Net positiveFormula-derived score
US Secretary of Energy and former CEO of oilfield-services company Liberty Energy, a vocal advocate of fossil-fuel expansion and 'energy dominance.' The largest positive offset is “DOE terminates 321 awards supporting 223 energy projects worth about $7.56 billion” (2025).
Biggest harms and offsets: signed contributions to the formula-derived score, ranked by size.
via Renewable capacity buildout → Renewable share of global electricity generation
1 October 2025
Sorted by the size of this person’s signed contribution. The observed state is the indicator’s own reading, not this person’s doing.
+34 pts to the score
Observed
30% of electricity generation · 11 above the normal line (2023)
Better than normal6 readings, 2000–2023: rose from 18.9% of electricity generation to 30% of electricity generation.
Above normal = better · 2025 · 1 fact, confidence ×0.86 · formula deviation factor 3
−26 pts to the score
Observed
55.1% of gross electricity consumption · 24.9 below the normal line (2025)
Worse than normalAbove normal = better · 2025 · 1 fact, confidence ×0.86 · formula deviation factor −3
−15 pts to the score
Observed
91.6% of population · 8.4 below the normal line (2023)
Worse than normal4 readings, 2020–2023: rose from 90.4% of population to 91.6% of population.
Above normal = better · 2025 · 1 fact, confidence ×0.8 · formula deviation factor −3
+14 pts to the score
Observed
4.73 tonnes CO2 per person per year · 2.43 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normalTwo readings: 4.71 tonnes CO2 per person per year (2023) and 4.73 tonnes CO2 per person per year (2024).
Above normal = worse · 2025 · 1 fact, confidence ×0.86 · formula deviation factor −2.43
+12 pts to the score
Observed
32.9 micrograms per cubic metre (annual mean, population-weighted) · 27.9 above the normal line (2023)
Worse than normal3 readings, 2021–2023: fell from 33.2 micrograms per cubic metre (annual mean, population-weighted) to 32.9 micrograms per cubic metre (annual mean, population-weighted).
Above normal = worse · 2025 · 1 fact, confidence ×0.8 · formula deviation factor −3
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Contribution size 0.6 · Responsibility 0.5 · Fact impact −0.7 · Driver weight 0.81 · Driver → indicator 0.9 · Indicator importance 0.85 · Deviation factor 3 · Confidence 0.86
The most relevant dated facts, newest first.
1 October 2025 · Renewable-Energy Deployment
DOE terminates 321 awards supporting 223 energy projects worth about $7.56 billion5 February 2025 · Fossil-fuel subsidies
Energy Secretary Wright orders DOE to prioritize fossil fuels and reject net-zeroHow the record is sourced and how the score is derived.
2 of 2 linked facts verified, drawing on 2 distinct sources (2025).
Sources include U.S. Department of Energy, US Department of Energy.
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By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed · Sources: 2
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Chris Wright is the US Secretary of Energy, confirmed in February 2025, and the former chief executive of oilfield-services company Liberty Energy. He has been an outspoken advocate of fossil-fuel expansion and 'energy dominance,' and a critic of net-zero targets, which he argues raise costs and threaten reliability. As secretary he reoriented DOE toward fossil fuels and nuclear and cancelled billions in clean-energy grants.
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