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Local CO₂ measurements

Graph of carbon dioxide concentration at school gate

Scientists from GNS installed low-cost sensors at school gates to help with the visualisation of atmospheric concentrations of CO2 during school drop-off hours.

The visual data helped students to action initiatives to drive down the carbon dioxide emissions at their school gate. They were then able to measure the impact of their initiatives to see how their change in behaviour had driven down carbon emissions.

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