Some people prefer to spend their lives doing the same things and avoiding change. Others, however, think that change is always a good thing. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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in the United Kingdom,

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, Italy and Portugal changed from 1967 to 2007. During

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in the United Kingdom and

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decreased. To be more specific, the

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of CO2 in the former country fell slightly from about 11 metric

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in 1967 to around 9 metric

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in 2007, but it was always more than that of the other three countries. As for the

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in

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, there was a dramatic increase, reaching its peak at more than 10 metric

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in 1977, before it fell to below 6 metric

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the end of the period. On the country, average

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in Italy and Portugal showed an upward trend. The period of the

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thirty years saw a rise in the

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of Italy and it was noticeable that it surpassed the

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of

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in 1987, when both were equal at about 7 metric

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. Since

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, the

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of CO2 emitted by individuals in Italy and Portugal kept stable at around 7.5 and 5 metric

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respectively. Overall, the gap of average

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in the four countries narrowed a lot.