Planet Wreckers: Top Global North Countries(United States, Canada, Norway, and Australia) Responsible for nearly 70% of projected new oil and gas expansion to 2035 (oilchange.org)
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abacabadabacaba@infosec.pub on 17 Jun 19:27 collapse

TIL that the country whose name literally means “southern” is a part of the Global North.

finitebanjo@lemmy.world on 17 Jun 19:37 collapse

Yeh tf with Australia and Brazil being “global north”? Also, China has also started increasing natural gas supply and is building new infrastructure as well, but has no mention in the article at all.

Skua@kbin.earth on 17 Jun 20:03 collapse

They're closely connected with the other countries that have been powerful and influential in recent history (as in the past couple of centuries), most of which actually are grouped more northerly than other countries. It's a cultural and diplomatic term rather than a strict geographic one