With greenhouse gas emissions usually reported at the global or national level, it can be difficult to determine their prevalence in local communities.

Until now, that is.

A new tool developed by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory tracks the spread of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide at the .

Using artificial intelligence and satellite imaging, researchers are able to provide estimates of vehicle emission levels .

CTV News Science and Technology Specialist Dan Riskin has more in this month’s Riskin Report.