The Numbers Museum

Every specific figure ever claimed on the show. 162 match this view. Red rows are numbers the cited sources contradict.

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FigureAs spokenThe claimWhoWhenChecked?
14.5T “14.5 trillion” Deloitte analysis says climate inaction could cost US $14.5 trillion Stephen Lacey Jun 1, 2022 Supported
11T “a 10 trillion” Elon Musk canceled Tesla's affordable car to pursue a $10T AI pivot Steve LeVine May 15, 2024
5T “five trillion” Hamilton: Clean energy investment must hit $5T annually for net-zero Katherine Hamilton Feb 22, 2024
5T “a four trillion” Stephen Lacey: $4 Trillion in Global Financial Assets Face Climate Risk Stephen Lacey Apr 6, 2022 Supported
4T “a three trillion” Baumgarten: The global fashion sector represents a three-trillion-dollar industry Bettina Baumgarten Oct 5, 2022 Partly supported
4T “four trillion” Hamilton: Expecting Manchin to Back a $4T Bill Was Unrealistic Katherine Hamilton Jan 7, 2022
3.5T “3.5 trillion” Pfund: Global oil and gas subsidies reached $7T in 2022 Nancy Pfund Oct 16, 2023 Supported
2T “two trillion” Dutta: Power grid will decentralize into mini-grids and behind-the-meter loads over 30 years Shomik Dutta Oct 8, 2025
2T “two trillion” Shah: DOGE cannot reach $2T cuts without defense, Social Security, or healthcare Jigar Shah Feb 19, 2025 Supported
2T “two trillion” Hamilton: Clean energy investment must hit $5T annually for net-zero Katherine Hamilton Feb 22, 2024
1.5T “1.5 trillion” Natale: Permafrost stores 1.5 trillion tons of carbon, double atmospheric levels Dr. Sue Natale Jul 13, 2022 Supported
800B “eight hundred billion” Port of Houston generates $800 billion in annual economic value Alexandria Herr Nov 9, 2022 Supported
400B “four hundred billion” Lott: Central Bank of Russia Was Blocked From Over $400B Abroad Dr. Melissa Lott Jul 6, 2023 Contradicted
300B “three hundred billion” Hsieh: Reaching net-zero by 2050 requires $10T in private clean energy capital Elaine Hsieh Oct 16, 2023
80B “eighty billion” Adams: LA's clean energy transition will cost between $60B and $80B Marty Adams Mar 28, 2023 Supported
73B “seventy-three billion” Hamilton: 2023 distribution grid investment topped transmission at $173B vs $137B Katherine Hamilton Feb 22, 2024 Supported
70B “seventy billion” Fernandez: $60B–$70B infra funds have 15-year track records without project losses Mario Fernandez Jun 4, 2025 Supported
67B “sixty-seven billion” Hsieh: DOE has $43B available to deploy over the next six months Elaine Hsieh Oct 16, 2023 Contradicted
60B “sixty billion” Shah: Clean energy VC investment reached roughly $60B annually in 2020-2022 Jigar Shah Jul 16, 2024 Supported
60B “sixty billion” Hamilton: IRA allocates $30B for renewables, $10B for EVs, and $60B for communities Katherine Hamilton Aug 10, 2022 Supported
43B “forty-three billion” Hsieh: DOE has $43B available to deploy over the next six months Elaine Hsieh Oct 16, 2023 Contradicted
38B “one thirty-seven billion” Hamilton: 2023 distribution grid investment topped transmission at $173B vs $137B Katherine Hamilton Feb 22, 2024 Supported
35B “thirty five billion” Jurowicz: Venture Global raised over $35B in project finance for modular LNG Jake Jurowicz Aug 12, 2026 Supported
32B “a thirty-one billion” Ike Dike is a $31 billion project taking 18 years to build Alexandria Herr Nov 9, 2022 Supported
30B “thirty billion” Hamilton: Only $5B of Federal Grid Funding Targets New Transmission Katherine Hamilton Feb 1, 2024 Supported
