North America

16 statements across 13 episodes · 7 bullish · 0 bearish · 9 people on the record · first statement Jun 2, 2022 by Andy Lubershane · said 313 times in 168 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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Everything said about North America, oldest first

Jun 2, 2022 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lubershane: Renewable energy demand will marginally impact global steel production
“The total impact at least according to the analysis we've done on say the steel market is meaningful and especially maybe meaningful in, in some regional contexts, North America being one of them, but it's kind of marginal in terms of sort of global steel prod…”
Andy Lubershane Jun 2, 2022 ▶ 29:31 Climate tech’s surprising bottleneck – land access
Sep 29, 2022 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Sep 2032
Jaffe: Over 600 GWh of battery manufacturing will onshore in North America
“We expect over 600 gigawatt hours worth of battery manufacturing to onshore in North America Over the next decade.”
Sam Jaffe Sep 29, 2022 ▶ 31:20 Is the Inflation Reduction Act a win for EVs and batteries?
Apr 6, 2023 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Jaffe predicts another big battery investment jump in next six months
“And I still think there, there's going to be another big jump in activity over the next six months with this guidance.”
Sam Jaffe Apr 6, 2023 ▶ 5:46 What the new Treasury rules mean for EV supply chains
Aug 17, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
Lubbershane: North American electricity demand flatlined over past 15-20 years
“Over the past 15 to 20 years, that curve completely changed, and actually across most of North America, more or less flatlined.”
Andy Lubershane Aug 17, 2023 ▶ 6:30 Navigating the electricity gauntlet
Nov 30, 2023 bullish
Prediction Held up
Woolley: Vehicle-to-home backup power will definitely roll out in North America
“I think vehicle to home to provide resiliency in North America is a thing. I was struck by, I mean, I've done some time in the United States, and when I first went out there From the energy perspective, I was fascinated by this thing where people used to go to…”
Nick Woolley Nov 30, 2023 ▶ 33:05 EV charging on both sides of the pond
Feb 15, 2024
Assertion Supported
Bullard: North America makes up nearly 80% of First Solar's pipeline
“North America, read mostly the United States, is almost 80% of the new potential booking opportunities. That First Solar sees, not just of its book, but of what it sees happening in the future.”
Nat Bullard Feb 15, 2024 ▶ 31:24 More 2024 trends: ESG, carbon certifications, curtailment, and AI
Mar 28, 2024
Assertion Supported
Lubbershane: North American and European electricity demand was flat for 20 years
“We're finally starting to see after about 20 years of more or less flat demand in aggregate across North America and most of Europe.”
Andy Lubershane Mar 28, 2024 ▶ 4:27 The electricity gauntlet has arrived
Mar 28, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Lubbershane: North America will significantly expand natural gas generation
“I don't see a way that we make it through this first phase of the gauntlet without adding a significant amount of more natural gas fire generation in North America.”
Andy Lubershane Mar 28, 2024 ▶ 18:06 The electricity gauntlet has arrived
Apr 25, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Garaman: Automakers will favor rare earth magnets once domestic supply chains mature
“Now, fast forward a few years, I believe with access to mining and downstream capacity in North America, engineers will still really like various magnets, and buyers also will like various magnets because they have multiple options for sourcing of various magn…”
Ahmad Ghahreman Apr 25, 2024 ▶ 30:23 Building a supply chain for rare earth elements
Aug 2, 2024 neutral
Opinion
Dell: Mass timber substitution is viable only in North America and Northern Europe
“Really, like, North America and maybe some small parts of Northern Europe are the only places in the world that, like, have the trees. And Everywhere else, if you did that, you would be driving deforestation that would make the whole thing counterproductive.”
Rebecca Dell Aug 2, 2024 ▶ 43:24 Pathways to decarbonizing steel
Jun 12, 2025
Assertion Supported
Sharp: Text-to-text AI workloads can service North America from three markets
“Yeah, we see a lot of text to text scenarios where that workload can be deployed, you know, in two or three markets throughout North America and service the entire market.”
Chris Sharp Jun 12, 2025 ▶ 8:35 The state of play of data center development
Jun 26, 2025 bullish
Assertion Supported
Kelty: GM is the largest North American OEM battery cell producer
“And we're now at a point where we are the largest OEM producer of battery cells in North America with these two factories.”
Kurt Kelty Jun 26, 2025 ▶ 6:03 GM's big new battery tech push
Jan 15, 2026
Assertion Supported
Bullard: China's electrified energy share grew from 3% to 30% since 1970
“And it's also moving at a much more rapid pace than either North America or Europe. Which has sort of slowly ticked up over the course of five decades from 10% to a little bit north of 20%. China, meanwhile, has gone since 1970 from, like, three percent to 30%…”
Nat Bullard Jan 15, 2026 ▶ 7:25 2026 trends: Gas turbines, Texas’ load queue and China electrifies
May 14, 2026
Insight
Linville: US fertilizer prices match global spikes due to export arbitrage
“Well, if our price doesn't do anything, well, that export opportunity pops up, an arbitrage opportunity pops up, and we start losing supply that we can't lose. And so that's why you see our market go with the rest of the world”
Josh Linville May 14, 2026 ▶ 33:36 Inside the global fertilizer crunch
May 14, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Linville: Most new North American anhydrous ammonia capacity utilizes clean energy
“Anhydrous is one that we produce almost all that we already need. So we're not that reliant on imports, and that's where a lot of the new nitrogen production is coming from. It's new anhydrous facilities, and a lot of it's backed by this green energy.”
Josh Linville May 14, 2026 ▶ 29:47 Inside the global fertilizer crunch
May 14, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Linville: North America is self-sufficient across major fertilizers except urea
“We are self-sufficient on potash. From a Canadian standpoint, they are the biggest producer and exporter in the world. We are mostly self-sufficient on phosphate as the spring season has shown. UAN and anhydrous, both nitrogen products, we produce almost all t…”
Josh Linville May 14, 2026 ▶ 6:47 Inside the global fertilizer crunch
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