CORRECTED: Nations bicker in Bali over "green" goods trade

By Gerard Wynn and Adhityani Arga

JIMBARAN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Rich and poor countries failed on Sunday to agree on a plan to open up trade in green goods, with Brazil fearing a major U.S.-EU proposal raised on the fringes of climate talks in Bali was a protectionist ruse.

At the end of two days of talks involving officials from 32 nations, including 12 trade ministers, a final news conference descended into farce as Brazil and the United States swapped recriminations.

The proposal involves cutting import tariffs on a list of 43 environmentally friendly goods, such as wind turbines and solar panels. If widely supported, it could lead to a global cut in greenhouse gas emissions blamed for climate change.

"What there's no agreement on is the U.S.-EU proposal," Brazil's Minister of External Relations, Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim, told reporters.

"I think this list is incomplete. It won't do much for climate change. It's not proven what the effect it will have on climate change, maybe a little bit here and there," Amorim said.

The trade officials were meeting for the first time on the sidelines of an annual U.N. climate conference, opening a new front in the global warming battle.

About 20 finance ministers will also meet on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Monday and Tuesday.

But the result from Saturday and Sunday's talks was less than the United Nations and host Indonesia might have hoped.