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The Charney Report had been accepted as "settled fact" (Rich), so everyone was confident that regulatory policy would soon be enacted. Carter moved swiftly to commission a report on carbon dioxide and the threats that it posed to the American people. But

Nierenberg recommended “caution, not panic.” Better to wait and see. Better to bet on American ingenuity to save the day. Major interventions in national energy policy, taken immediately, might end up being more expensive, and less effective, than actions taken decades in the future, after more was understood about the economic and social consequences of a warmer planet. Yes, the climate would change, mostly for the worst, but future generations would be better equipped to change with it. (Rich)

This had not been expected by Pomerance. He was surprised and frustrated by events at the cocktail party.