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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

Transport

London confirms congestion charge price rise

Transport for London hopes £1.50 price hike will deter all but the most essential trips, as Mayor resists calls for small business discounts

clock 29 May 2014 •

Policy

Scotland green lights five pence plastic bag charge

MSPs overwhelmingly approve new law, paving the way for levy to come into force in October

clock 29 May 2014 •

Carbon Accounting

US carbon emissions rising again after five-year decline

Government-backed figures reveal emissions rose in 2013 for the first time since 2007

clock 29 May 2014 •

Policy

DECC targets green business laggards with new Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme

Government due to unveil final details of new policy next month, targeting billions of pounds in energy savings

clock 29 May 2014 •

Carbon Accounting

Why downloading from Netflix could be better for the planet than visiting HMV

New US research reveals carbon impact of video streaming to be much lower than buying or renting DVDs

clock 29 May 2014 •

Carbon Trading

Carbon exchanges optimistic at prospects for a 2015 climate deal

New survey by International Emissions Trading Association calls on EU to set ambitious 2030 carbon cutting target

clock 28 May 2014 •

Policy

EU mulls 2030 binding energy saving target

Sources reveal Commission is considering energy efficiency target as officials prepare new energy security strategy

clock 28 May 2014 •

Politics

Will the rise of anti-EU parties derail Europe's environmental ambitions?

Brussels insiders remain optimistic the EU can still pass ambitious 2030 carbon targets, despite a rising tide of scepticism

clock 27 May 2014 •

Infrastructure

Ofgem seeks to trigger wave of interconnector investments

New consultation proposes "cap and floor" financial support mechanism for new international links that could curb costs and emissions

clock 27 May 2014 •

Management

Committee on Climate Change searches for new chief as Kennedy quits

David Kennedy to take on new role at DfID, after seven years at government's climate change advisor

clock 23 May 2014 •