PREVIEW-Climate takes back seat at APEC, focus on trade

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* Trade, economy fears limits APEC climate focus - analysts

* Pledge to cut CO2 by 50 pct by 2050 benchmark for success

* Boosting clean-tech trade an easy win, analysts say

* Protectionism and "carbon tariffs" remain a worry

By David Fogarty, Climate Change Correspondent, Asia

SINGAPORE, Nov 11 (Reuters) - With little prospect of any new climate change initiatives emerging at an APEC meeting in Singapore this weekend, the climate agenda might instead focus on liberalising trade in green goods and services.

Keeping the fragile global economic recovery on track will dominate the talks at the 21-member Pacific rim group meeting, but climate change is also expected to feature prominently with just weeks to go before a major U.N. climate gathering.

Analysts, however, say the leaders will offer no major initiatives to give the Copenhagen talks a much needed push.