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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

Investment

Banks should do more to tackle climate change, say half of Brits

New poll shows 48 per cent of adults want banks to take more responsibility for the way investments impact emissions

clock 30 November 2015 •

Policy

Businesses slam UK green energy cuts ahead of crunch climate talks

Marks & Spencer, Vodafone, BY and Panasonic among those calling for stable investment climate ahead of COP21

clock 29 November 2015 •

Policy

150 world leaders confirmed for Paris in push for global climate deal

Calls mount for ambitious climate deal as world leaders prepare to attend first day of COP21 summit

clock 27 November 2015 •

Politics

What are the biggest hurdles to a Paris climate deal?

From rich and poor countries fighting to the question of climate finance BusinessGreen outlines the key stumbling blocks to success at COP21

clock 27 November 2015 •

Wind

Isleburn wins major contract for world's largest floating wind farm

Scottish oil and gas supplier to build 15 suction anchors for Statoil's project

clock 26 November 2015 •

Climate change

UK should target 57 per cent CO2 cut by 2032, say climate advisors

Committee on Climate Change calls for step change in rate of decarbonisation, as it outlines fifth carbon budget proposals for period from 2028 to 2032

clock 26 November 2015 •

Policy

Fifth carbon budget proposals: at a glance

BusinessGreen runs down the key findings from the Committee on Climate Change's latest report

clock 26 November 2015 • 3 min read

Policy

Fifth carbon budget can help businesses plan for green future

Lord Deben urges businesses to embrace advice in latest report to help them plan their decarbonisation strategies

clock 26 November 2015 •

Policy

Government axes £1bn CCS competition in 'devastating' blow to industry

UPDATED: CCSA accuses government of moving goalposts after reneging on funding commitment made six months ago

clock 25 November 2015 •

Carbon Accounting

Australian government declares it has met carbon targets five years early

Environment Minister Greg Hunt says Australia has exceeded goal for five per cent emissions cut by 2020, as critics slam modest target

clock 25 November 2015 •