30B “thirty billion” Hamilton: IRA allocates $30B for renewables, $10B for EVs, and $60B for communities Katherine Hamilton Aug 10, 2022 Supported
21B “a twenty billion” The battery recycling industry could reach $20 billion this decade Stephen Lacey Jun 15, 2022
20B “twenty billion” St. John: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund totals $27 billion Jeff St. John Aug 15, 2023 Supported
20B “twenty billion” Hamilton: EPA's $20B Green Bank can leverage another $20B in debt Katherine Hamilton Jan 19, 2023 Supported
20B “twenty billion” Kra: SVB's unhedged mortgage securities were a massive risk management failure Gabriel Kra Mar 20, 2023
12B “twelve billion” Westhoff: US Solar Industry Employs Four Times More People Than Coal Eric Wesoff Apr 27, 2022 Partly supported
10B “ten billion” Hsieh: DOE Allocating Up to $1B to Support Hydrogen Demand Mechanisms Elaine Hsieh Oct 16, 2023 Supported
10B “ten billion” Bowman: Global Carbon Removal Must Reach 10 Gigatons Annually by 2050 Savvy Bowman Aug 23, 2023 Supported
10B “ten billion” Brose: UN science requires 10 to 15 gigatons of carbon removal annually Raphael Brose Dec 6, 2022 Partly supported
10B “ten billion” Hamilton: IRA allocates $30B for renewables, $10B for EVs, and $60B for communities Katherine Hamilton Aug 10, 2022 Supported
10B “ten billion” Westhoff: Auxin Solar froze the $10 billion US solar market Eric Wesoff Apr 27, 2022
9B “nine billion” Crux Report: Transferable Tax Credits Reached $7B-$9B in 2023 Stephen Lacey Feb 1, 2024 Supported
8B “eight billion” St. John: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund totals $27 billion Jeff St. John Aug 15, 2023 Supported
7B “seven billion” St. John: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund totals $27 billion Jeff St. John Aug 15, 2023 Supported
7B “a six billion” Gallucci: DOE has $6B program for industrial decarbonization Maria Gallucci Aug 15, 2023 Supported
6B “a five billion” Cotton: Global Battery Recycling Market Will Reach $25 Billion by 2030 Steve Cotton Mar 5, 2024 Open
6B “a five billion” Senator Becker: California bundles wildfire costs and social programs into electricity rates Josh Becker Oct 6, 2023 Supported
5B “five billion” Hamilton: Only $5B of Federal Grid Funding Targets New Transmission Katherine Hamilton Feb 1, 2024 Supported
5B “five billion” Friedman: IPCC carbon removal target equals total global oil and gas volume Julio Friedman Dec 6, 2022 Partly supported
4B “four-billion” San Miguel Electric Cooperative secured a $1.4B USDA grant for renewables Lara Pierpoint Dec 17, 2025 Supported
4B “a three billion” DOE issued a $3B loan guarantee to Sunnova for aggregated solar and storage Stephen Lacey Feb 15, 2024 Supported
4B “four billion” Shah: Incompetent states are failing to apply for $4B in federal funds Jigar Shah Jan 19, 2023
3.7B “a 2.7 billion” Lacey: Ford recorded a $2.7 billion loss shutting down Argo AI Stephen Lacey Jan 25, 2023 Supported
3B “a two billion” Friedman: Scaling carbon removal requires oil and gas industry skills Julio Friedman Dec 6, 2022
3B “three billion” Atwood: Global steel production will peak around 3 billion tons by 2050 Julia Atwood Aug 31, 2022 Open
2.9B “a 1.9 billion” Coppola: LG and GM faced a $1.9B Chevy Bolt recall in 2021 Gabrielle Coppola Jun 14, 2023 Supported
2.5B “a 1.5 billion” PREPA signed a $1.5 billion gas infrastructure deal with New Fortress Maria Gallucci Jun 8, 2022 Supported
