The graph below shows average carbon dioxide emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, and Portugal between 1967 and 2007. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant

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

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons  where relevant
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The line graph illustrates the release of CO2 per person in different countries starting from 1967 to 2007
Overall
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, the
emission
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of CO2 in
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the UK
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UK
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the UK
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and Sweden
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were
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dropped,
whereas
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in Italy and Portugal the outflow went up throughout the period. In 1967, the
emission
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of CO2 in Portugal was approximately 1.2 metric
tonnes
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then
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the trend
has
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increased and rose to 6 metric
tonnes
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in 2007.
Similarly
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, in
Italy
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Italy,
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the
co2
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CO2
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outflow was nearly 4 metric
tonnes
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in 1967 and it showed an upward trend throughout the next years until 2007.
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, both
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and Sweden’s carbon dioxide release per individual declined from 1977 to 2007. From 1967 to 1977 there was a sharp rise
of
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the
emission
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in
sweden
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Sweden
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approximately to 11 metric
tonnes
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then
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the
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in the
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following years it dropped markedly. The
co2
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CO2
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emission
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in the UK
were
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the highest throughout the four decades. In 1967, the average outflow was nearly 11 metric
tonnes
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.
However
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,
this
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trend has reduced significantly to 9 metric
tonnes
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by 2007.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words co, emission, tonnes with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • carbon dioxide emissions
  • per person emissions
  • average emissions
  • gradual decrease
  • peak
  • sharp decline
  • steady increase
  • industrial growth
  • rise in emissions
  • economic development
  • industrialization
  • fossil fuels
  • downward trend
  • national responses
  • environmental policies
  • energy policies
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