The graph provides information on the average per capita carbon dioxide
emissions
of four countries from 1967 to 2007.
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Overall
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it is clear that
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while
the UK has the highest average CO2 Linking Words
emissions
, Sweden's Use synonyms
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has fallen over the same period. At the same time, people in Italy and Portugal showed a significant rise in their Use synonyms
emissions
levels.
In 1967, UK production led to the highest levels of pollution, resulting in approximately 11 metric Use synonyms
tonnes
of CO2 per personUse synonyms
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The next highest emitters were the Swedes, responsible for around 8.5 Replace the punctuation
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per person, which is two times the average Italian Use synonyms
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and 16 times the average Portuguese Use synonyms
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output
has fallen gradually over the past 40 years, but despite a surge in 1970, people in Sweden Use synonyms
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cut their Linking Words
emissions
dramatically until 2007Use synonyms
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They account for only 5 metric tons each.
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By contrast
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At the end
of the given period, Italy was the second highest polluter, with about 8 metric Linking Words
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while
in Portugal, Linking Words
although
it was still the lowest emitter Linking Words
along with
Sweden, just under 6 metric Linking Words
tonnes
were produced per person.Use synonyms
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