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Every specific figure ever claimed on the show. 765 match this view. Red rows are numbers the cited sources contradict.

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10% “10%” Jaffe: Lithium shortages will reduce non-China EV demand by 5% to 10% Sam Jaffe Jul 21, 2022
10% “10%” Lacey: Lithium prices rose fivefold in a year and Russia supplies 10% of nickel Stephen Lacey Jul 7, 2022 Supported
10% “10%” Kann: Even with 10% leakage, hydrogen yields an 80% GHG reduction Shayle Kann Jun 23, 2022 Supported
10% “10%” Bataille: Over 90% of captured CO2 must be permanently stored, not utilized Dr. Chris Bataille Apr 7, 2022 Held up
10% “10%” Dell: Electricity Supplies Only 10% of Total Chemical Sector Inputs Rebecca Dell Jan 24, 2022 Supported
10% “10%” Lubershain: Energy accounts for 5% to 10% of data center operational costs Andy Lubershane Sep 10, 2026 Supported
10% “10%” Lubershain: Large data centers add 10% to 30%+ to mid-sized utility loads Andy Lubershane Sep 10, 2026
9.5% “9.5%” Cantor: US EV market share rose from 2% in 2019 to 9.5% in 2023 Corey Cantor Feb 1, 2024 Supported
9% “nine percent” Kann: US, China, and EU battery-to-solar ratios lag at 9% to 20% Shayle Kann Jun 4, 2026 Supported
9% “nine percent” Bullard: Commercial and utility solar installation prices rose up to 10% Nat Bullard Jan 22, 2026 Supported
9% “nine percent” Bullard: Global oil expenditures peaked near 9% of GDP after Iranian revolution Nat Bullard Jan 15, 2026 Supported
9% “nine percent” Plant-based meat retail volume has suffered 33 consecutive months of declines. John Baumgartner Sep 28, 2023 Supported
9% “nine percent” Plant-based milks hold 15% retail value share but only 8% volume share. John Baumgartner Sep 28, 2023 Supported
9% “nine percent” Bataille: Permian methane leak rates make natural gas as dirty as coal Dr. Chris Bataille Apr 7, 2022 Supported
9% “nine percent” Schroeder: Global EV market share doubled in 2021 to around 9% Dave Schroeder Mar 17, 2022 Supported
9% “nine percent” DeWitt: Nuclear provides under 20% of US power but majority of clean electricity Jake DeWitt Feb 25, 2022 Supported
9% “nine percent” Dell: Only 4% of US Post-Consumer Plastic Is Actually Recycled Rebecca Dell Jan 24, 2022 Partly supported
8% “eight percent” Bullard: Data centers represent only 8% of global electricity demand growth Nat Bullard Jan 15, 2026 Supported
8% “eight percent” Lafarge: PJM accredits gas plants at 80% capacity versus 8% for solar Pierre Lafarge Jan 9, 2025 Supported
8% “eight percent” Frith: Normalized US LFP cell production is 8% costlier than China James Frith Oct 10, 2024 Supported
8% “eight percent” 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
8% “eight percent” Kann: Cement generates 6% to 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions Shayle Kann Nov 17, 2022 Supported
8% “eight percent” Bataille: Permian methane leak rates make natural gas as dirty as coal Dr. Chris Bataille Apr 7, 2022 Supported
8% “eight percent” Dell: Only 8% of All Historically Produced Plastic Has Been Recycled Rebecca Dell Jan 24, 2022 Supported
8% “eight percent” Naam: Steel accounts for 8% of global carbon emissions, tripling aviation Ramez Naam Nov 11, 2021 Supported
7.5% “7.5%” Cantor: US EV market share rose from 2% in 2019 to 9.5% in 2023 Corey Cantor Feb 1, 2024 Supported
7% “seven percent” Yao: Lithium makes up only ~7% of a lithium-ion cell's mass Adrian Yao Feb 20, 2025 Contradicted
