Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., had a grim prediction Wednesday for the prospects of the latest federal climate change proposal, this one from Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman.

Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Lieberman, a Connecticut Independent, are introducing a bill aimed at cutting carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases.

But Nelson said support for the climate change provisions simply isn’t there.

“There’s no way it has 60 votes,” Nelson said during a conference call with reporters.