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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

Climate change

Big businesses back bold fifth carbon budget

More than 80 businesses ask government to embrace action on climate change, including ambitious fifth carbon budget

clock 10 June 2015 •

Marine

UK government gives planning green light to Swansea tidal lagoon power scheme

BREAKING: £1bn marine energy scheme secures planning permission from secretary of state for energy and climate change

clock 09 June 2015 •

Politics

Zac Goldsmith confirms interest in London mayoral race

Prominent environmentalist to poll local constituents over plans to replace Boris Johnson in 2016

clock 09 June 2015 •

Climate change

Poll: 90 per cent of world supports carbon tax to tackle climate change

Worldwide Views on Climate and Energy survey reveals strong support for ambitious global action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at Paris summit

clock 09 June 2015 •

Investment

Would you invest £5 in the world's biggest tidal array?

EXCLUSIVE: Atlantis Resources could open up part of MeyGen project to crowdfunding in refinancing deal with Abundance NRG

clock 09 June 2015 •

Energy

Exploiting shale gas is 'moral obligation', says GMB

Union inks deal with UK Onshore Oil and Gas in bid to create jobs and uphold standards across the nascent industry

clock 09 June 2015 •

Investment

Two thirds of Brits say fossil fuels are increasingly risky investment

People more worried about ethical investment than banks realise, show polls by Abundance and Trillion Fund

clock 08 June 2015 •

Wind

Scotland's wind farms set May record as output soars

Figures show generation up 83 per cent on the same period last year, as the wind industry calls for EU action over 2030 renewable energy targets

clock 08 June 2015 •

Management

Pizza Hut and RBS slash water use with green urinals

Developers of Ureco find device has saved companies thousands of pounds this year and improved environmental credentials

clock 08 June 2015 •

Policy

Amber Rudd comes under pressure from Scotland to step up climate action

As Bonn talks continue Scottish Energy Minister warns UK is setting 'terrible example' by ending onshore wind support

clock 08 June 2015 •