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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

Buildings

Building industry seeks to cement its position as leader in fight against climate change

Velux Group accuses politicians of ignoring buildings role in tackling climate change during COP21 summit

clock 02 December 2015 •

Policy

Obama hints Paris climate deal could have legally binding component

US President calls for countries to agree to ratcheting mechanism for carbon reduction targets

clock 01 December 2015 •

Policy

Obama to pledge insurance support for climate vulnerable nations

Blue chips, universities, and shipping industry latest to call for bold Paris Agreement, as negotiations step up a gear

clock 01 December 2015 •

Supply chain

COP21: Corporates join governments in bid to stamp out deforestation

Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland says consumers are increasingly demanding sustainably sourced products

clock 01 December 2015 •

Investment

Bill Gates: Low carbon innovation will be critical to solving 2C puzzle

Microsoft founder urges businesses to cut emissions as he launches multi-billion dollar scheme to boost dozens of low carbon start ups

clock 30 November 2015 •

Climate change

Prince Charles: 'In damaging our climate we become the architects of our own destruction'

The Prince of Wales' keynote speech to the COP21 climate negotiations in Paris

clock 30 November 2015 •

Policy

COP21: David Cameron to highlight key role of business in tackling climate change

Prime Minister to argue long-term Paris climate deal will provide investor certainty that low carbon economy needs

clock 30 November 2015 •

Investment

Community renewables schemes raise £12.8m in rush to meet tax relief deadline

Data released by Mongoose Energy shows 15 solar projects hit their fundraising targets before government cancelled EIS and SEIS support

clock 30 November 2015 •

Policy

Paris climate summit day one: live blog

BusinessGreen brings you the highlights from the first day of COP21 in the French capital

clock 30 November 2015 •

Supply chain

Unilever chief: Climate change is costing us €300m a year

Paul Polman says businesses can no longer be a bystander in efforts to tackle global warming

clock 30 November 2015 •