Kelemen co-authors study on agriculture and climate change mitigation
Sara Kelemen, a UMaine master’s student in plant, soil and environmental sciences, co-authored a recent report published by Rutgers University on how agricultural practices can help mitigate climate change. Researchers found that “increasing 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,” according to a news release about the study. UMaine 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’s Climate Action Plan and reported the project’s findings to the Maine Climate Council. She presented this work in a Mitchell Center Sustainability Talk in November 2020.