Will RichardsonHead of EcoSystems and Networks, 51toCarbonZero · Sustainability & Net-Zero Strategy Leader | Helping £100m+ Enterprises Cut Climate Risk & Operating Costs | Head of EcoSystems & Networks | Host of Sustainability Solved Podcast

Western media vs. The actual climate reality #climatechange #global

17 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube commentary, Will Richardson argues that while many Western governments are reducing their climate ambition, Asia has become the leading region for corporate climate action. He highlights that in 2025 the number of Asian companies with validated science‑based emission targets rose by 53%, with China and Pakistan each seeing a 92% increase and Indonesia doubling its count. Richardson frames this surge as a shift in the global climate leadership landscape, emphasizing that the West is largely silent about Asia’s rapid progress, positioning Asia as the new front of corporate climate action.

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While the West cuts ambition, Asia just quietly took the lead. While some Western governments are quietly cutting their climate ambitions, the fastest acceleration of corporate climate action on the planet just happened somewhere else entirely: Asia. And almost nobody in the West is talking about it. In 2025 alone, the number of Asian companies with validated science-based emission targets grew by 53%. China grew by 92%. Pakistan grew by 92%. Indonesia doubled. This is not a region playing catch-up anymore. This is the new front of corporate climate action.