Published 07:14 IST, July 28th 2020
France to ban heated terraces in cafes and bars to lower carbon emissions
French Ecology Minister Barbara Pompili said on July 27, Monday that the country has planned to ban heaters used by the restaurants and cafes on outdoor.
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French Ecology Minister Barbara Pompili said on July 27, Monday that country has planned to ban heaters used by restaurants and cafes on outdoor surfaces from early 2021 as it triggers to move to a low-carbon ecomy. Pompili reportedly said that heating or air conditioning means "ecological aberration". She ded that ban will come into force after winters as restaurants have been bly hit by COVID-19. government reportedly said that All heated or air-conditioned buildings open to public will have to keep ir doors shut to avoid wasting of energy.
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France to lower carbon emissions
Pompili reportedly said that officials would coordinate with restaurateurs and help m on implementing ban successfully. According to reports, plenty of cities in France have alrey banned heated terraces. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo h refused and said that businesses are hard hit and stand to lose a huge chunk of ir revenues.
France is one of European nations which is seeking to ensure equate measures are being taken to tackle ecomic crisis caused by vel coronavirus and also stepping up its bid to a lower-carbon ecomy. French President Emmanuel Macron pledged €15 billion ($17.63 billion) in new funding for green proposals in June.
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United Nations report
Earlier, United Nations and International Energy ncy have said that due to rising temperatures all over world, cooling mechanisms and techlogies will be required to protect people from severe heatwaves. UN body also ded that it will help keep vaccines and food fresh. climate-friendly cooling could help reduce 0.4°C of global warming by 2100, according to reports.
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and International Energy ncy (IEA) has emphasized that about 14 billion cooling appliances could be needed by 2050 all over world as a result of global warming. Both environment bodies ded that countries must follow energy-efficient and climate-friendly cooling as part of ir post-pandemic recovery plans.
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07:14 IST, July 28th 2020