AO1 Deep greens/social ecology sees the state as part of the problem and favour decentralised political forms based around bioregionalism. AO2 Deep greens/social ecology favour decentralised, interdependent communities built around anarchist principles (Bookchin) where decisions are taken locally and closely tied to the needs of local communities and their natural environment. [IJ] It is clear that deep greens and social ecology agree that the state must be replaced by a decentralised federation of communes that rejects traditional state structures. AO1 All greens take the view that the existing state structure needs to accept there are limits to growth and must promote sustainability. AO2 The existing state supports traditional economic models based on GDP (Schumacher) due to their anthropocentric world view. [IJ] All greens believe in the need for the state to move away from anthropocentrism, recognise limits to growth and use the state to promote sustainability. AO1 Deep greens and social ecology see the existing state's faith in technology and sustainable development as misunderstanding the nature of ecological issues. AO2 This faith in new technology and sustainable development means the state models its approach on greener growth and is not willing to tackle the underlying issues of anthropocentrism (Leopold), the mechanistic world view, consumerism and materialism. [IJ] Deep greens and social ecology agree that the existing state is part of the problem as it proposes solutions that do not challenge the underlying problem.

AO1 Shallow greens believe the existing state can be an agent of change, whilst deep greens/social ecology does not. AO2 Shallow greens can tackle ecological problems by promoting green capitalism or managerialism whilst deep greens/social ecology would replace the state with local communes based around bioregions (Bookchin). [IJ] There is clear disagreement about whether the state is part of the problem or part of the solution to ecological issues. AO1 Shallow greens see the state as part of the solution due to their faith in technology whilst deep greens/social ecology do not. AO2 The state can tackle ecological problems in isolation using technology for shallow greens whilst deep greens/social ecology see this approach as unworkable without a radical overhaul of societal values. [IJ] Different views of technology lead to different conclusions about whether the state is part of the problem or part of the solution. AO1 The shallow green view sees the state as able to promote sustainable development whilst deep greens/social ecology opposes this view. AO2 Shallow greens believe the existing state can manage resources sustainably within capitalism (Carson) whilst deep greens/social ecology see the existing state as rooted in anthropocentrism, industrialism and capitalism and so unable to tackle ecological issues. [IJ] There is a clear disagreement over whether the state is part of the problem or part of the solution.