Fig. 3.

Cumulative biophysical GHG mitigation potential vs. time. Results plotted individually for the three test sites under scenarios of (A) BP on former agricultural land, (B) natural vegetation restoration on former agricultural land, and (C) secondary forest harvest and conversion to BP vs. continued undisturbed growth. Displacement of fossil fuel emissions by BP and carbon sequestration in ecosystems or via CCS are positive mitigation; newly incurred supply chain fossil fuel emissions and ecosystem carbon losses are negative. The fine sawtooth pattern is driven by seasonal cycles of biomass growth and harvest.