Algorithm maps out city's carbon emissions

A team of Chinese scientists is using artificial intelligence to accurately map out carbon emissions in big cities to help urban managers make more evidence-based plans in fighting global warming.

It is part of China's efforts to peak its carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Aerospace Information Research Institute are collecting data from a refitted carbon-monitoring vehicle that is regularly driven through bustling parts of Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Panoramic cameras to capture street scenes have also been mounted on the vehicle.