A successor to the Kyoto Protocol on climate change adaptation and mitigation will be agreed at the Copenhagen summit, and the CoR insists that the any agreement recognises the key role played at the sub-national level in both reducing greenhouse gas emissions and in coping with the effects of climate change.
Regioonide Komitee nõuab, et mistahes kokkulepe peaks toetama ka piirkondliku tasandi võtmerolli nii kasvuhoonegaaside heitkoguste vähendamisel kui ka kliimamuutuste mõjudega toimetulekul.