Carbon cap deal "very difficult": U.N. climate chief

BONN, Germany (Reuters) – It will be hard work getting rich nations to agree cuts in greenhouse gases that are deep enough to satisfy the demands of developing countries at climate talks, U.N.’s climate chief told Reuters on Monday.

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Some 175 nations are meeting this week in Bonn in one of a series of U.N.-led meetings meant to forge a deal in Copenhagen in December to replace or extend the Kyoto Protocol.

The talks are split on the level of action which industrialized countries take to curb their greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. More ambitious goals would unlock action from developing nations.

Asked whether he ruled out agreement on the most commonly referenced range of emissions cuts, Yvo de Boer said:

“I’m not ruling it out but I’m saying it would be very difficult. If you look at the offers that are on the table at the moment they’re a long way from that range.”

Reuters