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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

Energy

Ricoh uses wind and solar power to put its name in lights

Europe's first eco billboard will be seen by drivers entering London from Heathrow Airport

clock 28 June 2011 • 2 min read

Policy

Renewables chief admits "real uncertainty" over EV growth

Office of Renewable Energy Deployment to publish "developers' journeys" to 2020 to meet green growth targets

clock 27 June 2011 •

Nuclear

Eight new nuclear sites approved in final National Policy Statements

Campaigners slam government's "nuclear gamble" as National Policy Statements go before parliament

clock 23 June 2011 •

Supply chain

M&S hails success of carbon neutral bra

More than 250 ethical undies are sold every day

clock 22 June 2011 •

Politics

Industry applauds minister's pledge to boost green construction

Mark Prisk to chair government- and industry-led Green Construction Board

clock 22 June 2011 •

Biofuel

DECC renewables expert slams ministers' EV reluctance

Office of Renewable Energy Deployment chairman warns governments will choose biofuels over EVs to reach 2020 renewable fuel targets

clock 22 June 2011 •

Management

BusinessGreen builds a wind turbine

Team BusinessGreen rallies together to gain a deeper understanding of the inner workings of a (Lego) wind turbine

clock 17 June 2011 •

Supply chain

Molson Coors tackles landfill tax with Marmite strategy

Brewer of Carling, Grolsch and Cobra reveals how waste yeast from brewing process is re-used to make marmite

clock 15 June 2011 •

Waste

Spelman under fire over toothless waste review

Defra ministers maintain review will boost green growth and reduce waste, despite lack of binding targets

clock 14 June 2011 •

Wind

ScottishPower clears 1GW UK onshore wind milestone

But National Grid predicts it may need to shut down turbines on windy days until new storage technologies are rolled out

clock 14 June 2011 •