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The EU is pushing for 100 cities, including Paris, Madrid, and Amsterdam, to reach net-zero emissions by the end of the decade — far earlier than their national governments plan to get there. As governments worldwide have promised to stop polluting carbon emissions by 2050, scores of European cities have pledged to get there by 2030 — just seven years from now.Berlin, which is not on the list, held a referendum in March on moving its target forward to 2030. Despite a slim majority favoring the plans, too few people voted for the law to pass.