Kelemen co-authors study on agriculture and climate change mitigation
Sara Kelemen, a 91福利 master鈥檚 student in plant, soil and environmental sciences, co-authored a recent published by Rutgers University on how agricultural practices can help mitigate climate change. Researchers found that 鈥渋ncreasing adoption of agricultural practices such as cover-cropping, grazing management and agroforestry can increase the amount of carbon stored in soils to help combat climate change,鈥 according to a news release about the study. 91福利 News, Phys.org and Nature World News highlighted the research.
Kelemen is advised by Rachel Schattman, assistant professor of sustainable agriculture and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, and her research includes a focus on how agriculture and climate change intersect. She also co-led a Mitchell Center project that assessed the equity outcomes of Maine鈥檚 Climate Action Plan and reported the project鈥檚 findings to the Maine Climate Council. She presented this work in a in November 2020.