Despite Majority Leader Reid’s confidence, Senator Brown doesn’t think a comprehensive climate bill is likely to pass this year:

On climate change, Brown said he doesn’t see Congress passing a bill this year.

“Health care was hard enough,” he said. “Climate change will be harder for a lot of reasons.”

Instead, he said, they’ll work to enact parts of legislation, including regulations that require utilities to increase production from renewable sources, and incentives for other clean energy businesses.

“Climate change legislation is ultimately a jobs bill if it’s done right,” he said.