Regulations of Wenzhou Municipality on the Protection and Utilization of Climate Resources

Article 1 In order to effectively protect and rationally utilize climate resources, scientifically respond to climate risks, promote the construction of ecological civilization, and promote comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable economic and social development, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Meteorological Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and other relevant laws and regulations, and combined with the actual situation of this Municipality. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to the protection and utilization of climate resources within the administrative area of this Municipality.

Climate resources as mentioned in these Regulations refer to natural substances and energy that can be used for human production and life, such as solar radiation, wind, heat, cloud water and atmospheric components. Article 3 The protection and utilization of climate resources shall respect the laws of natural ecology and follow the principles of overall planning, giving priority to protection, rational utilization, and seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. Article 4 The people's governments of cities and counties (cities, districts) shall strengthen their leadership in the protection and utilization of climate resources, and bring them into the national economic and social development plan, and the required funds into the fiscal budget at the corresponding level.

City and county (city, district) people's governments shall establish a cross-regional and cross-departmental coordination mechanism for the protection and utilization of climate resources and information sharing. Article 5 The competent meteorological departments of cities and counties (cities, districts) shall be responsible for the protection and utilization of climate resources within their respective administrative areas.

Development and reform, science and technology, finance, natural resources and planning, ecological environment, housing and urban construction, transportation, water administration, agriculture and rural areas, cultural tourism, emergency management, big data development management and other departments should do a good job in the protection and utilization of climate resources within their respective responsibilities.

Township people's governments and sub-district offices shall assist in meteorological knowledge propaganda, inspection of meteorological facilities, general survey of climate resources, weather modification and other related work. Article 6 The people's governments of cities and counties (cities, districts) and the competent meteorological departments shall give full play to the evaluation function of national climate marks, and promote the protection of local climate resources and the advantageous utilization of climate resources. Seventh city and county (city, district) meteorological authorities and other relevant departments shall publicize and popularize the basic knowledge of the protection and utilization of climate resources, climate risks and climate change countermeasures to the public.

Encourage units and individuals to participate in the protection and utilization of climate resources, and study and excavate the history and culture related to climate.

The week of World Meteorological Day on March 23rd every year is Climate Resources Publicity Week. Article 8 Encourage scientific and technological research on the protection and utilization of climate resources, apply modern information technology to enhance scientific research capabilities, promote product research and development, information service and application demonstration in the field of climate resources protection and utilization, and promote industrial development. Article 9 The people's governments of cities and counties (cities, districts) shall strengthen the overall planning, rational layout and scientific construction of meteorological detection infrastructure such as solar radiation, wind, heat, cloud water, negative oxygen ions and greenhouse gases, and improve the monitoring ability of climate resources and their changes. Tenth meteorological observation data obtained in meteorological observation activities shall be submitted to the national or provincial meteorological authorities in accordance with state regulations. Meteorological observation data submitted by units and individuals other than meteorological stations may be submitted by the competent meteorological department at the observation site.

Units and individuals engaged in meteorological exploration are encouraged to provide meteorological information other than those specified in the preceding paragraph to the competent meteorological authorities.

City, county (city, district) development and reform, science and technology, water administration, agriculture and rural areas and other departments in the process of administrative supervision and management found that related activities may need meteorological observation, it should promptly notify the competent meteorological departments at the same level. Eleventh city and county (city, district) people's governments shall organize competent meteorological departments and departments of development and reform, natural resources and planning, ecological environment, agriculture and rural areas, and cultural tourism. Conduct a survey of climate resources, evaluate the availability of climate resources according to the survey results, and carry out climate resource zoning.

The regionalization of climate resources should include the distribution of climate resources, the adopted regionalization indicators, the regionalization results, the advantages and existing problems of climate resources regionalization and the corresponding countermeasures.

The results of climate resources zoning should be used for the preparation of national spatial planning and industrial development planning. Article 12 The people's governments of cities and counties (cities, districts) shall incorporate the layout and control requirements of urban ventilation corridors into the national spatial planning, make rational use of the meteorological conditions for the diffusion of atmospheric pollutants, scientifically arrange and optimize the application of ventilation corridors, promote urban air flow, and alleviate air pollution and heat island effect.

City, county (city, district) meteorological authorities shall, in conjunction with natural resources and planning, ecological environment and other departments to carry out urban ventilation corridor research. Thirteenth city, county (city, district) meteorological authorities to organize the evaluation of urban heat island effect, development and reform, natural resources and planning, ecological environment, water administration, transportation, urban management, traffic management of public security organs, electric power and other departments should cooperate.

The people's governments of cities and counties (cities, districts) shall take effective measures to deal with the urban heat island effect according to the evaluation results of the urban heat island effect. Fourteenth city and county (city, district) competent meteorological departments shall, jointly with natural resources and planning, ecological environment, water administration and other departments. Regularly carry out climate effect assessment of Sanyang Wetland and Shanxi Reservoir, and put forward specific measures to protect local climate resources and deal with climate risks. Fifteenth city and county (city, district) competent meteorological departments shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and province, organize the climate feasibility demonstration of land and space planning, national key construction projects, major regional economic development projects and large-scale solar energy, wind energy and other climate resources development and utilization projects.

The competent departments of natural resources and planning shall, when compiling the national spatial planning, and the competent departments of development and reform shall, when examining and approving the projects listed in the preceding paragraph, make overall consideration of the conclusions of climate feasibility demonstration, rationally develop and utilize climate resources, and avoid and mitigate the impact of meteorological disasters and climate change on planning and construction projects or the possible adverse impact on the local climate.