The provided line chart illustrates the average carbon dioxide (CO₂)
emissions
per person, in metric Use synonyms
tonnes
, in four countries: Ireland, Sweden, France, and Spain, over a 40-year Use synonyms
period
from 1970 to 2010.
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Overall
, Linking Words
while
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emissions
in Sweden and France saw an Use synonyms
overall
decrease, Spain experienced a steady increase. Ireland's Linking Words
emissions
fluctuated, peaking in the middle of the Use synonyms
period
. By 2010, the Use synonyms
emissions
levels for all four countries had become much more similar than they were in 1970.
The figure for CO2 Use synonyms
emissions
in Spain started at the lowest point of 4 metric Use synonyms
tonnes
in 1970. It Use synonyms
then
showed a steady rise throughout the Linking Words
period
, reaching approximately 8 metric Use synonyms
tonnes
by 2010, which meant its Use synonyms
emissions
doubled. Use synonyms
Moreover
, by 1990, Ireland's Linking Words
emissions
had risen to around 11 metric Use synonyms
tonnes
before dropping to 8 in 2010.
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In contrast
, France at the beginning of the Linking Words
period
was around 9. Its figure remained stable before significantly decreasing to 6.5 by 1990. Sweden started with the highest Use synonyms
emissions
at 14 metric Use synonyms
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in 1970, Use synonyms
then
went down to 9 metric Linking Words
tonnes
in 1990.4 After a slight decline over the next 20 years, it finished at approximately 8.5 metric Use synonyms
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in 2010.Use synonyms