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Isabella Pojuner

As seen in: Sifted, Earthrise
Covers:  Climate change, politics, education and blockchain
geographer / mental mapper
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Gen Z ride into "Wild West" of cryptocurrency amid recession | Sifted

Gen Z ride into "Wild West" of cryptocurrency amid recession | Sifted

Sifted — Covid-19 has caused the second recession in their lifetimes — but can cryptocurrency be an answer for young people securing their financial futures?
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The healthtech trends of 2021, in six charts | Sifted

The healthtech trends of 2021, in six charts | Sifted

Sifted — Healthtech has never been so top-of-mind. 2020 was a record year for the sector in Europe, with some hefty funding rounds and many telemedicine and digital diagnostics startups seeing huge jumps in user numbers. Investment into healthtech also jumped up by $750m from the previous year.
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Sustain 100: the European sustainability startups to watch | Sifted

Sustain 100: the European sustainability startups to watch | Sifted

Sifted — Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know sustainability isthe future of any industry or investment strategy. Now Europe boasts at least 800 climate tech startups with more and more launching each year. Public sentiment for immediate climate action is at an all-time high: a 2020 report conducted by Europa found that 94% of Europeans believe environmental protection is important to them personally.
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Sharmadean Reid launches The Stack World | Sifted

Sharmadean Reid launches The Stack World | Sifted

Sifted — It's not the best of times for the media industry - and it's close to the worst of times for the in-person beauty sector - yet this is the moment serial founder Sharmadean Reid has chosen to launch her most innovative venture yet.
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"Often overlooked": the media startups to watch in 2021 | Sifted

"Often overlooked": the media startups to watch in 2021 | Sifted

Sifted — The media industry is having a rough time. Newsrooms are closing, team sizes are shrinking (even in social-first examples like Buzzfeed, HuffPo and Vice) and tech giants are hoovering up the advertising revenue that once went to fund original journalism. Public trust in journalism also remains low.
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In numbers: Germany dominates European climate tech | Sifted

In numbers: Germany dominates European climate tech | Sifted

Sifted — European climate tech is on the rise. VC investment into the area is increasing and there are more and more companies around the continent working on sustainable solutions to the climate crisis: from carbon capture to electric bikes, and from plant-based nutrition to clean energy storage.
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chronic climate equivocation

chronic climate equivocation

Earthrise Journal — Boris Johnson is the king of U-turns. Admittedly, it's a common occurrence in modern politics that fails to warrant the media outrage it once would, and that's hardly surprising given how media cycles rarely last more than a day, a week at best.
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Smart parcel locker startup Instabox raises €75m | Sifted

Smart parcel locker startup Instabox raises €75m | Sifted

https://sifted.eu/articles/instabox-series-b-raise/ — Instabox has just raised €75m in its Series B round and plans to use the funds to focus on sustainability. But how, exactly?
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Europe's top 30 young VCs primed to lead the top investment funds | Sifted

Europe's top 30 young VCs primed to lead the top investment funds | Sifted

Sifted — Ben Horowitz, Mary Meeker, and Bill Gurley are among today's 'legends' of venture capital, having withstood the industry's toughest test - time. But there's now a new generation of VCs being prepped to (one day) lead the world's top investment funds.
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A week of leaks - P.

A week of leaks - P.

pthenewsletter.com — The Financial Times has published leaks revealing Home Secretary Priti Patel asked civil servants to investigate Ascension Island as a possible location for a new immigration detention centre. The island, in the South Atlantic, is 4,000 miles away. Patel condemned "the enemy within" responsible for the leaks.
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UK students in the slammer - P.

UK students in the slammer - P.

pthenewsletter.com — Over the weekend, Manchester Metropolitan joined a growing list of universities forcing students to self-isolate in halls. The decision came after almost a month of debate on the matter within the university administration. More than 40 universities have reported cases of coronavirus including Manchester Met (127) and the University of Glasgow (172).
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interview: guy shrubsole

interview: guy shrubsole

Earthrise Journal — In the midst of the present global pandemic, I interviewed Guy Shrubsole over Skype. He is an environmental activist with Friends of the Earth and author of 2019 book Who Owns England?: a written account of his investigation into England's long history and shrouded present of land ownership.
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opinion: ecosocialism or fascism

