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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

Has Brussels watered down its call to end fossil fuel subsidies?

Campaigners angered after Country Specific Recommendations drop call for reform, but Commission says it is merely seeking to avoid duplication

clock 14 May 2015 •

Solar

Shell offshoot Solar Frontier to roll out 100MW UK pipeline

Japanese firm signs partnership with New Energy to accelerate roll out of thin film technology in Britain

clock 14 May 2015 •

Carbon Trading

EU carbon market sees renewed optimism, Point Carbon claims

Survey shows increasing confidence in Emissions Trading System after law makers vote to start reforms in 2019

clock 13 May 2015 •

R&D

Cheaper solar power 'crucial' for mission to Mars, says NASA

New technology roadmap identifies energy storage and solar among raft of green technologies needed for next wave of space travel

clock 13 May 2015 •

Transport

Motoring costs society six times more than cycling, says study

Cost benefit analysis of cars versus bikes by Lund University shows significant benefits of pedal power

clock 13 May 2015 •

Supply chain

Are Netflix and Reddit's green credentials suffering at the hands of Amazon?

New Greenpeace report slams Amazon's lack of transparency over plans to shift towards renewable energy

clock 13 May 2015 •

Investment

The University of Edinburgh rules out £9m fossil fuel divestment

Vice chancellor says 'abrupt shift' from fossil fuels could hit world's poorest

clock 12 May 2015 •

Energy

From Apple factories to Beijing policymakers, China accelerates pursuit of 'ecological civilisation'

Apple reveals plans to power Chinese manufacturing plant with renewables, as government details latest wave of green policies

clock 12 May 2015 •

Supply chain

How your smartphone needs 13 tonnes of water

New Trucost and Friends of the Earth report aims to help businesses calculate water footprint of the products they manufacture

clock 12 May 2015 •

Infrastructure

Schneider Electric launches Android smart meter app in response to 'booming market'

Wiser Home Control system receives series of upgrades, as Schneider confirms partnership in major smart grid pilot

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