Bài IELTS TASK 1 CAMBRIDGE 11

Question

The line graph demonstrates the changing patterns of carbon dioxide emitted by each person in four countries over the course of 40 years starting in 1967. 

At a cursory glance, it can be seen that while the amount of CO2 emitted in Italy and Portugal witnessed an upward trend, that of Sweden and the United Kingdom predominantly saw a decline during the surveyed time span. It is also apparent that out of the four nations, UK remained the highest emissions per capita over the time frame.

In 1967, British people released nearly 11 metric tonnes of CO2 per capita, which is the highest quantity shown on the graph. This figure remained rather stable in the following 10 years, before dropping gradually and arriving at around 9 metric tonnes by the end of the period. A similar trend was witnessed in the amount of CO2 emissions in Sweden, which surged from nearly 9 to over 10 metric tonnes in the first 10 years, followed by a sudden fall of 4 tonnes by 2007.

At the beginning of the given period, average CO2 emissions showed a continuous and noticeable rise in Italy and Portugal. While the amount created by Italians grew from nearly 4.5 to more than 7.5 metric tonnes over these 40 years, Portuguese per capita output increased almost fivefold, reaching approximately 5.5 metric tonnes in 2007.