green politics
Also known as ecopolitics, green political system
political ideology that aims to create an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, social justice, and grassroots democracy
Article
The sunflower is recognized internationally as a symbol of green politics.
Green politics, or ecopolitics, is a political ideology that aims to foster an ecologically sustainable society often, but not always, rooted in environmentalism, nonviolence, social justice and grassroots democracy. It began taking shape in the Western world in the 1970s; since then, green parties have developed and established themselves in many countries around the globe and have achieved some electoral success.