Global North

English Alternative forms en global north Proper noun Global North 1 en geopolitics The developed countries, primarily comprising parts of North America, Europe, Oceania, the former Soviet Union and some regions of Asia, regarded as half of a socioeconomic and political divide opposite to the Global South. en Global South en First World western world the West en 2022-12-19 Patrick Greenfield; Phoebe Weston Cop15: historic deal struck to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/19/cop15-historic-deal-signed-to-halt-biodiversity-loss-by-2030-aoe EU member states, the UK and other countries from the global north pushed for ambitious conservation targets in the final text, with co-hosts Canada saying that the success of the summit depended on the headline target to protect 30% of Earth by the end of the decade for nature, known as 30 by 30. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/PwHO6 20 September 2025 en-GB Damian Carrington Revealed: the huge climate impact of the middle classes The Guardian 2023-11-20 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/20/revealed-huge-climate-impact-of-the-middle-classes-carbon-divide 0261-3077 “In the global north, when you don’t factor in emissions inequality, you can end up with ‘yellow vests’ protest situations,” Chancel said, referring to tax rises on diesel in France in 2018 that prompted mass demonstrations of the “gilets jaunes”. Translations (geopolitics) the regions of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union member states, Israel, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and four of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, excluding China Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 全球北方, cmn 北方國家 běifāng guójiā Finnish: fi globaali pohjoinen Georgian: ka გლობალური ჩრდილოეთი German: de Globaler Norden m Polish: pl Globalna Północ f Russian: ru глоба́льный се́вер m Vietnamese: vi bắc toàn cầu See also en developed country en First World Further reading