Old agendas block progress at climate talks

International negotiators made no progress at the last round of climate change talks in Bangkok as the US and EU pushed to abandon the current Kyoto Protocol, which required the developed countries to cut carbon emission.

The latest round of United Nations Climate Change Talks in Bangkok wrapped up on Friday without clarity on finance and mid-term emission reduction targets, both crucial elements for a new deal to be reached on December's Copenhagen climate change conference.

Although a will has emerged in Bangkok to build the architecture to rapidly implement climate action, "significant differences remain," said UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer, who chaired the talks that began September 28.