In our weekly recap on Sunday, we, as editors, look back at the past seven days. We do this at the suggestion of our cartoonist Albert Jan Rasker. He chooses a subject, makes a drawing, and we take it from there. If you would also like to receive this weekly recap in your email every Sunday morning, just subscribe here.
The cartoon is based on this interesting article. In Albert Jan’s dreams, the wind blades have already beaten the coal factories… In the story, for which our colleague Maurits Kuijpers went to Belchatow, Poland, we present research showing that Europe’s most prominent and dirtiest coal-fired power plant can be replaced by 80% by solar and wind power within eight years. Even more green power is possible by 2036. Great news indeed.
More highlights and at least one other city caught our attention: Maastricht is the winner of our “most heat stress-resistant inner city in the Netherlands” competition. Utrecht lost the battle, with temperatures up to 55 degrees Celsius. Maastricht beat runner-up Amsterdam and third-placed Dordrecht. Read the whole series here, or go directly to the final article:
Then the weekly overview. Below is a small selection of our lavish offerings from last week. Don’t fancy this editorial selection? All good; here is the complete overview of last week.
Blockchain technology can eliminate ticket fraud and the black market – It was a personal experience that gave Georg Müller the idea for B.A.M. Ticketing GmbH. He discovered that there were massive problems in the ticketing market, but they could be solved with blockchain technology.
Enjoy your Sunday, and have a safe and innovative week!
Bart Brouwers
Bart, co-founder of Media52 and Professor of Journalism oversees IO+, events, and Laio. A journalist at heart, he keeps writing as many stories as possible.
