The graph below shows average carbon dioxide emissions per person in United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007

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in a forty-year period, between 1967 and 2007.

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, the Uk and Sweden have experienced a decrease in Co2 emissions,

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in Italy and Portugal, the amount of carbon dioxide emitted per

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rose. At the beginning of 1967, each average individual in Portugal was emitting less than two tonnes of Co2.

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increased steadily over the next forty years, ending at well over 4. As regards Italy, the amount of carbon dioxide emitted per

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was marginally above 4, but it followed the same pattern of steady rise and overtook Sweden’s

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in 1987. Having reached just under 8 in 1997,

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Italy’s

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remained constant for the rest of the period in question. If we look at the line for the Uk, it started emitting more than 10 tonnes Co2 per

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. After remaining steady for the next decade, it started to decline slightly towards the end of the period, ending at almost 9. Sweden’s

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started at just above 8 and jumped to more than 10. After peaking in 1977, the

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witnessed a gradual reduction, and by 2007, it had fallen to less than 6.