2B “two billion” Lacey: Zero EV chargers built yet from $7.5B federal infrastructure program Stephen Lacey Dec 12, 2023 Partly supported
2B “two billion” Lacey: Redwood Materials Raised $1B Round Alongside $2B DOE Loan Guarantee Stephen Lacey Sep 21, 2023 Supported
2B “two billion” Atwood: Global steel production will peak around 3 billion tons by 2050 Julia Atwood Aug 31, 2022 Open
1.8B “1.8 billion” Needham: CFS built a breakthrough magnet in 38 months, raising $1.8B Rick Needham Jun 18, 2025 Supported
1.8B “1.8 billion” Kra: SVB's unhedged mortgage securities were a massive risk management failure Gabriel Kra Mar 20, 2023
1.5B “a half billion” Ørsted cancels two NJ offshore wind projects, taking $5.5B write-down Stephen Lacey Nov 3, 2023 Supported
1.5B “a half billion” Proposed Wyoming wells would draw 1.5 billion gallons of water annually Melody Edwards Aug 24, 2022 Supported
1B “a billion” Needham: Fusion plants can be licensed in 18 months for under $10M Rick Needham Jun 18, 2025
1B “a billion” Lee: Distributed energy faces crushing operational overhead compared to utility-scale projects Amanda Lee Jun 12, 2025
1B “a billion” Anderson: Startups needing over $1B to scale must be extraordinary to fund Dr. Carly Anderson Jan 17, 2024
1B “a billion” Hsieh: DOE Allocating Up to $1B to Support Hydrogen Demand Mechanisms Elaine Hsieh Oct 16, 2023 Supported
700M “seven hundred million” Lacey: First Solar Sold $700M of 45X Tax Credits Stephen Lacey Feb 1, 2024 Supported
650M “six hundred fifty million” Gallucci: IEA Projects 650M Electric Cars on the Road by 2040 Maria Gallucci Nov 3, 2023 Supported
600M “six hundred million” Chan: Cypress DAC Hub won $50M grant, eligible for $600M Doug Chan Jan 8, 2025 Supported
500M “five hundred million” Needham: Fusion plants can be licensed in 18 months for under $10M Rick Needham Jun 18, 2025
300M “three hundred million” Pinkowski: Nitricity needs up to $300M to disrupt conventional fertilizer markets Nico Pinkowski Jul 15, 2026
300M “three hundred million” Woolard: NRG and Google invested $300M and $150M in BrightSource's Ivanpah John Woolard Nov 13, 2024 Supported
280M “two hundred eighty million” EV adoption will heavily shift grid cost-to-serve to local distribution Apoorv Bhargava Nov 16, 2023 Open
200M “two hundred million” Raising $100M-$200M only funds a single clean energy infrastructure project Chris Taylor Jan 22, 2025
200M “two hundred million” Unregulated grid-powered hydrogen would add 200 million metric tons of CO2 Adi Basham Aug 3, 2023
150M “a hundred fifty million” Jaramillo: Form Energy won a $150M DOE grant for manufacturing equipment Mateo Jaramillo Jul 1, 2026 Supported
120M “hundred twenty million” EV adoption will heavily shift grid cost-to-serve to local distribution Apoorv Bhargava Nov 16, 2023 Open
100M “A hundred million” Pinkowski: Nitricity needs up to $300M to disrupt conventional fertilizer markets Nico Pinkowski Jul 15, 2026
100M “hundred million” Beauchamp: 8 Rivers needs $100M to reach FID on two major projects Damien Beauchamp Sep 10, 2025
100M “a hundred million” Raising $100M-$200M only funds a single clean energy infrastructure project Chris Taylor Jan 22, 2025
100M “a hundred million” Orthofer: Decarbonizing existing hydrogen demand requires 1,000 GW of electrolysis Anna Orthofer Jun 3, 2024 Supported
100M “a hundred million” Bhargava: Lack of software rate-basing will force artificial hardware bundling Apoorv Bhargava Apr 17, 2024
