This framework should build on the Kyoto Protocol and the Copenhagen Accord, which was reached at last year's UN climate conference and has been endorsed by 140 countries including the EU and its Member States.
Raamistiku aluseks peaksid olema Kyoto protokoll ja Kopenhaageni kokkulepe, mis sõlmiti möödunud aastal ÜRO kliimakonverentsil ning mille on heaks kiitnud 140 riiki, sealhulgas EL ja selle liikmesriigid.