WRAPUP 1-US Senate intensifies climate bill efforts

(For a TAKE A LOOK on the Copenhagen climate talks [ID:nLL527527]

* Baucus says climate change bill must protect industry

* Republican victories shadow legislation in Senate

* Obama hopeful for "meaningful" deal in Copenhagen

By Richard Cowan and Timothy Gardner

WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - A powerful U.S. senator on Tuesday called for tough trade protections that may complicate global climate change talks, while U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon traveled to Washington to push for progress on a deal.

The U.S. Senate is writing legislation to reduce domestic emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases associated with global warming, but there is stiff opposition from Republicans and moderate Democrats who fret about its economic impact.

The battle comes as the United States and other nations prepare for a Dec. 7-18 summit in Copenhagen to sketch out next steps on fighting global warming and the devastation many scientists predict it will bring.

Senator Max Baucus, an influential moderate Democrat, told a trade group on Tuesday that any U.S. climate bill would have to include strong "border measures" to protect American manufacturers from unfair foreign competition. [ID:nN10310396]