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Jessica Shankleman

Jessica Shankleman

Deputy Editor

Jessica Shankleman joined the company as a reporter in 2010 and left December 2015. 

She regularly took responsibility for BusinessGreen's leading news and analysis as well as managing the site's content hubs.

Jessica is a leading commentator in the low carbon sector, writing for the Guardian as well as appearing on BBC World News, Radio 4 and Al Jazeera to discuss business and environment issues.

She produces a wide range of news and analysis for BusinessGreen, focusing on issues including project finance, energy, technology and supply chain management. She also contributes to much of BusinessGreen's multimedia and data visualisation content.

Jessica is an award-winning journalist who prior to joining BusinessGreen worked for renewable energy industry magazine reNews.

She qualified from Cardiff University in 2009 with a postgraduate diploma in newspaper journalism. While there, she won an NCTJ Top Scoop Award for Excellence in Journalism for an exclusive story on the discovery of an unencrypted memory stick containing confidential child protection information.

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Articles by Jessica Shankleman

Policy

Juncker eyes 30 per cent minimum energy savings target

New European Commission President highlights need for ambitious and binding energy efficiency target

clock 16 July 2014 •

Politics

Greg Barker: 'Climate change and care for our planet is the cause of my life'

Former Climate Change and Energy Minister suggests he may work with Environmental Defense Fund after quitting politics next year

clock 16 July 2014 •

Policy

Tidal lagoon power 'could earn £27bn for UK economy'

New industry backed report highlights economic opportunities associated with building six tidal lagoons around UK coastlines

clock 16 July 2014 •

Wind

European wind industry warns of offshore slowdown

EWEA figures show UK installed most new capacity in first half of 2014

clock 16 July 2014 •

Waste

UK plastic bag use continues to rise

New WRAP figures reveal stark differences between those countries with levies and those without

clock 15 July 2014 •

Aviation

Ground runway plans or fly past climate goals, green groups warn

WWF and RSPB reports argue emissions growth from a new runway would mean crippling carbon cuts for the rest of the economy

clock 14 July 2014 •

Wind

Scottish government targets offshore wind costs with £2.2m funding pot

First Minister Alex Salmond announces fresh funding for Carbon Trust's Offshore Wind Accelerator programme

clock 13 July 2014 •

Policy

Australia falters in plan to repeal carbon tax

Colourful senator Clive Palmer withdraws his party's support for controversial amendment at 11th hour

clock 11 July 2014 •

Policy

Analysts: Global climate change deal unlikely to prevent dangerous climate change

New analysis by Thomson Reuters Point Carbon suggests the world will blow its carbon budget by 2048, even if China and USA match the EU's 2030 pledges

clock 11 July 2014 •

Policy

Will the UK ever meet its NO2 pollution limits?

Defra predicts many cities will not comply with EU limits for at least another decade

clock 11 July 2014 •