7% “seven percent” Grunwald: Only 5% to 7% of Irrigable Farmland Remains Unirrigated Mike Grunwald Jan 23, 2025 Contradicted
7% “seven percent” Davidson: Nitrous oxide drives about 7% of radiative forcing Eric Davidson Mar 16, 2023 Supported
7% “seven percent” Bullard: Lithium-ion battery pack prices rose 7% in 2022 Nat Bullard Feb 23, 2023 Supported
7% “seven percent” Bataille: Permian methane leak rates make natural gas as dirty as coal Dr. Chris Bataille Apr 7, 2022 Supported
7% “seven percent” Lubershain: Gas pipelines max out at ~7% hydrogen by energy without retrofits Andy Lubershane Dec 9, 2021 Supported
6.3% “6.3%” Bullard: Energy accounts for only 1.7% to 6.3% of AI training costs Nat Bullard Feb 6, 2025 Supported
6% “six percent” Stark: Electric boilers grow at 26% annually within $17B boiler market Addison Stark Jun 19, 2025 Partly supported
6% “six percent” Koomey: Data center compute grew 6x while power rose only 6% (2010-2018) John Koomey Mar 6, 2025 Supported
6% “Six percent” Horne: Geothermal generates 6% of California's, 10% of Nevada's, and 50% of Kenya's electricity Dr. Roland Horne Jun 27, 2024 Supported
6% “six percent” Bullard: $50M transferable tax credit deals trade at 94–96 cents per dollar Nat Bullard Feb 8, 2024 Supported
6% “six percent” Bullard: Battery cell makers outside Asia hold only 6% global share Nat Bullard Feb 8, 2024 Supported
6% “six percent” Ore grades at major mines Morenci and Escondida have fallen below 0.6% Cristobal Undurraga Jun 1, 2023 Partly supported
6% “six percent” Jaffe: EVs will hit about 6% of new US sales by 2024 Sam Jaffe Sep 29, 2022 Held up
6% “six percent” Bowe: EV Share of New Car Sales Is ~30% in Europe, 5-6% in US Cassie Bowe Aug 11, 2022 Partly supported
6% “six percent” Friedmann: About 6% of Germany's electricity comes from biomass gasification Julio Friedmann Jun 9, 2022 Partly supported
6% “six percent” Janous: Data centers spurred massive civic investment and job gains in Quincy Brian Janous Sep 3, 2026 Partly supported
6% “six percent” Lubershain: EPRI found data centers already slightly lower average customer bills Andy Lubershane Sep 10, 2026 Supported
5% “five percent” Hade: 5% electricity savings opens C&I battery talks; 10% wins them Tim Hade Jul 30, 2026
5% “five percent” EVs jumped from 5 percent to 50 percent of China's market since 2020 Michael Dunne Jun 11, 2026 Supported
5% “five percent” Shafer: Spent commercial nuclear fuel is 95% uranium and 5% byproducts Dr. Jen Shafer (Jen Schaefer) Mar 26, 2026 Supported
5% “five percent” Nat Bullard: IEA projects 5M barrels per day global oil oversupply Nat Bullard Jan 22, 2026 Partly supported
5% “five percent” Lubershain: Traditional safe harbor rules will favor well-capitalized developers Andy Lubershane Jul 17, 2025
5% “five percent” Sharp: Northern Virginia data centers have a 0.5% vacancy rate Chris Sharp Jun 12, 2025 Supported
5% “five percent” Pierpoint: Heavy-duty trucks account for nearly 25% of transportation emissions Lara Pierpoint May 15, 2025 Supported
5% “five percent” Stadler: Microgrid power costs reach 3-4¢/kWh including capex over 20 years Michael Stadler Apr 7, 2025 Supported
5% “five percent” Johnson: Only about 5% of global distribution networks are monitored Charlotte Johnson Sep 24, 2024 Supported
5% “five percent” Shah: Net metering's value declines past 5% solar penetration Jigar Shah May 23, 2024
