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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

Ecotricity: Coalition rocking renewables investment climate

Dale Vince celebrates opening of new wind farm in Devon but slams Communities Secretary Eric Pickles for rejecting a project in Norfolk

clock 06 October 2014 •

Policy

Vacuum cleaner manufacturers urge Cameron to back EU ban

EXCLUSIVE: Chief executive of Miele tells Prime Minister that the Ecodesign Directive provides a welcome boost to innovation

clock 06 October 2014 •

Risk

Should insurance companies pay to protect the world's most treasured natural resources?

Oxford University launches new study to investigate risks to protected areas as UN biodiversity summit kicks off in South Korea

clock 06 October 2014 •

Climate change

The true value of Climate Week

Sandrine Dixson-Declève reflects on what the United Nation's climate summit means for green businesses

clock 03 October 2014 •

Efficiency

O2 and Vodafone move to create mobile phone eco label

Eco Rating 2.0 will be joined by Orange in 2015, says Forum for the Future

clock 03 October 2014 •

Solar

Why solar farms are up in arms over subsidy shake up

Labour wades into latest row, accusing government of undermining support for burgeoning green energy market

clock 03 October 2014 •

Wind

Government's £95m subsidy increase leaves renewables industry 'underwhelmed'

RenewableUK welcomes funding increase, but predicts extra cash will deliver just 200MW of additional offshore wind farm capacity

clock 02 October 2014 •

Marine

Wave and tidal industry offered £5.4m research funding

Scotland confirms £450,000 contribution to European fund as Alstom unveils efficient new Oceade tidal turbine

clock 02 October 2014 •

Wind

Do wind turbines really cause deafness?

Author of new report says media reports may have misled readers by claiming wind farms could cause hearing impairment

clock 02 October 2014 •

Wind

India eyes first offshore wind farm

Government and businesses sign memorandum of understanding for demonstration project off the Gujurat coast

clock 02 October 2014 •