Writing Task 1 (Academic Test)

The pie chart illustrates the major sources of C02 production for the world, while the table provides data on the percentages of CO2 produced by these sources in three regions, namely North America, Europe and Asia. In general, it can be seen that Electricity and Heat Production is the largest contributor to global CO2 emissions, while Agriculture & Forestry, and Industry are also very large CO2 producers.

On a global basis, Electricity and Heat Production leads to 25% of CO2 emissions, while Agriculture and Forestry is close behind at 24%. Industry is another massive CO2 producer, at 21% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Transportation is relatively important as a source too, at 14%, while Buildings and Other make up a smaller share of CO2 production, totalling 16% when added together.

The picture of CO2 production in the three regions shown in the table is slightly different. From the data it is evident that Electricity and Heat Production is not the largest source of CO2 in all places. In the case of North America, Transportation is a larger source of carbon dioxide, at 30%, whereas in Asia, Industry is the biggest CO2 polluter, at 38%. Also of note, the production of carbon dioxide from Agriculture and Forestry is far lower in all three regions than the global average, ranging from 16% in North America to 9% in Asia.