5% “five percent” Garaman: Magnet metals are 40% of rare earth volume, 95% of value Ahmad Ghahreman Apr 25, 2024 Supported
5% “five percent” Mills projects distribution transformer prices will rise 0% to 5% in 2024 Tim Mills Feb 22, 2024 Held up
5% “five percent” Kann: LFP battery market share surged from 5% to 42% since 2019 Shayle Kann Feb 8, 2024 Supported
5% “five percent” Plant-based meat retail volume has suffered 33 consecutive months of declines. John Baumgartner Sep 28, 2023 Supported
5% “five percent” Hertz-Shargel: Bitcoin mining raises Texas power bills by $1.8B annually Ben Hertz-Shargel May 11, 2023 Supported
5% “five percent” Kann: Fertilizer production is 1.5-2% of global emissions, soil N2O is ~5% Shayle Kann Feb 2, 2023 Supported
5% “five percent” Rogers: Only about 5% of households have green bin access Matt Rogers Jan 19, 2023 Supported
5% “five percent” Major corporations commit to replacing five percent of jet fuel demand Varun Sivaram Dec 15, 2022 Supported
5% “five percent” Ellis: Low-carbon cement green premiums are negligible for building owners Leah Ellis Nov 17, 2022
5% “five percent” Lubershain: Midwest heat pump adoption rose from 5% to 20% Andy Lubershane Nov 10, 2022 Contradicted
5% “five percent” Mukhopadhyay: Electric aircraft can only address 0.1% of global passenger kilometers Jayant Mukhopadhyay Aug 18, 2022 Supported
5% “five percent” Visioni: Sulfate geoengineering ozone depletion would likely stay within 5% Dan Visioni Jun 16, 2022
5% “five percent” Kann: Nitrogen fertilizers account for roughly 6.5% of global emissions Shayle Kann May 12, 2022 Partly supported
5% “five percent” Rivest: Air conditioning emissions are 60% electricity, 35% refrigerants, 5% embodied Jesse Rivest Mar 3, 2022 Supported
4.4% “4.4%” Koomey: US data center power share rose to 4.4% in 2023 John Koomey Mar 6, 2025 Supported
4.1% “4.1%” Houser: Clean energy rose to 4.1% of total US investment Trevor Houser Oct 12, 2023 Supported
4% “four percent” Bullard: Electricity spending has stayed range-bound between 3% and 4% of GDP Nat Bullard Jan 15, 2026 Supported
4% “four percent” Sivaram: AI data centers could consume 25% of US electricity by 2035 Varun Sivaram Aug 28, 2025
4% “four percent” Grabow: Ships transport only about 2% of US freight Colin Grabow Apr 18, 2024 Supported
4% “four percent” Kann: Financing becomes 60% of renewable costs at 12% interest Shayle Kann Feb 8, 2024 Supported
4% “four percent” Cantor: Only 4% of the $5B federal NEVI EV charging funds have been awarded Corey Cantor Feb 1, 2024 Supported
4% “four percent” Webber: Cold chain and cooking consume 40% of food system energy Dr. Michael Webber Sep 8, 2023 Supported
4% “four percent” EU gas power generation actually increased by nearly 4 percent in 2022 Anne-Sophie Corbeau Jan 12, 2023 Supported
4% “four percent” Webber: US water heating uses more energy than Switzerland and Sweden combined Dr. Michael Webber Sep 15, 2022 Supported
4% “four percent” Rivest: Air conditioning causes roughly 4% of global emissions, twice aviation Jesse Rivest Mar 3, 2022 Supported
4% “four percent” Shah: Solar and wind projects yield mere 2% to 4% returns Jigar Shah Jan 10, 2022
3% “three percent” Bayes: Tax credit purchases reduce corporate effective tax rates by roughly 3% Katie Bayes Apr 6, 2026
3% “three percent” Bullard: China's electrified energy share grew from 3% to 30% since 1970 Nat Bullard Jan 15, 2026 Supported
