stringent energy- and footprint-efficiency requirements for all new commercial and residential construction.
13. Energy Efficiency
Invest in making all existing American homes more energy efficient. For every dollar invested in energy efficiency technologies, like weatherization and efficient light bulbs, energy customers can enjoy up to four dollars in savings.
You can use these quicknav options to go on to the next issue, or to return back to the most previous topic.
THANK YOU
Thank you for reading the Peoples' Platform!
Curious about the folks who help develop this platform? Check out our roster!
