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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

Legislation

Updated: How will Mayor Boris boost London's air quality plan?

Mayor to face questions from London Assembly after receiving temporary exemption from EU's air quality standards

clock 23 March 2011 •

Investment

Mayor Boris urges low-carbon firms to 'list in London'

Mayor declares new £70m waste and recycling fund 'open for business'

clock 21 March 2011 •

Incentives

Anaerobic Digestion sector slams feed-in tariff review

Businesses warn "meagre" increase in incentives for AD plants will fail to increase on-farm energy generation

clock 18 March 2011 •

Management

Preparing for stormy weather - identifying and managing climate risks

Climate risk gurus Bjørn Kj. Haugland and Swenja Surminski outline the steps businesses need to take to better manage climate threats

clock 17 March 2011 •

Marine

Wales expected to miss 4GW marine energy target

Marine Renewable Energy Strategic Framework concludes Wales could sustainably deploy 1.5GW of wave and tidal devices by 2025

clock 17 March 2011 •

Waste

Updated: EU Council accused of watering down WEEE regulation ambitions

Ministers announce proposals for new e-waste targets, despite criticism from green groups over lack of ambition

clock 15 March 2011 •

Carbon Trading

Serious Organised Crime Agency to take on carbon trading fraudster

SOCA to pose as carbon traders in attempt to catch emissions allowance thieves

clock 15 March 2011 •

Risk

UK launches nuclear safety review as Japan crisis continues

Chris Huhne says UK must learn lessons from blast at earthquake-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant

clock 14 March 2011 •

Incentives

Renewable Heat Incentive applauded by industry

Businesses welcome Renewable Heat Incentive announcement despite fears two-phase scheme could dampen domestic demand

clock 10 March 2011 •

Energy

Will Renewable Obligation review warm to deep geothermal?

Climate minister Greg Barker indicates he is keen to boost incentives for the UK's nascent deep geothermal industry

clock 09 March 2011 •