3% “three percent” Bullard: Electricity spending has stayed range-bound between 3% and 4% of GDP Nat Bullard Jan 15, 2026 Supported
3% “three percent” Loo: Shipping accounts for about 3% of global emissions Dr. Lynn Loo Jul 12, 2024 Supported
3% “three percent” Zou: Climate tech deal count fell only 3% in 2023 Kim Zou Jan 11, 2024 Supported
3% “three percent” Pantano: Space Heating and Cooling Accounts for 55% of Average US Home Emissions Steve Pantano Oct 19, 2023 Partly supported
3% “three percent” Plant-based meat retail volume has suffered 33 consecutive months of declines. John Baumgartner Sep 28, 2023 Supported
3% “3%” Webber: Global photosynthesis averages 0.3% efficiency, peaking at 10% Dr. Michael Webber Sep 8, 2023 Supported
3% “three percent” Steele: The continent of Africa produces 2% to 3% of global emissions Kate Steele Oct 27, 2022 Supported
3% “three percent” Powell: US residential solar penetration is at 3% of 77M homes Mary Powell Jan 31, 2022 Supported
3% “three percent” Kann: Aviation generates 2% to 3% of global greenhouse emissions Shayle Kann Dec 2, 2021 Supported
2.5% “2.5%” Shah: US electricity load growth is rising from 0.4% to 2.5% annually Jigar Shah May 23, 2024 Supported
2.3% “2.3%” Pierpoint: 2021 Global Energy Efficiency Growth Fell to 1.9%, Lagging Net-Zero Goals Lara Pierpoint Mar 3, 2022 Supported
2% “two percent” Bullard: Tech CapEx at roughly 2% of GDP exceeds historic megaprojects Nat Bullard Jan 15, 2026 Supported
2% “two percent” Stark: Electric boilers grow at 26% annually within $17B boiler market Addison Stark Jun 19, 2025 Partly supported
2% “two percent” Koomey: US data center power share rose to 4.4% in 2023 John Koomey Mar 6, 2025 Supported
2% “two percent” Lockmiller: US data center vacancy rates have dropped below 1% Chase Lockmiller Oct 22, 2024 Contradicted
2% “two percent” Johnson: Replacing methane power plants with hydrogen cuts emissions by 97% Pete Johnson Aug 23, 2024 Supported
2% “two percent” Garaman: Cyclic Materials aims to recycle 2% of global rare earths by 2032 Ahmad Ghahreman Apr 25, 2024 Open
2% “two percent” Grabow: Ships transport only about 2% of US freight Colin Grabow Apr 18, 2024 Supported
2% “two percent” Grabow: 1980s GAO study found Jones Act cost Alaska 2% of income Colin Grabow Apr 18, 2024 Supported
2% “two percent” Cantor: US EV market share rose from 2% in 2019 to 9.5% in 2023 Corey Cantor Feb 1, 2024 Supported
2% “two percent” Pantano: Space Heating and Cooling Accounts for 55% of Average US Home Emissions Steve Pantano Oct 19, 2023 Partly supported
2% “two percent” Bullard: Solar projects average 1% cost overruns compared to large infrastructure Nat Bullard Mar 2, 2023 Supported
2% “two percent” Kann: Fertilizer production is 1.5-2% of global emissions, soil N2O is ~5% Shayle Kann Feb 2, 2023 Supported
2% “two percent” Kann: Ammonia production and application create over 2% of global emissions Shayle Kann Jan 5, 2023 Supported
2% “two percent” Kann: Only 2% of total climate financing targets methane Shayle Kann Dec 22, 2022 Supported
2% “two percent” Jenkins: Corporate self-sanctioning stranded 1.5M barrels daily of Russian crude exports Jesse Jenkins Mar 31, 2022 Supported
2% “two percent” Rutherford: Waste fats and oils can meet just 2% of fuel demand Dan Rutherford Dec 2, 2021 Supported
1.9% “1.9%” Pierpoint: 2021 Global Energy Efficiency Growth Fell to 1.9%, Lagging Net-Zero Goals Lara Pierpoint Mar 3, 2022 Supported
