The line graph presents the average emissions of carbon dioxide in metric
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scale per person in four European countries in the period from 1967 to 2007.
In general, the scale of emissions of CO2 in Italy and Portugal increased significantly, Use synonyms
while
in Sweden and the UK, its discharge level declined during 40 years of research from 1967 to 2007.
During the first 10 years, Sweden’s CO2 emission by person grew rapidly from almost 8.8 metric Linking Words
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in 1967 to nearly 10.3 metric Use synonyms
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in 1977. Use synonyms
Furthermore
, both the UK’s and Sweden’s rates plunged from less than 11 metric Linking Words
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and 10.3 metric Use synonyms
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to approximately 8.8 metric Use synonyms
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and 5 metric Use synonyms
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, respectively.
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By contrast
, Italy’s and Portugal’s citizens’ carbon dioxide discharge rose gradually from the very beginning, starting from just over 4.2 metric Linking Words
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and 1.2 metric Use synonyms
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in 1967 and ending up at 7.8 metric Use synonyms
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and 5 metric Use synonyms
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in 2007, respectively.Use synonyms