The bar chart gives data about the
amount
of greenhouse Use synonyms
gas
emissions from burning three types of fossil fuels in the UK from 1990 to 2010. Use synonyms
Overall
, oil and coal experienced a downward trend Linking Words
whereas
the opposite was witnessed in Linking Words
gas
. Notably, Use synonyms
gas
was the highest greenhouse Use synonyms
gas
source in Use synonyms
this
country.
In 1990, the Linking Words
amount
of carbon emission in Use synonyms
gas
was the lowest with 220 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
tons
, followed by oil at 270 Use synonyms
million
. After 2 decades, it grew significantly to 320 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
tons
by the end of the observed period and became the largest source of greenhouse Use synonyms
gas
emissions in the UK.
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On the contrary
, coal accounted for the highest Linking Words
amount
of carbon emission in 1990 with 310 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
tons
. Use synonyms
However
, after 20 years, Linking Words
this
figure experienced a dramatic decrease of 120 Linking Words
million
to the lowest, at 190 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
tons
, only two-thirds of the Use synonyms
amount
produced by Use synonyms
gas
in 2010.
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Similarly
, in 1990, oil emitted over 270 Linking Words
million
, 40 Use synonyms
million
less than coal. After fluctuating around 250 Use synonyms
million
over a decade, Use synonyms
this
figure decreased continuously to 210 Linking Words
million
Use synonyms
tons
after 15 years, reaching a point just 20 Use synonyms
million
above the lowest.Use synonyms
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