100M “a hundred million” Houston storm surge could instantly release half a Deepwater Horizon spill Dr. Jim Blackburn Nov 9, 2022 Supported
100M “hundred million” Li-Cycle raised over $500 million through a SPAC merger Julian Spector Jun 15, 2022 Supported
80M “eighty million” Bhargava: The US has 280 million cars, doubling household count Apoorv Bhargava Apr 17, 2024 Supported
80M “eighty million” Bhargava: Grid operators cannot manage millions of EVs without AI Apoorv Bhargava Apr 17, 2024
80M “eighty million” Lacey: Ascend Elements Raised Over $500M Following $480M Federal Grant Stephen Lacey Sep 21, 2023 Supported
80M “eighty million” Lacey: Cogentrix building $80M battery system at retired Mass. coal site Stephen Lacey Sep 21, 2023 Supported
80M “eighty million” Global SAF production reached 80 million gallons in 2022, up 200% Maria Gallucci Feb 1, 2023 Supported
71M “seventy-one million” Pierpoint: US steelmakers to produce over 71M tons of steel Lara Pierpoint Nov 7, 2025 Supported
60M “sixty million” Bowman: DOE Launches World's First Direct Government Carbon Removal Purchasing Program Savvy Bowman Aug 23, 2023 Supported
50M “fifty million” Chan: Cypress DAC Hub won $50M grant, eligible for $600M Doug Chan Jan 8, 2025 Supported
50M “fifty million” Phillips: Modern smart meters capture 50 million times more data Mike Phillips Jun 25, 2024 Supported
50M “fifty million” Lacey: Beijing Olympics piped 50M gallons of water into water-stressed region Stephen Lacey Feb 9, 2022 Supported
49M “forty nine million” Lacey: Obama Administration Granted $249M to A123 Systems in 2009 Stephen Lacey Jun 14, 2023 Supported
45M “forty-five million” Pinkowski: Hormuz closure will push 45M more people into food insecurity Nico Pinkowski Jul 15, 2026 Open
41M “forty one million” Shah: US has $40B in announced carbon sequestration investment Jigar Shah May 1, 2023 Supported
37M “thirty-seven million” Hernandez: EIA data shows 37 million US households face energy insecurity Dr. Diana Hernandez Mar 30, 2022 Supported
35M “thirty-five million” Bowman: DOE Launches World's First Direct Government Carbon Removal Purchasing Program Savvy Bowman Aug 23, 2023 Supported
32M “thirty-two million” Galarza: 82 US Cities Adopted Building Electrification Policies Within Three Years Chris Galarza Apr 19, 2023 Supported
31M “thirty-one million” 31 million Americans live in communities with all-electric building codes Brady Seals Feb 15, 2023 Supported
20M “twenty million” EV adoption will heavily shift grid cost-to-serve to local distribution Apoorv Bhargava Nov 16, 2023 Open
20M “twenty million” Florida's coastal development model operates as an ecological Ponzi scheme Michael Grunwald Oct 24, 2022
20M “twenty million” Musk expects Tesla to hit 20 million annual vehicles with 50% growth David Ferris May 4, 2022 Supported
12M “twelve million” Rangarajan: 1,318 Companies Had 112M Metric Ton CO2 Reporting Gap in 2020 Sinduja Rangarajan Nov 16, 2022 Supported
11M “eleven million” Lacey: Google Nest has sold 11 million smart thermostats Stephen Lacey Feb 8, 2023 Supported
10M “ten million” Pinkowski: Nitricity closed an almost $10M USDA Rural Development loan Nico Pinkowski Jul 15, 2026 Contradicted
10M “ten million” Needham: Fusion plants can be licensed in 18 months for under $10M Rick Needham Jun 18, 2025
10M “ten million” Ravindran: AI in energy is not new; algorithms deployed decades ago Sadia Ravindran Apr 17, 2024