1.7% “1.7%” Houser: Clean energy rose to 4.1% of total US investment Trevor Houser Oct 12, 2023 Supported
1.5% “1.5%” Specht: Plant-based meat is 1.5% of US meat, plant milk is 16% Liz Specht Apr 14, 2022 Supported
1.5% “1.5%” Lubershain: Electricity accounts for 1% to 1.5% of average personal income Andy Lubershane Sep 10, 2026
1.4% “1.4%” Baglino: Utility-scale solar plant transformers fail at about 1.4% per year Drew Baglino Feb 19, 2026 Not publicly verifiable
1.2% “1.2%” Bullard: Tech CapEx at roughly 2% of GDP exceeds historic megaprojects Nat Bullard Jan 15, 2026 Supported
1.2% “1.2%” Bullard: Only 1.2% of Fortune 100 board members have energy expertise Nat Bullard Mar 2, 2023 Supported
1% “one percent” Yedvab: Reflecting under 1% of sunlight stabilizes global temperatures Yanai Yedvab Jul 1, 2026 Supported
1% “1%” US uranium enrichment market share dropped from 86% to under 0.1% Scott Nolan Apr 2, 2026 Supported
1% “one percent” Baglino: Silicon carbide in Tesla inverters saved three miles of battery Drew Baglino Feb 19, 2026 Supported
1% “one percent” Baglino: Utility-scale solar plant transformers fail at about 1.4% per year Drew Baglino Feb 19, 2026 Not publicly verifiable
1% “one percent” Bullard: BYD grew from 0.1% to Singapore's top auto seller in four years Nat Bullard Jan 22, 2026 Supported
1% “a percent” Bullard: Tech CapEx at roughly 2% of GDP exceeds historic megaprojects Nat Bullard Jan 15, 2026 Supported
1% “one percent” Sridhar: Data center developer interest in off-grid power jumped from 1% to 29% K.R. Sridhar Oct 21, 2025
1% “one percent” Guernsey: Up to 20% of grid capacity runs under 1% of time Dana Guernsey Oct 2, 2025 Supported
1% “one percent” Boomhauer: Modeling rare disasters requires centuries of nonexistent historical data Dr. Judson Boomhauer Apr 10, 2025
1% “one percent” Boomhauer: Correlated disaster risks break the law of large numbers for insurers Dr. Judson Boomhauer Apr 10, 2025
1% “a percent” Bullard: US 10-year electricity load growth projections rebounded above 1% Nat Bullard Feb 6, 2025 Supported
1% “a percent” Bullard: Actual US electricity demand saw zero total growth despite projections Nat Bullard Feb 6, 2025 Supported
1% “one percent” Bullard: China's apparent oil demand likely peaked in 2023 Nat Bullard Jan 30, 2025 Contradicted
1% “one percent” Janous: Land represents just 1% of a data center's 15-year total cost. Brian Janous Dec 5, 2024 Supported
1% “one percent” Lockmiller: US data center vacancy rates have dropped below 1% Chase Lockmiller Oct 22, 2024 Contradicted
1% “a percent” Johnson: Industrial gas operators lose only 0.25% to 1% to leakage Pete Johnson Aug 23, 2024 Not publicly verifiable
1% “one percent” Garaman: Less than 1% of rare earth elements are recycled globally Ahmad Ghahreman Apr 25, 2024 Supported
1% “one percent” Bullard: LEDs surged from 1% of global residential sales in 2010 to over 50% in 2022 Nat Bullard Feb 8, 2024 Supported
1% “one percent” Lubbershane: U.S. battery factories in development will consume over 1% of national power Andy Lubershane Aug 17, 2023 Supported
1% “1%” Hawkins: The 13-gigaton fungal carbon pool is just 0.1% of soil carbon Dr. Heidi Jane Hawkins Jun 29, 2023 Supported
1% “one percent” Average copper ore grades have fallen below 1% Cristobal Undurraga Jun 1, 2023 Supported
1% “one percent” Bullard: Solar projects average 1% cost overruns compared to large infrastructure Nat Bullard Mar 2, 2023 Supported
