S.Korea minister says he's cautious on carbon trading | Energy & Oil | Reuters

SEOUL Jan 13 (Reuters) - A mandatory emissions trading scheme could hurt South Korea's export-driven economy and drive up costs for companies, a senior government official said, in a sign of possible divisions within the administration.

Choi Kyung-hwan, Minister of the Knowledge Economy, told reporters on Wednesday the planned national carbon trading scheme would cost companies up to 36 trillion won ($32.46 billion) if fully implemented.
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"I don't understand why we push forward the scheme, which Japan decided not to run," Choi told reporters.

Chris Mooney | The House Anti-Science Committee?

Still, Hall has said that the ‘ClimateGate’ pseudo-scandal suggests there’s a “dishonest undercurrent” in the scientific community. Actually, it shows a “dishonest undercurrent” in the community's critics. If Hall can’t see as much, then one can legitimately worry about his chairmanship.

And if Hall is planning to conduct climate science investigations and potentially subpoena climate scientists, that makes things even worse. According to ClimateWire, such hearings may be on the table—and Hall may let the next anti-science GOP leader of the committee head them up: Jim Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin.