| 75% | “75%” | Steele: Kenya's power grid produces roughly 90% renewable energy | Kate Steele | Oct 27, 2022 | Supported |
| 75% | “75%” | Fleece: Electricity accounts for 75 percent of levelized hydrogen production costs | Gnevamir Fleece | Oct 20, 2022 | — |
| 75% | “75%” | Ackerman: Northfield Mountain pumped hydro achieves roughly 75% efficiency | Daniel Ackerman | Jul 1, 2022 | Supported |
| 72% | “72%” | Johnson: Battery Storage Deployments Grew About 72% from 2024 to 2025 | Alfred Johnson | Apr 6, 2026 | Partly supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Wang: Voya cuts front-line fuel shipping volume by roughly 70% | Richard Wang | Aug 27, 2026 | Open |
| 70% | “70%” | Baglino: SSTs eliminate 70% of data center electrical components and footprint | Drew Baglino | Feb 19, 2026 | — |
| 70% | “70%” | Modon: Most projects reach final investment decision with 30% engineering complete | Alex Modon | Dec 11, 2025 | Supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Piper: PJM accredits 100MW of solar as just 8 to 10MW | Steve Piper | Jul 31, 2025 | Supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Smith-Eppsteiner: AI companies face 40% to 70% gross margins from inference costs | Sam Smith-Eppsteiner | Apr 4, 2025 | — |
| 70% | “70%” | Frith: Raw materials constitute 70% of LFP battery cell costs | James Frith | Oct 10, 2024 | Supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Bredariol: Continuous routine flaring accounts for roughly 70% of flared gas | Tomas de Oliveira Bredariol | Aug 29, 2024 | Supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Dell: Existing DRI furnaces can handle up to 70% hydrogen without changes | Rebecca Dell | Aug 2, 2024 | Partly supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Lott: Australia, China, and Chile Produce 80% of Global Lithium | Dr. Melissa Lott | Apr 11, 2024 | Supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Moerenhout: China controls 60% to 90% of key battery supply chain steps | Tom Moerenhout | Apr 11, 2024 | Supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Bordoff: Mineral production is significantly more concentrated than global crude oil | Jason Bordoff | Apr 11, 2024 | Partly supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Groarke: US smart meter penetration is over 70% | David Groarke | Mar 8, 2024 | Supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Brooke: Agriculture drives 40% of global methane, mostly from enteric fermentation | Charles Brooke | Jan 26, 2024 | Supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Brooke: Stacking selective breeding and feed additives could cut cow methane 60-70% | Charles Brooke | Jan 26, 2024 | — |
| 70% | “70%” | Jaramillo: Grid storage value drops between 12 and 75 hours of duration | Mateo Jaramillo | Dec 14, 2023 | — |
| 70% | “70%” | Multani: Over 70% of First Republic deposits were uninsured | Saloni Multani | Mar 30, 2023 | Partly supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Moffat: RNG credit value shifted from mostly LCFS to 70% RINs | Brandon Moffat | Mar 23, 2023 | Supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Rewiring America estimates 60% to 70% of US homes need electrical panel upgrades | Emily Pontecorvo | Mar 9, 2023 | Supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Jenkins: Tax credits dropped solar and wind costs up to 90% | Jesse Jenkins | Aug 5, 2022 | Supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Hsu: The UK's JET tokamak achieved 70 percent instantaneous fusion power | Dr. Scott Hsu | Dec 23, 2021 | Supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Hsu: NIF's 2021 record shot achieved 70 percent fusion energy output | Dr. Scott Hsu | Dec 23, 2021 | Supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Hsu: Inefficient laser heating puts inertial fusion further from wall-plug gain | Dr. Scott Hsu | Dec 23, 2021 | — |
| 67% | “67%” | Sivaram: Modern AI data centers convert 90% of power into compute | Varun Sivaram | Aug 28, 2025 | Supported |
| 65% | “65%” | Stark: 65% of US Manufacturing Plants Have Thermal Loads Under 10MW | Addison Stark | Jun 19, 2025 | Supported |
| 65% | “65%” | Schroeder: Flow batteries typically have around 65% AC round-trip efficiency | Dave Schroeder | Mar 17, 2022 | Supported |
| 65% | “65%” | Powell: PG&E rates increased 65% since 2011 | Mary Powell | Jan 31, 2022 | Supported |
| 65% | “65%” | Hsu: Capital costs will drive 65 percent of fusion's levelized electricity cost | Dr. Scott Hsu | Dec 23, 2021 | Supported |
| 64% | “64%” | Matthew: Global EV sales growth is slowing toward 20% in 2024 | Shanu Matthew | Mar 14, 2024 | Supported |
| 63% | “63%” | Gariman: China accounts for 63% of global rare earth mining | Ahmad Ghahreman | Apr 24, 2025 | Supported |
| 62% | “62%” | Kann: EIP Climate Tech Index surged 97% since 2020 vs NASDAQ's 62% | Shayle Kann | Nov 11, 2021 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Linville: Persian Gulf Disruption Cut Indian Urea Production Up to 50% | Josh Linville | May 14, 2026 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Lubershain: U.S. battery cells require 60% non-China components by 2026 | Andy Lubershane | Jul 17, 2025 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Brown: VPPs cost 60% of natural gas peakers or less | Ben Brown | May 6, 2025 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Stadler: Microgrids cut data center power costs up to 80% in modeling | Michael Stadler | Apr 7, 2025 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Lambert: 60% of Quilt customers replace central ducted systems with ductless | Paul Lambert | Nov 14, 2024 | — |
| 60% | “60%” | Johnson: Green hydrogen electrolysis is at best roughly 60% energy efficient | Pete Johnson | Aug 23, 2024 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Garaman: Magnet metals are 40% of rare earth volume, 95% of value | Ahmad Ghahreman | Apr 25, 2024 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Lott: China Produces 80% of Global Graphite | Dr. Melissa Lott | Apr 11, 2024 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Moerenhout: China controls 60% to 90% of key battery supply chain steps | Tom Moerenhout | Apr 11, 2024 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Matthew: Utility-scale solar grew 50% to 60% in 2023 | Shanu Matthew | Mar 14, 2024 | Partly supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Bullard: Brazil's hydro capacity factor dropped below 40% in 2021 | Nat Bullard | Feb 15, 2024 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Bullard: Hydropower capacity factors declined significantly across Canada and the EU | Nat Bullard | Feb 15, 2024 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Bullard: Amazon deforestation fell 60% from 2021 to 2023 | Nat Bullard | Feb 8, 2024 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Kann: Financing becomes 60% of renewable costs at 12% interest | Shayle Kann | Feb 8, 2024 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Cantor: Hyundai and Kia EV sales grew 60% in 2023 to 120,000 units | Corey Cantor | Feb 1, 2024 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Brooke: Bromoform cuts methane up to 90% in beef cattle on feedlots | Charles Brooke | Jan 26, 2024 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Nearly 60% of plant-based meat buyers are not substituting it for beef. | John Baumgartner | Sep 28, 2023 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Multani: SVB financed roughly 60% of US community solar projects | Saloni Multani | Mar 30, 2023 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Friedmann: Carbon capture on ammonia synthesis achieves only 60% decarbonization | Julio Friedmann | Jan 5, 2023 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Reinhart: Global methane emissions are 60% anthropogenic and 40% natural | Erica Reinhart | Dec 22, 2022 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Rivest: Air conditioning emissions are 60% electricity, 35% refrigerants, 5% embodied | Jesse Rivest | Mar 3, 2022 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Dell: 60% of Chemical Fossil Inputs Become Products, Not Atmospheric Emissions | Rebecca Dell | Jan 24, 2022 | — |
| 60% | “60%” | Rutherford: Flight carbon intensity varies by 20% to 60% among US airlines | Dan Rutherford | Dec 2, 2021 | Supported |
| 55% | “55%” | Sivaram: Study shows AI workloads offer 18% to 55% power flexibility | Varun Sivaram | Apr 9, 2026 | Supported |
| 55% | “55%” | Zou: Food and land use climate investment fell 55% in 2023 | Kim Zou | Jan 11, 2024 | Supported |
| 55% | “55%” | Pantano: Space Heating and Cooling Accounts for 55% of Average US Home Emissions | Steve Pantano | Oct 19, 2023 | Partly supported |
| 55% | “55%” | China holds 45% to 55% of global copper smelting capacity | Cristobal Undurraga | Jun 1, 2023 | Supported |
| 55% | “55%” | Larson: US combined cycle gas plant average capacity factor is 55% | John Larson | May 18, 2023 | Supported |
| 55% | “55%” | Bullard: Nuclear projects average 120% cost overruns, 55% exceed budget by 50%+ | Nat Bullard | Mar 2, 2023 | Supported |
| 55% | “55%” | Reinhart: Non-CO2 greenhouse gases drive 55% of current global warming | Erica Reinhart | Dec 22, 2022 | Contradicted |
| 54% | “54%” | Bullard: US ESG reports with data tables dropped to 54% | Nat Bullard | Feb 15, 2024 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Hade: Much of US battery storage qualifies for 50% tax credits | Tim Hade | Jul 30, 2026 | — |
| 50% | “50%” | Kann: Batteries must grow 2x-3x faster than solar to reach equilibrium | Shayle Kann | Jun 4, 2026 | — |
| 50% | “50%” | Sivaram: Over 100GW of stranded grid capacity could power flexible data centers | Varun Sivaram | Apr 9, 2026 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Elder: Stripe and Scale study found 1TW+ off-grid potential in Southwest | Jake Elder | Mar 12, 2026 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Siegel: The electrical grid operates at roughly a 50% capacity factor | Paul Siegel | Feb 12, 2026 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | McGinnis: Soft costs account for over 50% of residential energy installs | James McGinnis | Jan 29, 2026 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Bullard: Electric passenger cars account for well over 50% of China sales | Nat Bullard | Jan 22, 2026 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Bullard: Simple-cycle gas costs hit $1,500/kW while RICE costs reach $3,000/kW | Nat Bullard | Jan 15, 2026 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Reinhardt: Wildfire thinning wood biomass often has 50% water content | Peter Reinhardt | Sep 25, 2025 | — |
| 50% | “50%” | Kelty: GM's next-gen prismatic packs will reduce part count by over 50% | Kurt Kelty | Jun 26, 2025 | Open |
| 50% | “50%” | Khan: Roughly 50% of Global Industrial Energy Generates Steam | Shayle Kann | Jun 19, 2025 | Partly supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Octopus: 50% of EV customers enrolled in managed charging within 18 months | Nick Chaset | May 1, 2025 | — |
| 50% | “50%” | Waters: LFP battery costs fell nearly 50% in two years | Jeff Waters | Apr 23, 2025 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Norris: Data center curtailment requires only partial load reduction in most hours | Tyler Norris | Mar 27, 2025 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Smaller tax credits comprise over half of deals, seeing largest price gains | Alfred Johnson | Mar 21, 2025 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Koomey: IEA data center electricity estimates varied by 50% in 2024 | John Koomey | Mar 6, 2025 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Bullard: R&D and equity represent up to 50% of AI training costs | Nat Bullard | Feb 6, 2025 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Grunwald: Halving Beef and Waste Won't Eliminate Yield Gap by 2050 | Mike Grunwald | Jan 23, 2025 | — |
| 50% | “50%” | Lafarge: Most utility DCP programs guarantee host customers backup power access | Pierre Lafarge | Jan 9, 2025 | — |
| 50% | “50%” | Thiel: Standard synthetic methanation achieves approximately 50% total efficiency | Dr. Greg Thiel | Nov 21, 2024 | Partly supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Lambert: Emergencies drive 50% of heating purchases but under 25% of cooling | Paul Lambert | Nov 14, 2024 | Not publicly verifiable |
| 50% | “50%” | Apley: Proprietary technology is under 50% of Climeworks' project CapEx | Andreas Apley | Oct 3, 2024 | — |
| 50% | “50%” | Lubershane: Startups 20-50% better than lithium-ion repeatedly get crushed | Andy Lubershane | Sep 12, 2024 | — |
| 50% | “50%” | MacDonald: Only 21% of 6,000+ corporates have climate adaptation plans | Katie MacDonald | Sep 5, 2024 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Loo: Over 50% of operating ships bunker at one preferred port | Dr. Lynn Loo | Jul 12, 2024 | Contradicted |
| 50% | “50%” | Horne: Geothermal generates 6% of California's, 10% of Nevada's, and 50% of Kenya's electricity | Dr. Roland Horne | Jun 27, 2024 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Lubbershane: High-performance lithium battery density will improve 50% within a decade | Andy Lubershane | May 30, 2024 | Open |
| 50% | “50%” | DeLuca: SAF policy incentives require at least a 50% lifecycle emissions reduction | Amelia DeLuca | May 16, 2024 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | DeLuca: SAF Has a 50% Maximum Blend Limit Today | Amelia DeLuca | May 16, 2024 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Garaman: Global rare earth recycling rates could eventually reach 40% to 50% | Ahmad Ghahreman | Apr 25, 2024 | — |
| 50% | “50%” | Grabow: US-built container ships cost five times more than international builds | Colin Grabow | Apr 18, 2024 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Matthew: Clean energy indices lagged S&P 500 by 40-50% over two years | Shanu Matthew | Mar 14, 2024 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Matthew: EV 50% penetration forecasts have slipped from 2027–2028 to 2030+ | Shanu Matthew | Mar 14, 2024 | — |
| 50% | “50%” | Groarke: Half of the utility workforce will retire in 10 years | David Groarke | Mar 8, 2024 | Open |
| 50% | “50%” | Groarke: AI predictive maintenance cuts utility equipment downtime by up to 50% | David Groarke | Mar 8, 2024 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Bullard: US ESG reports with data tables dropped to 54% | Nat Bullard | Feb 15, 2024 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Bullard: LEDs surged from 1% of global residential sales in 2010 to over 50% in 2022 | Nat Bullard | Feb 8, 2024 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Cantor: US EV sales grew nearly 50% in 2023 to 1.45M | Corey Cantor | Feb 1, 2024 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Zou: Climate tech exits dropped 50% in 2023 as SPACs fell 80% | Kim Zou | Jan 11, 2024 | Partly supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Treasury classifies battery constituent precursor materials under strategic minerals rules | Sam Jaffe | Dec 7, 2023 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Woolley: Europe has 8M plug-in EVs compared to 4.5M in the US | Nick Woolley | Nov 30, 2023 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Woolley: Unmanaged EV charging could increase peak grid load by 50% | Nick Woolley | Nov 30, 2023 | — |
| 50% | “50%” | Plant-based meat household penetration is 20%, compared to 40% for plant milks. | John Baumgartner | Sep 28, 2023 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Webber: Wealthy nations throw away up to 50% of edible food | Dr. Michael Webber | Sep 8, 2023 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Madaeni: Building a production battery dispatch optimizer takes a team one year | Seyed Madaeni | Jun 15, 2023 | — |
| 50% | “50%” | EPA rule mandates 90% CCS or 96% hydrogen for large gas units | John Larson | May 18, 2023 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Jaffe: Treasury Classifies Constituent Materials as Minerals Subject to 50% Rule | Sam Jaffe | Apr 6, 2023 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Bullard: Nuclear projects average 120% cost overruns, 55% exceed budget by 50%+ | Nat Bullard | Mar 2, 2023 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Bullard: Solar projects average 1% cost overruns compared to large infrastructure | Nat Bullard | Mar 2, 2023 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Friedmann: Injecting hydrogen into blast furnaces caps out at 20% decarbonization | Julio Friedmann | Jan 5, 2023 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Kann: Methane accounts for nearly 50% of historical net warming | Shayle Kann | Dec 22, 2022 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Chase: European Solar Salespeople Pitch Returns Based on Unrealistic Power Inflation | Jenny Chase | Dec 1, 2022 | — |
| 50% | “50%” | Ellis: Construction standards are shifting from chemical composition to performance | Leah Ellis | Nov 17, 2022 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Kann: Nearly half of South Carolina homes already use heat pumps | Shayle Kann | Nov 10, 2022 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Von Ossen: IRA credit adders boost renewable project values up to 100% | Britta von Ossen | Oct 24, 2022 | — |
| 50% | “50%” | Jaffe: Treasury will likely apply EV battery 50% value rule in aggregate | Sam Jaffe | Sep 29, 2022 | Held up |
| 50% | “50%” | ChargerHelp survey found 30% to 50% of 5,000 EV chargers underperformed | Cassie Bowe | Aug 11, 2022 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Jenkins: IRA Will Cut U.S. Emissions by One Gigaton in 2030 | Jesse Jenkins | Aug 5, 2022 | Open |
| 50% | “50%” | Jenkins: Advanced Nuclear Projects Can Qualify for 50% Tax Credits | Jesse Jenkins | Aug 5, 2022 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Kann: Sustainable aviation fuel will ultimately displace less than 50% of demand | Shayle Kann | May 12, 2022 | — |
| 50% | “50%” | Kann: Global planned CCS capacity grew 50% to 111 million tons | Shayle Kann | Apr 7, 2022 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Dell: 50% Green Ethylene Premium Adds Under One Cent Per Beverage Bottle | Rebecca Dell | Jan 24, 2022 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Lubershain: Electrifying natural gas demand gets exponentially harder near 100% | Andy Lubershane | Dec 9, 2021 | — |
| 46% | “46%” | Fulgham: Global battery storage installations grew 46% to 250 GWh in 2025 | Nick Fulgham | Jun 4, 2026 | Partly supported |
| 46% | “46%” | Brooke: Global livestock emissions are projected to increase 46% by 2050 | Charles Brooke | Jan 26, 2024 | Open |
| 45% | “45%” | Bredariol: Nine countries account for 75% of global gas flaring | Tomas de Oliveira Bredariol | Aug 29, 2024 | Supported |
| 45% | “45%” | Garaman: Global rare earth recycling rates could eventually reach 40% to 50% | Ahmad Ghahreman | Apr 25, 2024 | — |
| 45% | “45%” | 45% of global copper is used in electricity and grid infrastructure | Cristobal Undurraga | Jun 1, 2023 | Supported |
| 45% | “45%” | Reinhart: Non-CO2 greenhouse gases drive 55% of current global warming | Erica Reinhart | Dec 22, 2022 | Contradicted |
| 44% | “44%” | Norris: AI data centers could drive 44% of US electricity load growth | Tyler Norris | Mar 27, 2025 | Open |
| 42% | “42%” | Bullard: China manufactures 42% of passenger cars, topping Japan's historical peak | Nat Bullard | Jan 22, 2026 | Supported |
| 42% | “42%” | Kann: LFP battery market share surged from 5% to 42% since 2019 | Shayle Kann | Feb 8, 2024 | Supported |
| 42% | “42%” | Pantano: Household decisions drive about 42% of US energy emissions | Steve Pantano | Oct 19, 2023 | Supported |
| 42% | “42%” | Yergin: China smelts 42% of the world's copper | Dr. Daniel Yergin | Sep 22, 2022 | Partly supported |
| 41% | “41%” | Zou: Series A climate investment dropped 41% in 2023 | Kim Zou | Jan 11, 2024 | Supported |
