EnergyNASA Climate Scientist: Cap and Trade Won't WorkNASA climate scientist James Hansen talks about why cap and trade won't work, and his preference for a direct carbon tax on coal, oil and gas.Feb 3, 2010" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getSWFURL="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getCharSet="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getVersion="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getMovieID="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getPageURL="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getPageName="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getAccount="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getTrackClickMap="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getDOMIndex="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" callback5946="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" callback8766="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }"> NASA climate scientist James Hansen talks about why cap and trade won't work, and his preference for a direct carbon tax on coal, oil and gas.FacebookLinkedInX (Twitter)Pinterest Add us as a preferred source on Google Latest in EnergySponsoredBeyond the DashboardOctober 28, 2026Oil Prices Climb to Highest Level in More Than Four YearsOctober 26, 2026AWS to Deploy 3M's Optical Connectivity Platform for Data Center InfrastructureOctober 23, 2026Mitsubishi Power's $490M Investment in Georgia to Support Rising Power Generation DemandOctober 23, 2026