Policies

  • Dismantle hierarchies

    Challenge concentrated power

    Hierarchies concentrate power in the hands of the few, whether in workplaces, economies, or politics. This policy empowers workers and communities to take back control.

    Dismantle hierarchies
  • Eliminate fossil fuels

    Leave fossil fuels in the ground

    The continued use of fossil fuels is not a technological problem, but a political one. This policy aims to end reliance on fossil fuels altogether.

    Eliminating fossil fuels
  • End militarisation and corrupt lobbying

    Defund war, dismantle corporate influence. No war but the class war.

    Military expansion and corporate lobbying funnel resources away from public well-being and into systems of domination and control. This policy seeks to redirect power and money away from war and …

    Regulate lobbying
  • Energy Democracy

    Community-led, renewable energy systems

    The current energy system is concentrated in corporate hands, creating dependency and exploitation. This policy seeks to decentralise energy and put power back in the hands of communities.

    Energy democracy
  • Eradicate poverty

    Meeting everyone’s fundamental needs

    Poverty is not a personal failing—it is the result of policy decisions and choices. This policy guarantees/aims universal access to essential resources, so no one is left behind.

    Eradicate poverty
  • Food Sovereignty

    Food systems by and for the people

    Food sovereignty means local communities, not corporations or trade agreements, control their food.

    Food sovereignty
  • Housing sufficiency

    Ensuring everyone has affordable, sustainable housing

    The current system builds luxury apartments while people sleep on the streets. This policy ensures housing is sufficient for all, without excess.

    Housing sufficiency
  • Indicators – Ditch GDP and Measure What Matters

    Or: Why Should We Celebrate Growth If It’s Just Making Life Worse?

    Redefining Progress Beyond GDP
    Right now, governments obsess over GDP growth like it's the only thing that matters. But what does GDP actually measure? Essentially, GDP is a measure of monetary …

    Abandon GDP as a measure of social progress
  • Just Mobility

    Equitable, low-impact transport for all

    Car dependency fuels climate change, divides communities, and makes cities unlivable. This policy ensures transport serves people, not just vehicles.

    Sustainable Farming
  • Land Justice

    Ensuring ethical, sustainable, and equitable land use

    Land shouldn’t be a commodity to speculate on—it’s a shared resource for living, growing food, and building communities.

    Land justice
  • Lifestyles of sufficiency

    Reduce conspicuous consumption and promote public luxury

    Shifting from excess to enough. Current economic systems push endless consumption. This policy fosters a culture of sufficiency, community, and mindful living.

    Lifestyles of sufficiency
  • Limit Tourism

    Right now, tourism is sold as an economic miracle—but who actually benefits?

    🏝 Entire coastlines are swallowed by resorts while locals are priced out of their own towns.

    ✈️ Airlines burn through more carbon than some entire countries.

    🛳 Cruise ships dump sewage straight into …

    Limit tourism
  • Limiting advertising

    Reducing consumerist influence

    Advertising fuels unnecessary consumption and manipulates people into buying things they don’t need. This policy scales back advertising’s reach and influence.

    Limited advertisement
  • Limiting Long-Distance Trade

    Or: Why Your Tomatoes Shouldn't Have More Passport Stamps Than You Do

    Right now, we fly avocados around the world like they’re rockstars on a world tour, ship plastic toys across entire oceans, and truck bottled water thousands of miles when there’s tap water right …

    Limit long distance trade
  • Promote social-ecological jobs

    Shifting employment towards sustainability

    Shifting employment towards sustainability

    A post-growth economy needs jobs that restore ecosystems, strengthen communities, and build resilience. This policy prioritises work that sustains both …

    Sustainable Farming
  • Promote stable demography

    Achieving sustainable population levels

    Demographic stability is linked to gender equality, education, and social security. This policy ensures that population shifts happen through empowerment, not coercion.

    Stable demography
  • Reconceptualising work

    Expanding the definition of work

    Work should include all contributions to society, not just waged labour. This policy ensures that unpaid, community, and creative work is recognised and supported.

    Sustainable Farming
  • Redistribute (re)productive activities

    Recognising and redistributing unpaid labour

    Care work is essential but remains unpaid, undervalued, and unequally distributed. This policy ensures that care and domestic labour are shared and supported.

    Sustainable Farming
  • Reduce energy demand and use

    Sufficiency over wastefulness

    Energy demand continues to rise despite efficiency gains, largely because growth cancels out savings. This policy promotes a radical shift toward sufficiency—doing more with less, rather than chasing …

    Energy consumption
  • Reduce environmental pressures

    Economic expansion relies on exploiting the planet and people

    Economic expansion relies on exploiting the planet and people, which results in excess pollution like emissions. This policy seeks to actively reduce the ecological impacts caused by industrial …

    Reduce environmental pressures
  • Reduce inequality

    Closing the wealth gap through fair distribution

    Extreme inequality is neither natural nor inevitable. This policy seeks to redistribute wealth, land, and power, ensuring no one hoards what should be shared.

    Reduce inequality
  • Reduce unemployment

    Ensure meaningful employment for all

    Job scarcity is artificially created to maintain control over wages and labour. This policy ensures everyone who wants to work has access to socially useful employment.

    Sustainable Farming