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Seven of the top ten polled countries were in Asia, with China leading the charge with 84 percent of respondents saying they thought Beijing would introduce stricter carbon emissions reduction policies. The country has already seen major advances in the electric vehicle market, with China’s EV car manufacturer BYD having outpaced its main competitor Tesla in vehicles produced in Q4 of 2024. China was followed by Indonesia (rank 2; 84 percent), Malaysia (rank 3; 75 percent), Singapore (rank 4; 74 percent), Philippines (rank 6; 66 percent), India (rank 8; 60 percent), Thailand (rank 9; 59 percent). Adults in South Korea and Japan were also polled and revealed a lower 52 percent and 38 percent picking the option, respectively. By contrast, a number of South American nations performed below the 33-country average, with Argentina and Peru at the bottom of the ranking (31 percent and 32 percent, respectively). In Chile, just 43 percent of respondents said they expected tougher climate policies in their country next year, marking a fall of 11 percentage points from one year before. In Europe, Italian and Dutch respondents saw the biggest declines since the end of 2023, with -11 p.p. and -20 p.p, respectively