The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (Co2) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.

The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (Co2) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.
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The chart presents the average CO2
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per
person
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in four European nations from 1967 to 2007.
Overall
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, average CO2
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of individuals in the UK and Sweden generally dropped,
whereas
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per
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in Italy and Portugal rose significantly. Despite the steady reduction, average
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in the UK were the highest in the given period. Among the selected countries, the CO2
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per
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in the UK were the highest throughout the four decades, yet said
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were on the decline. In 1967, the average
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per
person
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were nearly 11 metric
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. But by 2007, that had fallen to roughly 9 metric
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. Somewhat
similarly
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, the average CO2
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in Sweden were almost 9 metric
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per
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in 1967. The
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spiked,
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, to nearly 11 metric
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in 1977 though from there,
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continuously fell, dropping to just 5.5 metric
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in 2007.
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, both Italy's and Portugal's carbon dioxide
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per
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increased between 1967 and 2007. Italy's CO2
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nearly doubled, starting at just above 4 metric
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in 1967 and ending at almost 8 metric
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four decades later. Portugal's CO2
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,
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, nearly quadrupled. The per capita average in 1967 was just 1.5 metric
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. But in 2007, the
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had reached 5.5 metric
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, matching Sweden's average.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however".
Vocabulary: Replace the words co, emissions, person, tonnes with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "undefined" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "fall" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "almost" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • carbon dioxide emissions
  • per person
  • United Kingdom
  • Sweden
  • Italy
  • Portugal
  • graph
  • compare
  • average
  • increase
  • decrease
  • trend
  • peak
  • decline
  • years
  • period
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