10M “ten million” Cotton: 10 Million Tons of Battery Scrap and Dead Cells Available by 2030 Steve Cotton Mar 5, 2024 Open
10M “ten million” Gallucci: IEA Projects 650M Electric Cars on the Road by 2040 Maria Gallucci Nov 3, 2023 Supported
10M “ten million” US consumes roughly ten million metric tons of hydrogen annually Stephen Lacey Aug 3, 2023 Supported
10M “ten million” Shah: 10M tons of clean hydrogen requires 200GW of renewables Jigar Shah May 17, 2023 Supported
10M “ten million” Shah: US has $46B in announced clean hydrogen capital allocation Jigar Shah May 1, 2023 Supported
10M “ten million” Shah: US will produce 10 million tons of clean hydrogen by 2030 Jigar Shah Mar 8, 2023 Open
10M “ten million” Houston storm surge could instantly release half a Deepwater Horizon spill Dr. Jim Blackburn Nov 9, 2022 Supported
10M “ten million” Florida will not force mass climate retreat for South Florida residents Michael Grunwald Oct 24, 2022
10M “ten million” Corbeau: EU green hydrogen goal requires 500 TWh of renewable electricity Anne-Sophie Corbeau Aug 3, 2022 Partly supported
10M “Ten million” Corbeau: EU hydrogen import target equals 40 NEOM-scale projects by 2030 Anne-Sophie Corbeau Aug 3, 2022 Supported
10M “ten million” Canary says Mast buried ten million pounds of fire-killed trees in Montana Grant Canary Sep 9, 2026 Supported
9.5M “9.5 million” Lott: CARB projects 9.5 million fewer gas cars sold by 2035 Dr. Melissa Lott May 10, 2023 Supported
8M “eight million” Microsoft agrees to purchase 8 million tons of carbon from Chestnut Carbon Phil Goodman Dec 12, 2025
8M “eight million” Announced clean hydrogen projects through 2030 total 8 million metric tons Adi Basham Aug 3, 2023 Supported
8M “eight million” SMUD power plants emit 2M tons of carbon while buildings and transport emit 8M Paul Lau Jul 12, 2022 Supported
8M “eight million” SMUD is investing $2B to cut 1M metric tons of carbon in transport and buildings Paul Lau Jul 12, 2022
7M “seven million” Cook: Utility mapped grid in GIS, modeled 63% of power flow Elizabeth Cook Jun 29, 2023
7M “seven million” Herr: 14% of LA public schools are within 2,500 feet of oil wells Alexandria Herr May 11, 2022 Partly supported
6M “six million” Haspel: Soy Yields Six Million Calories Per Acre, Tripling Other Legumes Tamar Haspel Sep 15, 2022 Supported
6M “six million” Lacey: Six million central AC units are installed in the US annually Stephen Lacey Jun 29, 2022 Partly supported
6M “six million” Gard-Murray: Delaying heat pump bill locks 6M families out for 20 years Alexander Gard-Murray Jun 29, 2022
4M “a three million” Nextracker co-located manufacturing with JM Steel at Steel Dynamics' Texas mill Dan Shugar Mar 26, 2025 Supported
4M “four million” Gordon: COVID-19 lockdowns caused only single-digit drop in global oil demand Deborah Gordon Nov 12, 2021 Partly supported
3M “three million” North American TAM for Graphitic Energy's carbon byproduct is 3 million tons Zach Jones Aug 13, 2025
3M “three million” Brose: Global carbon removal capacity is only 3 million tons per year Raphael Brose Dec 6, 2022 Partly supported
3M “three million” Puerto Rico took nearly one year to fully restore electricity post-Maria Stephen Lacey Jun 8, 2022 Partly supported
2.7M “2.7 million” Microsoft contracted 2.7M tons of carbon removal from Ørsted over 11 years Lara Pierpoint Dec 12, 2025 Supported
2.5M “2503 thousand” Adams: LA requires 2,500 to 3,000 MW of in-basin dispatchable generation Marty Adams Mar 28, 2023 Supported
