프랑스, 겨울철 카페 야외 히터설치 전면금지하기로<br /><br />Good morning to our viewers across the globe, you're watching Arirang's 'The World Now'. I'm Kim Jae-hee.<br />The French government has decided to ban heated terraces for cafes and bars, in an effort to shift to a greener economy.<br />The nation's Ecology Minister announced the plan on Monday, saying the government would target the "completely unjustified overconsumption" of resources.<br />"We will also ban outdoor heating in public spaces and restaurant terraces, and require the closing of doors of all heated or air-conditioned buildings that are open to the public. We cannot fully heat terraces in the middle of winter when it's 0 degrees (Celsius) for the mere pleasure of drinking one's coffee outdoors while staying warm."<br />Restaurants in France began adopting heated terraces after a ban on indoor smoking went into effect.<br />Reports have found three out of four restaurants and cafes in Paris have a heated terrace.<br />But environmental activists were against the idea, citing the wasteful use of electricity and natural gas.<br />One French environmental group says one terrace with five gas heaters running throughout the winter emits the same amount of Carbon Dioxide a car would emit, if it drove around the world three times.<br />The French government plans to wait until after the end of winter to inforce the ban, to give restaurants that have been hit hard by COVID-19 some time to adapt.<br />But some cafe and restaurant owners in Paris are expressing concerns the ban will hit winter turnovers and decrease their revenue.<br />Government officials are expected to confer with business owners on how to impose the ban.<br />