| 41% | “41%” | Swiss Re projects global property risk pool will grow 33–41% by 2040 | Lara Pierpoint | Feb 17, 2022 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Hade: Battery storage hardware costs dropped 30% to 40% over 18 months | Tim Hade | Jul 30, 2026 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Chinese EVs cost 30 to 40 percent less than Western competitors | Michael Dunne | Jun 11, 2026 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Roberts: Pakistan recently imported solar capacity equivalent to 40% of total load | David Roberts | Feb 25, 2026 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Bullard: Clean Energy Transition Index gained 40% in 2025, beating Nasdaq | Nat Bullard | Jan 22, 2026 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Kann: Enphase shares are down 40% year-to-date in 2025 | Shayle Kann | Jul 10, 2025 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Dumoulin-Smith: Phasing out 40% solar tax credit adds 3¢ per kWh | Julian Dumoulin-Smith | Jul 10, 2025 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Four data center projects could increase Duquesne Light's power demand by 40% | Nat Bullard | Jul 3, 2025 | Partly supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Plant Vogtle Unit 4 cost 40% less to construct than Unit 3 | Chris Colbert | May 9, 2025 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Brown: VPPs cost 40% of utility-scale battery installations | Ben Brown | May 6, 2025 | Partly supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Bullard: China accounted for nearly 40% of global automotive production in 2023 | Nat Bullard | Feb 6, 2025 | Contradicted |
| 40% | “40%” | Microsoft research reveals 40% increase in state-sponsored critical infrastructure cyberattacks | Bilal Khashid | Dec 10, 2024 | Partly supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Kann: US natural gas power generation grew from 17% to 40% (2000-2020). | Shayle Kann | Dec 5, 2024 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | BYD will likely reach 40 percent market share among Chinese EVs | TP Huang | Jun 20, 2024 | Partly held up |
| 40% | “40%” | Lubbershane: 40% of US corn and 30% of soy go toward fuel production | Andy Lubershane | May 30, 2024 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Lubbershane: First-gen biofuels offer only 25% to 40% carbon intensity advantage | Andy Lubershane | May 30, 2024 | — |
| 40% | “40%” | Garaman: Magnet metals are 40% of rare earth volume, 95% of value | Ahmad Ghahreman | Apr 25, 2024 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Matthew: 2024 lithium supply growth of 30-40% is outpacing demand | Shanu Matthew | Mar 14, 2024 | Partly supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Bullard: Brazil's hydro capacity factor dropped below 40% in 2021 | Nat Bullard | Feb 15, 2024 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Bullard: Global energy storage tripled to 100 GWh in 2023 | Nat Bullard | Feb 8, 2024 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Bullard: Clean-over-dirty energy stock strategy whipsawed to -77% in 2021 | Nat Bullard | Feb 8, 2024 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Brooke: Agriculture drives 40% of global methane, mostly from enteric fermentation | Charles Brooke | Jan 26, 2024 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Houser: Solar, storage, and EV sales are growing 15% to 40% annually | Trevor Houser | Oct 12, 2023 | Partly supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Plant-based meat household penetration is 20%, compared to 40% for plant milks. | John Baumgartner | Sep 28, 2023 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Even consumers earning over $100,000 require price parity to buy plant-based meat. | John Baumgartner | Sep 28, 2023 | — |
| 40% | “40%” | Norris: US interconnection queue grew 40% in 2022 to over 2,000 GW | Tyler Norris | Sep 21, 2023 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Webber: Cold chain and cooking consume 40% of food system energy | Dr. Michael Webber | Sep 8, 2023 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Webber: Wealthy nations throw away up to 50% of edible food | Dr. Michael Webber | Sep 8, 2023 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Madaeni: Building a production battery dispatch optimizer takes a team one year | Seyed Madaeni | Jun 15, 2023 | — |
