it’s not govt’s job to find an engineering solution. The market should find it on its own.
This whole cap and trade thing is just a way to move everyone away from oil. It just so happens to make people like Al Gore happy.
The market does find its own, but it must do so in the context of government regulations. Our government currently says that you can't exploit new sources of domestic energy, nor can you put up any new refineries or nuclear power plants. The market is acting appropriately - prices are rising due to the severe restrictions on supply.
So the market is already doing its job. The issue that needs to be resolved is the government action that limits what the market can do. You cannot get this from a "global warming" candidate.