The benchmarks countries must hit to reach net-zero emissions 0 Comments Get daily business news from the region delivered straight to your inbox I agree to the terms and conditions SIGN UP More than 100 countries have pledged to get to net-zero emissions in the next 30 years February 13, 2021 Five years after French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius gaveled the landmark Paris climate accord into force, the year 2050 looms large. That’s the deadline many countries have set to zero out the greenhouse gases they’re adding to the atmosphere. More than 100 countries have pledged to get to net-zero emissions in the next 30 years, according to the UK-based nonprofit Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit.