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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

Wind

Could Munich prevent the UK from meeting its renewable energy targets?

The city of Munich has invested millions in Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm to meet its own 100 per cent green energy targets

clock 21 February 2015 •

Policy

Heathrow and Buckingham Palace face being among UK's most polluted roads for years to come

Defra forecasts show airport will enter top 50 for nitrogen dioxide levels by 2025, even without a new runway

clock 20 February 2015 •

Buildings

Florida prison puts solar in the slammer with $45m revamp

Constellation promises to save prison complex $79m during next 19 years with major retrofit

clock 20 February 2015 •

Wind

Culture Secretary joins battle against Navitus Bay offshore wind farm

Savid Javid writes to planning inspectorate warning that project could undermine UNESCO World Heritage status of Jurassic Coast

clock 20 February 2015 •

Biomass

Brussels probes UK support for Lynemouth biomass conversion

European Commission raises concerns that subsidising millions of tonnes of imported biomass could distort market

clock 20 February 2015 •

Policy

Thousands of Green Deal vouchers remain unspent, despite soaring demand

Updated: Government figures confirm 15 per cent rise in new Green Deal plans in January

clock 19 February 2015 •

Investment

Citi to plough $100bn into tackling climate change by 2025

Bank also pledges to cut its own carbon emissions by 35 per cent by 2020

clock 19 February 2015 •

Policy

Taking back control - ending the energy bill crisis

Ingrid Holmes says tackling rising energy bills and driving new energy efficiency measures should be a top priority for the next government

clock 19 February 2015 •

Energy

EU to ban gas guzzling ovens and hobs from tomorrow

New EcoDesign Directive aims to save consumers hundreds of pounds on their energy bills

clock 19 February 2015 •

Recycling

Unilever seeks to boost UK recycling rates with Comic Relief fundraiser

Greenredeem and Unilever join forces to encourage more people to recycle and donate rewards to charity

clock 18 February 2015 •