2M “two million” LineVision bid on a $750K utility RFP with just $2M in capital Karthik Rao Apr 9, 2025
2M “A one million” Lee: $1M clean energy deals are not 1,000x simpler than $1B deals Amanda Lee Mar 12, 2024
2M “two million” Haspel: Soy Yields Six Million Calories Per Acre, Tripling Other Legumes Tamar Haspel Sep 15, 2022 Supported
2M “two million” The Ogallala Aquifer supports $35 billion in annual agriculture Stephen Lacey Aug 24, 2022 Supported
2M “two million” SMUD power plants emit 2M tons of carbon while buildings and transport emit 8M Paul Lau Jul 12, 2022 Supported
1.8M “1.8 million” Lacey: California Reaches 1.8M Rooftop Solar Installations and 25% EV Sales Share Stephen Lacey Oct 6, 2023 Supported
1.8M “1.8 million” St. John: California Rule Mandates 1.8M Commercial Trucks Go Zero-Emission Over 20 Years Jeff St. John Oct 6, 2023 Partly supported
1.7M “1.7 million” Hamilton: Fossil Fuel Workers Resist Solar and Wind Jobs Due to Pay Katherine Hamilton Dec 22, 2023
1.5M “a half million” Pinkowski: Nitricity secured $6.5M via a grant and 48C tax credit Nico Pinkowski Jul 15, 2026 Supported
1M “a million” Jaramillo: Form Energy is operating half of a 1-million-square-foot factory Mateo Jaramillo Jul 1, 2026 Supported
1M “a million” Phillips: Sense devices collect up to one million data samples per second Mike Phillips Jun 25, 2024 Supported
1M “a million” Bowman: South Texas DAC Hub Will Remove 1M Metric Tons Annually Savvy Bowman Aug 23, 2023 Open
1M “a million” Lacey: Obama-era EV and battery manufacturing targets failed to materialize Stephen Lacey Jun 14, 2023 Supported
1M “one million” SMUD is investing $2B to cut 1M metric tons of carbon in transport and buildings Paul Lau Jul 12, 2022
1M “a million” Spector: Oahu's coal facility is the island's largest power plant Julian Spector Jan 13, 2022 Partly supported
1K “a thousand” Promethean tripled thermal battery efficiency before commercial launch Sam White Oct 22, 2025 Supported
1K “a thousand” Needham: SPARC reactor targets 100MW thermal power with 10x energy gain Rick Needham Jun 18, 2025 Open
1K “a thousand” Lee: Distributed energy faces crushing operational overhead compared to utility-scale projects Amanda Lee Jun 12, 2025
1K “a Thousand” Halfacre: Distributed infrastructure suffers transaction friction from fragmented, non-traditional counterparties Rachel Halfacre Jun 12, 2025
1K “a thousand” Baglino: Tesla Built 1,000 'Powerwall Zero' Units From Model S Batteries Drew Baglino Apr 23, 2025 Supported
1K “a thousand” Orthofer: Decarbonizing existing hydrogen demand requires 1,000 GW of electrolysis Anna Orthofer Jun 3, 2024 Supported
1K “a thousand” O'Donnell: Electricity Moves 1,000 Miles While Steam Moves 1,000 Meters John O'Donnell Apr 9, 2024
1K “a thousand” O'Donnell: 1,000°C bricks match lithium-ion energy density at one-tenth the cost John O'Donnell Apr 9, 2024 Supported
1K “a thousand” Lee: $1M clean energy deals are not 1,000x simpler than $1B deals Amanda Lee Mar 12, 2024
1K “a thousand” Cumulative US LNG emissions could exceed the footprint of 1,000 coal plants Jeremy Symons Dec 18, 2023 Supported
1K “a thousand” Florida attracts 1,000 new residents every day Michael Grunwald Oct 24, 2022 Supported
1K “a thousand” Western US megadrought is worst in over 1,000 years Dharna Noor Sep 21, 2022 Supported
1K “a thousand” Wesoff: Tesla had barely installed 1,000 solar roofs total by 2021 Eric Wesoff Dec 22, 2021 Supported
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