opinion: ecosocialism or fascism

68 collective — The environmental crisis is huge - the biggest crisis humanity will see. It's bigger than both World Wars and the Cold War combined. And it will cause the biggest changes to our political and economic systems. The UN Secretary-General Guterres has announced at COP24 that "We face a direct existential threat."
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analysing an apolitical XR

analysing an apolitical XR

Earthrise Journal — Extinction Rebellion’s model is decentralised. They have hundreds of branches across the UK, with thousands abroad, all who lay claim to the umbrella of XR. Indeed, groups differ dramatically in ideology: even between region and category. XR Landlords and Police stand in great contrast to XR Scotland and XR Universities, who often demonstrate socialist and communitarian rhetoric.
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Climate elections: deciding the future?

Climate elections: deciding the future?

The Beaver — Not many people would know the first rendition of the infamous Green New Deal was proposed by Caroline Lucas and a group of economists, journalists, and environmentalists in 2007 as part of the Green New Deal Group. But with the storm that Ed Markey and AOC's version has created, you wouldn't be expected to.
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LSESU Debate Society Withdraws Invitation To Roger Hallam

LSESU Debate Society Withdraws Invitation To Roger Hallam

The Beaver — The LSESU Debate Society have withdrawn their invitation to a Fabian Series debate from Roger Hallam, ex-KCL PhD student and co-founder of the environmental organisation Extinction Rebellion.
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A Changing Climate at LSE

A Changing Climate at LSE

The Beaver — The past year has seen great shifts in public perceptions of climate breakdown, partly due to the media storm that has followed Greta Thunberg's Fridays for Future and the launch of Extinction Rebellion. Changes at LSE have only followed this. 2019 saw activist groups at the LSE pass a major milestone for mass mobilisation.
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China-Taiwan Tension Feeds LSE Globe Furore

China-Taiwan Tension Feeds LSE Globe Furore

The Beaver — This article previously referred to Taiwan as recognised by the UN as part of the Republic of China (ROC). The UN does not in fact recognise the island of Taiwan's formal independence or sovereignty. Ten days after it was installed, Mark Wallinger's sculpture 'The World Upside Down' has received its latest backlash after a group...
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Campus Globe Vandalised in Palestine Protest

Campus Globe Vandalised in Palestine Protest

The Beaver — On the day Mark Wallinger and the Director opened 'World Turned Upside Down', a public art sculpture on Sheffield Street, the first of a series of vandalisations was made to the globe within five hours. Students, staff and tourists have circulated around the globe consistently since its unveiling.
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Familiar, Strange and Subject to Change

Familiar, Strange and Subject to Change

The Beaver — An interview with the artist Mark Wallinger, whose work 'The World Upside Down' was commissioned by LSE.
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KCL Student Activists Temporarily Blocked From Campus Upon Queen's Visit

KCL Student Activists Temporarily Blocked From Campus Upon Queen's Visit

The Beaver — On Tuesday (March 19) around 10 KCL students were temporarily prohibited from using their student ID cards to access KCL entrances and pass through gates. This coincided with a visit from the Queen and the Duchess of Cambridge, who opened the new Bush House building. The students were involved in KCL Justice for Cleaners and...
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The People Behind LSELove

The People Behind LSELove

The Beaver — Written by Isabella Pojuner, transcribed by Zehra Jafree and edited by Morgan Fairless. Illustration by Amelia Jabry. Along with receiving between 60 to 70 anonymous submissions a day, rescuing lost Oyster cards, bolstering BNOC reputations and fuelling political rivalries, LSELove has brought a twisted sense of community to an often disparate campus.
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Students Form Coalition for Second National Climate Strike

Students Form Coalition for Second National Climate Strike

The Beaver — An LSE-wide campaign to participate in the second Youth Strike 4 Climate demonstration, on the 15th of March, is in the works. This is the first major LSE student-led action on an environmental issue since the now-defunct LSE Divest group held demos on campus calling on LSE to divest from fossil fuel funding.
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LSE Students Succeed in Labour Students Elections

LSE Students Succeed in Labour Students Elections

The Beaver — Last Thursday, two second year LSE students were elected to the national student wing of the Labour Party. Rania Ramli, a second year Economics student, was elected National Chair. Angus Reilly, a second year Government and History student, was elected Vice-Chair for Campaigns and Policy, as well as a member of the Elections Committee.
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