Meaning of petrostate | Babel Free

Definitions

A state whose wealth stems from the sale of oil.

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Examples

“Under subsequent democratic regimes, as we shall see⟳, some of these features of the petrostate were to change⟳, while others were intensified.”

“The petrostate relies on oil as its fiscal foundation, rather than on the taxes paid by the citizens[…]”

“A couple of years ago, while most Canadians were out shovelling the sidewalk or sipping a coffee at Tim Hortons, the nation quietly became a petrostate.”

“Most delegates arriving at Cop28 will have⟳ entered the desert city of Dubai along a 12-lane highway, reeking of petrol fumes: welcome⟳ to the petrostate of the United Arab Emirates.”

“COPs have⟳ been held in petrostates before. But fossil fuel interests appeared truly unleashed in Baku — potentially emboldened by the imminent arrival of Donald Trump in the White House, a man who has vowed to “drill, baby, drill” and pull⟳ the US out of the Paris climate agreement.”

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