The invention discloses a device for detection of the 
carbon dioxide content in urban air, which comprises an air intake 
pipe, a ventilation 
pipe, a detection 
pipe, a 
carbon dioxide sensor, an 
air pump and an air outlet pipe. Dozens or hundreds of 
carbon dioxide monitoring points are arranged in an 
urban area for detection of carbon dioxide, a monitoring network is formed via 
coupling through telecommunication lines, and detection data of each monitoring point are summarized to a master monitoring 
station for analysis and treatment. The carbon dioxide detection device is vertically arranged on the outer wall of a high-rise building, air at different heights is collected through a plurality of air intake pipes, the collected air is delivered to the detection pipe through the ventilation pipe and the 
air pump, the content of carbon dioxide in the air is detected by the 
carbon dioxide sensor in the detection pipe, and the automated control and the storage, 
processing, display and transmission of testing data are carried out by the 
detector for the 
carbon dioxide content in the urban air. The device has the advantages of large measuring range, high accuracy, long service life, simple structure, 
automatic control, easiness in installation, 
synchronous detection, 
internetworking transmission, reliability in operation, real-
time data display, low manufacturing cost and the like.