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.

The line chart illustrates how average

carbon

dioxide

(CO2)

emissions

per

person

in the United Kingdom,

Sweden

, Italy and Portugal changed from 1967 to 2007. During

this

period, average

carbon

dioxide

emissions

per

person

in the United Kingdom and

Sweden

decreased. To be more specific, the

amount

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

tonnes

in 1967 to around 9 metric

tonnes

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

amount

in

Sweden

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

tonnes

in 1977, before it fell to below 6 metric

tonnes

in

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the end of the period. On the country, average

carbon

dioxide

emissions

per

person

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

first

thirty years saw a rise in the

amount

of Italy and it was noticeable that it surpassed the

amount

of

Sweden

in 1987, when both were equal at about 7 metric

tonnes

. Since

then

, the

amount

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

tonnes

respectively. Overall, the gap of average

carbon

dioxide

(CO2)

emissions

per

person

in the four countries narrowed a lot.