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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

Wind

UK leads market as banks slowly warm to offshore wind

European Wind Energy Association report shows 4.5 per cent increase in offshore turbines installations for first half of 2011

clock 27 July 2011 •

Energy

Government steams ahead with shale gas plans

But response to Commons Energy Committee downplays prospect of offshore shale gas extraction

clock 27 July 2011 •

Marine

RWE abandons 'world's largest' wave energy project

German utility says withdrawal is symptomatic of challenges facing nascent marine energy sector

clock 26 July 2011 •

Supply chain

The search for the perfect green evening gown

Jessica Shankleman seeks out a sustainable evening gown for the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards

clock 26 July 2011 • 4 min read

Management

Firms urged to develop durable energy plan

Experts call on businesses to create comprehensive record of energy data to help build business case for energy management

clock 26 July 2011 •

Supply chain

John West agrees 'challenging' sustainable tuna targets

Tinned seafood manufacturer launches sustainable tuna sourcing program with Greenpeace

clock 26 July 2011 •

Recycling

Wood recyclers drop fees as biomass booms

WRAP finds wood waste has fallen 10 per cent since 2007 in response to growing biomass demand

clock 25 July 2011 •

Automotive

Updated: Could cabbies become eco-driving ambassadors?

RSA and Shell study suggests taxi drivers could receive subsidies for promoting smarter driving

clock 25 July 2011 •

Energy

Rio Tinto wins approval to expand Ben Nevis hydro-power project

Scottish energy minister approves 5MW hydro-electric scheme at ancient Loch Eilde Mor dam in Kinlochleven

clock 22 July 2011 •

Management

BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2011: Stephen Jackson takes sustainability into the classroom

Nottingham Trent University chief financial officer reveals that leading a cohort of free-thinking academics is a mixed blessing

clock 21 July 2011 •