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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

Landlords schedule viewing with government to unlock Green Deal potential

Climate Change Minister Greg Barker to highlight economic and environmental impact of energy efficiency scheme

clock 29 February 2012 •

Politics

Air pollution scrap intensifies as Spelman rejects damning report

Clean Air in London resigns from Defra stakeholder group claiming government has "no intention" of complying with EU air quality deadlines

clock 28 February 2012 •

Wind

DECC dishes out first grant from £5m offshore wind supply chain pot

David Brown Gear Systems wins £1.2m to build lightweight gearbox as study reveals tremendous potential for UK offshore wind

clock 28 February 2012 •

Policy

Vince Cable sets out goal for long-term green growth

Lib Dem cabinet ministers move to reassure firms of commitment to low carbon growth

clock 27 February 2012 •

Carbon Accounting

Exclusive: Tyndall Centre seeks to record CO2 output of eight UK cities

Climate change research centre says study could help businesses set carbon targets and compare cities' emissions

clock 27 February 2012 •

Policy

EU urged to "refurbish Europe" through more ambitious efficiency goals

New report from Build with CaRe project says greater progress on energy efficiency could boost economy and help EU meet carbon emission targets

clock 27 February 2012 •

Policy

Lord Stern: Government must reassure business it is "not going flaky" on climate change

Economist urges policy makers to ignore Heartland Institute distractions and deliver investor certainty

clock 27 February 2012 •

Policy

Exclusive: Green Investment Bank should borrow from the start, says Lord Stern

Nicholas Stern insists GIB board is yet to finalise the remit for new institution, warning "delay is dangerous"

clock 24 February 2012 •

Solar

Would you buy a stake in your firm's solar panels?

Eden Project and Ebico launch social enterprise allowing employees to buy shares in its 49.5kw photovoltaic scheme

clock 24 February 2012 •

Policy

Power firms step up calls for more ambitious EU decarbonisation targets

Dong Energy, SSE, and EDP among others urging EU to set binding 2030 carbon target

clock 23 February 2012 •