Participation Type
Poster
Presentation #1 Title
Plant Power for the People: Agriculture as Just Transition in Appalachia
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
Agriculture, deforestation, and land usage contribute to one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. One of the best things we can do in using our capital to fight against climate change is support local sustainable agriculture. In promoting a just transition for Appalachia, we must support the growth of alternative agricultural initiatives. This will lead to sustainable jobs, local access to increased resources, socioeconomic growth, and provide an ecological benefit to an area experiencing critical need for these changes. In this way we can change the “resource curse” into a dirty blessing.
"Stories about the Quest for a Just Transition in Eastern Kentucky" Alyssa Archer, Alexa Brown, Stacie Fugate, Cece Elder, Michael Hamilton - students in SOC 350: Climate Change and Just Transition in Appalachia during the spring 2020 semester.
Plant Power for the People: Agriculture as Just Transition in Appalachia
Agriculture, deforestation, and land usage contribute to one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. One of the best things we can do in using our capital to fight against climate change is support local sustainable agriculture. In promoting a just transition for Appalachia, we must support the growth of alternative agricultural initiatives. This will lead to sustainable jobs, local access to increased resources, socioeconomic growth, and provide an ecological benefit to an area experiencing critical need for these changes. In this way we can change the “resource curse” into a dirty blessing.
"Stories about the Quest for a Just Transition in Eastern Kentucky" Alyssa Archer, Alexa Brown, Stacie Fugate, Cece Elder, Michael Hamilton - students in SOC 350: Climate Change and Just Transition in Appalachia during the spring 2020 semester.
