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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

B&Q, IKEA and Unison urge political leaders to make energy efficiency an election priority

Letter to mark start of Cold Home Week signed by 80 leading executives from companies, charities, and unions

clock 02 February 2015 •

Climate change

Every year since 2000 has been among hottest on record

World Meteorological Organisation finds 2014 was nominally warmest since 1850, but difference between hottest years remains tiny

clock 02 February 2015 • 2 min read

Carbon Trading

Why the next few months will be critical for green investment

Reforms to the European Union's carbon trading system could save 250 million tonnes of CO2 by 2020, says Thomson Reuters Point Carbon

clock 02 February 2015 •

Wind

Germany to overtake UK in offshore wind race this year

New EWEA figures show European market slowed in 2014 and this year will be even quieter

clock 02 February 2015 •

Solar

UK solar poised to cruise past 5GW milestone

New government figures reveal solar power capacity nearly doubled in 2014, but industry says it faces an uncertain future

clock 30 January 2015 • 2 min read

Wind

World's second largest wind farm edges towards finish line

RWE says final turbines are being commissioned at Gwynt y Mor in North Wales

clock 30 January 2015 •

Management

How to cut business costs in the cold snap

Eight tips to keep your business warm without breaking the bank

clock 30 January 2015 •

Energy

UK energy use falls by 7.5 per cent

New government statistics reveal how nuclear outages hit the UK's low carbon energy mix last year

clock 29 January 2015 •

Solar

Mayor Boris mulls solar freakin' roadways for London

Johnson agrees to consider Green Party proposal for Solar Delivery Unit to boost the capital's poor deployment rates

clock 29 January 2015 •

Policy

Scottish government imposes moratorium on fracking

Energy Minister Fergus Ewing to consult public on whether shale gas exploration should take place

clock 28 January 2015 •