| 40% | “40%” | Bullard: 38% of US corn crop meets only 10% of gasoline demand | Nat Bullard | Feb 23, 2023 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Reinhart: Global methane emissions are 60% anthropogenic and 40% natural | Erica Reinhart | Dec 22, 2022 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | O'Donnell: Direct electrification cannot achieve a 90% emissions reduction without storage | John O'Donnell | Dec 8, 2022 | — |
| 40% | “40%” | Lubershain: Heat pumps comprise 40% of new US heating and cooling installations | Andy Lubershane | Nov 10, 2022 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Jaffe: IRA critical minerals EV tax credit threshold rises to 80% by 2027 | Sam Jaffe | Sep 29, 2022 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Jaffe: US battery cells gain 30% to 40% advantage over Chinese cells | Sam Jaffe | Sep 29, 2022 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Yergin: Europe consumed 40% of Russian gas and half its oil exports | Dr. Daniel Yergin | Sep 22, 2022 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Webber: 40% of US water withdrawals cool power plants | Dr. Michael Webber | Sep 15, 2022 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Jenkins: EU imports 25% of oil and 40% of gas from Russia | Jesse Jenkins | Mar 31, 2022 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Dell: 60% of Chemical Fossil Inputs Become Products, Not Atmospheric Emissions | Rebecca Dell | Jan 24, 2022 | — |
| 40% | “40%” | Dell: Electricity Supplies Only 10% of Total Chemical Sector Inputs | Rebecca Dell | Jan 24, 2022 | Supported |
| 38% | “38%” | Bullard: 38% of US corn crop meets only 10% of gasoline demand | Nat Bullard | Feb 23, 2023 | Supported |
| 38% | “38%” | Kann: US Natural Gas Use Is Split Between Power, Industry, and Buildings | Shayle Kann | Dec 9, 2021 | Supported |
| 37% | “37%” | Johnson: 37% of bid-receiving tax credits on Crux get multiple bids | Alfred Johnson | Feb 20, 2024 | Supported |
| 37% | “37%” | Houser: US clean energy investment hit $213B in first year post-IRA | Trevor Houser | Oct 12, 2023 | Supported |
| 37% | “37%” | Bullard: Global agricultural land use peaked around 2000 at over 37% | Nat Bullard | Feb 23, 2023 | Supported |
| 36% | “36%” | Kann: Underground fungal networks hold a 13-gigaton carbon sequestration pool | Shayle Kann | Jun 29, 2023 | Supported |
| 35% | “35%” | Brough: Gas turbine prices have surged 30% to 35% over five years | Tony Brough | Jun 5, 2025 | Supported |
| 35% | “35%” | Dreyfus: Natural sources drive 35% of methane emissions with no mitigation tech | Dr. Gabrielle Dreyfus | Oct 24, 2024 | Supported |
| 35% | “35%” | Janus: AI Training Loads Will Not Run as Intermittent Renewable-Following Workloads | Brian Janous | Jun 13, 2024 | — |
| 35% | “35%” | Kann: S&P Clean Energy Index is down 35% in 2023 while S&P 500 is up 8% | Shayle Kann | Nov 3, 2023 | Partly supported |
| 35% | “35%” | Lubershane: Hydrogen roundtrip power-to-power efficiency tops out at roughly 35% | Andy Lubershane | May 25, 2023 | Supported |
| 35% | “35%” | Rivest: Air conditioning emissions are 60% electricity, 35% refrigerants, 5% embodied | Jesse Rivest | Mar 3, 2022 | Supported |
| 35% | “35%” | Kann: Air freight carries 0.5% of trade volume but 35% of value | Shayle Kann | Dec 2, 2021 | Supported |
| 34% | “34%” | Matthew: Clean energy indices lagged S&P 500 by 40-50% over two years | Shanu Matthew | Mar 14, 2024 | Supported |
| 34% | “34%” | Zou: Transportation gets 30% of climate VC despite causing 15% of emissions | Kim Zou | Jan 11, 2024 | Partly supported |
| 33% | “33%” | Sivaram: Modern AI data centers convert 90% of power into compute | Varun Sivaram | Aug 28, 2025 | Supported |
| 33% | “33%” | McCoy: Minnesota's Duluth Complex contains 95% of America's nickel | Tanis McCoy | Oct 8, 2024 | Supported |
| 33% | “33%” | Matthew: Global EV sales growth is slowing toward 20% in 2024 | Shanu Matthew | Mar 14, 2024 | Supported |
| 33% | “33%” | Kann: US Natural Gas Use Is Split Between Power, Industry, and Buildings | Shayle Kann | Dec 9, 2021 | Supported |
| 32% | “32%” | Cantor: BNEF projects roughly 32% US EV sales growth in 2024 | Corey Cantor | Feb 1, 2024 | Didn’t hold up |
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