In de internationale onderhandelingen dringt de EU erop aan dat de geïndustrialiseerde landen vóór alles beleidsmaatregelen in eigen land nemen. De EU kent al tal van dergelijke maatregelen, zoals energieheffingen, wettelijke of technische normen en milieuconvenanten.
In the international negotiations, the EU insists on the need for the industrialised world to put in place domestic policies and measures as the main means of action. Within the EU many such measures, such as energy taxes, regulatory or technical standards and environmental agreements are already in place.