How does Asia's net zero efforts compare to the West's?

The 2015 Paris Agreement was unequivocal: to keep global warming to no more than 1.5°C, to reduce carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2050. Net zero means cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as close to zero as possible, with any remaining emissions re-absorbed by the earth's atmosphere, forests and oceans.  While the net zero target has been top of the global agenda since 2015, the reality is that since then not much appears to have changed. China, the US, India, Russia, and Japan are still the world's top five carbon emitters. However, there is palpable progress...