Kyoto Nations Explore Baby Steps

No breakthrough will happen next week in talks to extend the Kyoto pact on global warming, but a softening of stances will produce an agreement on next steps to take, senior negotiators have told Reuters.

Ready to debate a united response to the threat of climate change, 189 countries are scheduled to attend a 2-week conference in Nairobi.

The Kyoto Protocol has already taken a very small first step to curbing man's contribution to climate change, capping greenhouse-gas emissions by some industrialized nations. Scientists say much tougher caps are needed to avert catastrophic weather changes.