PARIS -- (Xinhua) -- Paris City Council voted on Wednesday to pass an initiative to turn off digital advertising screens earlier in public places to save energy amid the energy crisis.

The initiative was put forward by the French Green Party in the city council.

"There are nearly 9,000 digital advertising screens in France , and it is estimated that 3,000 of them are in the windows of Paris," said Fatoumata Kone, head of the Green Party to the city council.

As of September 23, Paris has already started turning off early lighting in places of interest, including the Eiffel Tower and the Paris City Hall, in a bid to save energy.