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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

Shale gas boom must not burst carbon budget, says Lord Deben

As letter reveals extent of Chancellor's backing for fracking, Chairman of Committee on Climate Change says government must ensure gas supply in 2030 is compatible with climate targets

clock 26 January 2015 •

Investment

TAM Ethical launches 'Ethical ISA' offer

Company promises to waive annual 0.4 per cent annual management fee

clock 26 January 2015 •

Buildings

MPs urged to beef up Zero Carbon Homes rules

Renewable energy industry and WWF warn MPs against watering down building regulations in Infrastructure Bill

clock 26 January 2015 •

Policy

MPs: Shale gas 'incompatible' with tackling climate change

MPs call for fracking moratorium ahead of major Commons vote on the Infrastructure Bill today

clock 26 January 2015 •

Policy

Will the UK fracking industry survive its make-or-break week?

Shale gas faces uncertain times as MPs vote on the Infrastructure Bill and a decision on Cuadrilla's project in Lancashire looms

clock 23 January 2015 •

R&D

Embracing, not evading, clean tech innovation

Libertine FPE's Sam Cockerill dismisses recent reports claiming innovation is 'overrated'

clock 23 January 2015 •

Supply chain

Mars and Wilmar step up efforts to tackle deforestation

Announcements come as Asia Pulp and Paper defends criticism over its Forest Conservation Policy

clock 22 January 2015 •

Wind

Siemens breaks ground on £310m Hull offshore wind factory

Ed Davey says facility will offer major boost to low carbon economy

clock 22 January 2015 •

Carbon Trading

EU carbon trading reforms in doubt after MEPs fail to agree on start date

Decision deals a blow to efforts to bring forward reforms by four years to 2017

clock 22 January 2015 •

Energy

Living with district heating - 10 lessons for a fledgling green industry

After nine months living on a district heating network, Jessica Shankleman reckons the sector has some way to go build customer confidence

clock 22 January 2015 •