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Understanding climate change is not just about the rise of CO2 Emissions but also mitigation. To explain the underlying mechanisms, we investigate novel concepts to enhance the understanding of those. One example is the key of the future.
The key, which has a physical and a blockchain component, is composed of several cubes: each cube represents a municipality in Limburg. The size represents the amount of renewable energy per inhabitant in the present, and a small orange cube inside indicates the amount ten years ago. In this period, the share of renewable energy has grown by almost 700%, and it was initially so small that it could hardly be represented with an orange cube.

The object is thus a data-driven symbol that we should not see the world as it was, but how much more beautiful and sustainable it can become.

In a societal context, data serves to objectify and reflect content, yet its communication and interpretation inevitably produce subjective effects. In collaboration with government institutions, we are exploring both the practical and ethical dimensions of data visualization.
We recently launched a new workshop series in partnership with the Province of Limburg. Our inaugural session examined the historical development of data visualization, human factors with ethical implications, and fundamental principles that guide effective visual communication of data. Participants engaged in a data physicalization experiment, which revealed fresh perspectives on demographic information through tangible, physical representations of abstract data.