visionarypolitics.net

An Outline of
World Values & Needs

5 Topics

I.   Environmental & Ecological Protection

  1. Ecological Protection & Sustainability
  2. Ecological Land Use & Conservation
  3. Ocean Marine Protection
  4. Stop Environmental Pollution
  5. Climate Solutions
  6. Environmental Economics & Policies

II.   International Peace

  1. International Peacemaking & Peacekeeping
  2. International Peacebuilding
  3. International Disarmament

III.   Human Rights & Basic Needs

  1. Basics: Food, Water, Shelter
  2. Practical Community Services
  3. Healthcare Services

IV.   Equal Rights & Social Fairness

  1. Equal Civil Rights
  2. Equality & Fairness
  3. Equal Opportunities
  4. Equal Freedoms
  5. Social & Political Inclusion

V.   Sustainable & Fair Economics

  1. Economic Values & Policies
  2. Sustainable Economies
  3. Sustainable Development
  4. Keys to Economic Progress
  5. Economic Fairness
  6. Community Economics
  7. Beneficial & Ethical Technologies
  8. Global Economic Cooperation

I.  Environmental & Ecological Protection

Ecological Protection & Sustainability

  1. Protect, restore, and maintain natural ecosystems & biodiversity
    1. rivers, lakes & wetlands
    2. forests & grasslands
    3. wildlife & natural habitats
    4. oceans & marine life
  2. Protect natural beauty and beautiful landscapes
  3. Promote ecological values through education and media

Ecological Land Use & Conservation

  1. Bioregional ecological management
  2. Conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity
  3. Promote sustainable forestry
  4. Promote sustainable agriculture and soil regeneration
  5. Establish conservation areas and nature reserves
  6. Restore degraded land areas and landscapes
  7. Conservation of valuable minerals and metals
  8. Promote eco-sustainable communities and economies

Ocean Marine Protection

  1. Protect oceans, coastal waters, and marine life
  2. Prevent pollution of oceans, marine life, and coastal waters
  3. Marine conservation and sustainable ocean fishing
  4. Prevent marine eutrophication and ocean acidification

Stop Environmental Pollution

  1. Protect air quality – Stop polluting the air
  2. Protect water quality – Stop polluting freshwaters
  3. Protect oceans, bays, and coastal ecosystems
  4. Stop pollution from toxic chemicals & plastics
  5. Stop pollution from mining & drilling
  6. Ensure safe waste-management and toxic-disposal
  7. Incentivize industrial & consumer recycling

Climate Solutions

  1. Reduce carbon-emissions
    1. reduce energy-production emissions
    2. reduce industrial carbon-emissions
    3. reduce transportation carbon-emissions
    4. reduce the use of carbon-emitting products
  2. Increase carbon-capture
    1. increase sustainable forests
    2. increase carbon compost in soils
    3. restore wetlands & coastal vegetation
    4. protect & restore ocean plant life
  3. Increase clean energy-production
  4. Increase energy efficiency
  5. Climate-change adaptation & resilience

Environmental Economics & Policies

  1. Long-term thinking & policies for sustainable economies
  2. Global cooperation to solve global eco-env-climate problems
  3. Promote circular economies & sustainable consumption
  4. Sustainable economic development projects
  5. Environmental protection laws and regulations
  6. Business accountability for environmental damages
  7. Apply economic incentives & dis-incentives
    1. Economic incentives for environmental protection and sustainability
    2. Economic incentives for ecological-restoration, improving forests and wetlands
    3. Economic incentives to reduce carbon-emissions
    4. Economic incentives for natural carbon-capture
    5. Economic incentives for green industries & technologies
    6. Economically penalize cruelty in animal farming

II.  International Peace

International Peacemaking & Peacekeeping

  1. International security agreements
  2. Peacemaking dialogue & diplomacy
  3. Peacemaking conflict-resolution teams
  4. Peacekeeping institutions & security forces
  5. Protecting human safety & human rights

International Peacebuilding

  1. Building peaceful international relations
  2. Peacebuilding outreach & projects
  3. Civil society & non-government peacebuilding
  4. Cross-cultural dialogue & exchange
  5. Peace education & building cultures of peace
  6. International cooperation in solving global problems
  7. Regional cooperation on shared-benefits projects
  8. Nurturing safe and nonviolent urban communities
  9. Promote peaceful relations among all people

International Disarmament

  1. Multilateral disarmament agreements
  2. Reductions in arms production & sales
  3. Reducing and redirecting military spending
  4. Eliminating nuclear & biological weapons

III.  Human Rights & Basic Needs

Basics: Food, Water, Shelter

  1. Access to healthy food, clean water, and safe shelter
  2. Food Security (able to either grow, buy, or receive food)
  3. Sustainable agriculture, food production, and distribution
  4. Community-accessible clean drinking water
  5. Safe Shelter (affordable or community-provided shelter/housing)

Practical Community Services

  1. Community Safety (human security & public safety)
  2. Childcare & Elderly-care services
  3. Healthcare & Health Education
  4. Education & Skills-learning
  5. Business & Management Skills
  6. Community Work Opportunities
  7. Parks, Playgrounds & Recreation Facilities

Healthcare Services

  1. Healthcare & Emergency Services
  2. Sanitation & Hygiene Facilities
  3. Mental Health & Counseling Services
  4. Birthing & Maternity Services
  5. Elderly & Disability Services

IV.  Equal Rights & Social Fairness

Equal Civil Rights

  1. Racial & Ethnic equality
  2. Gender equality
  3. Minority rights
  4. Cultural rights
  5. Lifestyle rights
  6. Children rights
  7. Elderly rights