1% “one percent” Bullard: Global agricultural land use peaked around 2000 at over 37% Nat Bullard Feb 23, 2023 Supported
1% “one percent” Reed: External Transmission Can Support Under 1% of ERCOT Load Liza Reed Nov 3, 2022 Contradicted
1% “one percent” Yergin: Russia's share of India's oil imports jumped from 1% to 20% Dr. Daniel Yergin Sep 22, 2022 Supported
1% “1%” Mukhopadhyay: Electric aircraft can only address 0.1% of global passenger kilometers Jayant Mukhopadhyay Aug 18, 2022 Supported
1% “one percent” Jenkins: Doubling EU heat pump deployment replaces only 1% of Russian gas Jesse Jenkins Mar 31, 2022 Supported
1% “one percent” Kann: Data centers consume over 1% of global electricity Shayle Kann Dec 16, 2021 Supported
1% “a percent” Kann: Air freight carries 0.5% of trade volume but 35% of value Shayle Kann Dec 2, 2021 Supported
1% “one percent” Rutherford: Sustainable aviation fuel accounts for less than 0.1% of global use Dan Rutherford Dec 2, 2021 Supported
0.7% “0.7%” Friedmann: EU Law Mandates 0.7% E-Fuels for Aviation by 2030 Julio Friedmann May 2, 2024 Supported
0.5% “half percent” Baglino: Central inverters average 97.5% to 98% availability, leading solar plant underperformance Drew Baglino Feb 19, 2026 Supported
0.5% “half percent” Black: New Mexico subsidizes up to 90% of new hire wages Rob Black Nov 18, 2025 Supported
0.5% “0.5%” Norris: 0.5% data center curtailment unlocks 98 gigawatts of capacity Tyler Norris Mar 27, 2025 Supported
0.5% “half percent” Friedmann: Methanol will become a major fuel for decarbonizing maritime shipping Julio Friedmann May 2, 2024
0.5% “half percent” Cantor: US EV market share rose from 2% in 2019 to 9.5% in 2023 Corey Cantor Feb 1, 2024 Supported
0.5% “half percent” Hertz-Shargel: King Mountain nodes see negative pricing 12.5% of the time Ben Hertz-Shargel May 11, 2023 Supported
0.5% “half percent” Kann: Fertilizer application drives more warming than ammonia production Shayle Kann Mar 16, 2023 Supported
0.5% “half percent” Kann: Fertilizer production is 1.5-2% of global emissions, soil N2O is ~5% Shayle Kann Feb 2, 2023 Supported
0.5% “half percent” Kann: Nitrogen fertilizers account for roughly 6.5% of global emissions Shayle Kann May 12, 2022 Partly supported
0.5% “half percent” Dell: Global Ammonia Production Generates 1.5% of Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rebecca Dell Jan 24, 2022 Partly supported
0.5% “half percent” Dell: US Upstream Methane Leakage Doubles Climate Impact of Fossil Inputs Rebecca Dell Jan 24, 2022 Supported
0.5% “half percent” Lubershain: EDF Studies Find 2.5% Natural Gas Leak Rate Across Supply Chain Andy Lubershane Dec 9, 2021 Supported
0.5% “half percent” Lubershain: Home Gas Appliances With Upstream Leaks Are Worse Than Coal Andy Lubershane Dec 9, 2021 Contradicted
0.5% “half percent” Kann: Aviation causes roughly 3.5% of total anthropogenic warming Shayle Kann Dec 2, 2021 Supported
0.4% “0.4%” Shah: US electricity load growth is rising from 0.4% to 2.5% annually Jigar Shah May 23, 2024 Supported
0.25% “0.25%” Norris: 0.5% data center curtailment unlocks 98 gigawatts of capacity Tyler Norris Mar 27, 2025 Supported
0.25% “0.25%” Norris: Data center curtailment requires only partial load reduction in most hours Tyler Norris Mar 27, 2025 Supported
0.2% “0.2%” Bullard: BYD reached 14.4% Singapore auto market share in December 2024 Nat Bullard Feb 6, 2025 Supported
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