Equality & Fairness

  1. Equal legal rights and legal fairness
  2. Equal access to needed resources and services
  3. Fair educational opportunities
  4. Fair economic opportunities
  5. Fair business and trade
  6. Fair compensation for social harm
  7. Fair compensation for environmental harm
  8. Social and ecological responsibility

Equal Opportunities

  1. Opportunities for education and skills-learning
  2. Opportunities for fair-paid employment or business
  3. Opportunities for recreation, play, sports, and arts
  4. Opportunities to participate in government decisions

Equal Freedoms

  1. Equal freedoms irrespective of race, gender, or culture
  2. Freedom of expression, opinions, life-style and choices
  3. Freedom of religion, culture and belief
  4. Freedom of group assembly and political voice
  5. Freedom in social and political affiliation
  6. Freedom for public social discussions and debate

Social & Political Inclusion

  1. Respecting the diversity and rights of all colors, religions, cultures, lifestyles and expressions
  2. Community inclusion of diversity
  3. Political inclusion of diversity
  4. Diverse & equitable political representation
  5. Inclusive respect in governing decisions

V.  Sustainable & Fair Economics

Economic Values & Policy Priorities

Economic policies should prioritize and support
businesses, projects, activities, and investments that are:

  1. Socially & community-beneficial
  2. Ecologically sustainable & regenerative
  3. Climate-mitigating & climate-resilient
  4. Energy-efficient & waste-reducing

Sustainable Economic Development

  1. Economic progress evaluated by social, economic and environmental well-being
  2. Sustainable local economic development
  3. Local employment opportunities & fair pay
  4. Effective & equitably accessible essential services
  5. Sustainable economic infrastructure
  6. Socially beneficial businesses & projects
  7. Ecologically & climate beneficial businesses & projects
  8. Investment in long-term economic and ecological resilience

Sustainable & Resilient Economies

  1. Long-term economic goals & policies
  2. Sustainable communities, cities & regions
  3. Sustainable natural resources & ecosystems
  4. Sustainable agriculture & food security
  5. Sustainable consumption & resource use
  6. Sustainable manufacturing & energy use
  7. Circular economies with minimum waste
  8. Sustainable transportation & infrastructure
  9. Resilience to economic, climate & resource disruptions

Circular Economies & Resource Efficiency

  1. Minimize waste, resource loss & carbon emissions
  2. Design products for durability, repairability & reuse
  3. Maximize reuse, repair, refurbishment & recycling
    • Reusable and replaceable materials & parts
    • Refurbished products and components
    • Recover and recycle metals, glass, plastics, electronics & other useful materials
  4. Invest in recycling & resource-recovery systems
  5. Incentivize reuse, repair, refurbishment & recycling businesses

Market Guidance & Economic Accountability

  1. Guide markets toward social & ecological benefits
  2. Account for long-term social & environmental costs in economic decisions
  3. Financially incentivize beneficial activities and penalize harmful activities
  4. Provide preferential financing for socially and ecologically beneficial businesses & projects
  5. Support equitable & responsible banking, lending and investment policies
  6. Require financial transparency and accountability from corporations and investment firms
  7. Promote responsible production & business practices
  8. Hold businesses and polluters accountable for social and environmental harms & costs

Fair Taxation & Public Finance

  1. Use taxation to guide markets toward social & ecological benefits
  2. Equitable and progressive taxation
  3. Fair taxation of personal and corporate income
  4. Prevent excessive tax avoidance and evasion
  5. Use public revenues for essential services and shared public benefits
  6. Tax incentives for socially and ecologically beneficial activities
  7. Appropriate taxes or fees on harmful economic activities
  8. Responsible and transparent public spending
  9. Long-term public investment in social, economic and ecological well-being

Economic Security, Fairness & Opportunity

  1. Economic security & basic livable income
  2. Economic assistance for those in need
  3. Inclusive & equitable economic opportunities
  4. Employment opportunities & fair pay
  5. Public job opportunities for the unemployed
  6. Business opportunities & fair access to loans
  7. Fair trade, commerce & business transactions
  8. Fair compensation and remedies for people and communities harmed by economic activities

Sustainable & Resilient Community Economics

  1. Community living standards & livable wages
  2. Community-serving jobs, businesses & services
  3. Community-enhancing cooperative projects
  4. Community-owned & worker-owned businesses
  5. Community banks & local loan services
  6. Local investment in community services
  7. Local investment in ecological enhancement
  8. Greater local economic self-reliance
  9. Community resilience & climate preparedness
  10. Disaster preparedness, relief & economic recovery

Beneficial & Ethical Technologies

  1. Socially beneficial, accessible, & ethical technologies
  2. Green, eco-friendly & climate-beneficial technologies
  3. Clean & renewable energy technologies
  4. Eco-friendly manufacturing & production technologies
  5. Resource-efficient & low-pollution technologies
  6. Safe, socially responsible, & worker-friendly technologies
  7. Practical technologies appropriate to community needs
  8. Investment in beneficial & ethical technologies

Global Economic Cooperation & Assistance

  1. Solve global environmental, ecological & climate problems
  2. Provide humanitarian & emergency assistance
  3. Reduce hunger & unhealthy living conditions
  4. Reduce poverty & improve economic security
  5. Improve community health & safety
  6. Assist with sustainable economic development
  7. Respect national & local economic self-determination
  8. Help poorer nations & communities develop greater economic self-reliance
  9. Support fair economic relations, fair trade, fair finance
  10. Generously provide development financing, technical assistance, skills-learning, appropriate technologies, and management expertise
  11. End all wars & military threats obstructing global economic cooperation and mutual national benefit